Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

mostly in the 1980s.

Career

Sivachandran was originally offered to act in ''

Kizhakke Pogum Rail ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' ( ) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and M. R. Radhika. It was released on 10 August 1978 and ran for over 365 days in theatres. T ...

'' (1978), but declined. He made his film debut in ''

Pattina Pravesam ''Pattina Pravesam'' ( ) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on the play of the same name, written by Visu and staged the same year. The film stars Delhi Ganesh, Sivachandran and Sarath ...

'' (1977) as one of the lead actors although ''

Moondru Mudichu ''Moondru Mudichu'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed and co-written by K. Balachander. A remake of the Telugu language, Telugu film ''O Seeta Katha'' (1973), it stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and R ...

'' (1976), which was simultaneously shot with ''Pattina Pravesam'' was released first. He later starred in '' Annapoorani'' (1978) with R. Muthuraman in a negative role. He went on to star in notable films include ''

Aval Appadithan ''Aval Appadithan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. Rudraiah in his directorial debut, and co-written by him with Somasundareshwar. The film was produced by Rudhraiya in association with the M.G.R. Government Fil ...

'' (1978) and '' Polladhavan'' (1980). He made his directorial debut with ''

En Uyir Kannamma ''En Uyir Kannamma'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Sivachandran in his debut. The film stars Prabhu, Radha, Lakshmi and S. S. Chandran. It was released on 15 January 1988. Plot Shanmugasundaram, a lorry cleaner, is ...

'' (1988) and went on to direct several films with

Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means ''master'' or ''prince'' in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. Surname Prabhu is a surname among Gaud saraswat Brahmins, saraswat Brahmins and other Brahmins across the Ko ...

Personal life

Sivachandran was born as Narayanan, in Valparai, in Coimbatore district. He changed his name to Sivachandran and started his acting career. The stage name is a portmanteau of "Siva" from

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

and "Chandran" from

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

. Sivachandran fell in love with actress

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

on the sets of the film ''En Uyir Kannamma''. Both of them got married in 1987. He collaborated with Lakshmi again in ''

Raththa Dhanam ''Raththa Dhanam'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Sivachandran and produced by himself and Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi. The film stars Prabhu (actor), Prabhu, Gautami, Shari (actress), Sadhana, Lakshmi and Sivachandran. It w ...

'' (1988) and ''Jodi Sendhachu'' (1992), which was directed by Lakshmi herself. Sivachandran and Lakshmi adopted a girl, Samyuktha, in 2000.

Filmography

As actor

;Films ;Television *''Arasi'' (Sun TV) *''Mahalakshmi'' (Kalaignar TV)

As director

* ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1988) *'' Hosa Kavya '' (1989; Kannada) * '' Nyayangal Jayikkattum'' (1990) * ''Satya Jwale'' (1995; Kannada) * '' Manam Virumbuthe Unnai'' (1999)

As story writer

* ''

Anbe Odi Vaa ''Anbe Odi Vaa'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film written, produced, directed and photographed by R. Renjith Kumar. The film stars Mohan and Urvashi. It was released on 12 May 1984. Plot Prema transfers to a college in the same town ...

'' (1984) *''Annai En Deivam'' (1986) * '' Sankar Guru'' (1987)

As dialogue writer

* ''

Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (clan), a clan of an Indian caste * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936 ...

'' (1987)

References

External links

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