V. Sekhar is an Indian film director and writer who works primarily in

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Early life and career

Sekhar was born in a village called Neivanatham near

Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District in the Indian state of ...

. After completing B. A. and P. U. C. at Tiruvannamalai, Sekar briefly worked as Malaria Eradication Worker at Corporation Health Department. On the insistence of

B. Lenin Bhimsingh Lenin is an Indian film editor, writer and director who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. The son of Tamil film maker A. Bhimsingh, Lenin entered the film industry as an assistant editor and went on to work in numerous projec ...

, Sekar joined the film industry by assisting

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, film producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi films and TV serials. As an actor, he has ...

in films like ''

Enga Chinna Rasa ''Enga Chinna Rasa'' ( ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film written, directed by, and starring K. Bhagyaraj. The story was inspired by the Kannada novel ''Ardhaangi'' by B. Puttaswamayya. It ...

'' (1987). He made his directorial debut with ''

Neengalum Herothan ''Neengalum Herothan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language satirical film written and directed by V. Sekhar in his directorial debut. The film was produced by C. Muthuramalingam, P. Thangadurai under Thoothukudi Cine Creations. It stars Nizhalg ...

'' (1990). He was primarily active in the 90s and early 2000s. Sekhar has made immense contribution to the popularity of family drama films and TV shows. He always puts a personal touch in his films which are loved by the viewers, especially the middle-class audiences. V Sekhar usually uses mediocre backdrops in his movies, and mostly portrays middle-class households through his films. He has strictly maintained that his screenplay doesn’t change from the very first draft. In his interviews, he has confessed that for him, the story is the backbone of the movie. He has also worked with known comedian actors

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil language, Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The p ...

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and

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who plays supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi ...

. The veteran has directed about 18 Tamil films like ''

Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana ''Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Nassar and Radhika, while Jaishankar, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, and Vinu Chakravarthy play supporting ...

'' (1994), ''

Naan Petha Magane ''Naan Petha Magane'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Manorama, Nizhalgal Ravi, Radhika and Urvashi. It was released on 15 January 1995. Although initially received with some protest, the fi ...

'' (1995), '' Kaalam Maari Pochu'' (1996) and ''

Viralukketha Veekkam ''Viralukketha Veekkam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Livingston, Vadivelu, Vivek, Khushbu, Kovai Sarala and Kanaka. It was released on 16 July 1999 and became successful at the b ...

'' (1999) starring big names from the Tamil movie industry. He has also directed a few TV shows namely ''Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda'' (2007-2008) which aired on Sun TV and ''Veetukku Veedu'' (2010-2011) which aired on

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. He began work on his latest venture in directing ''Saravana Poigai'', starring his son Karl Marx in the lead role but the film remains unreleased. He was arrested on 12 August 2015, by the Idol Wing, Economic Offences Wing for suspected role in an idol smuggling racket.

Style of work

Sekar has directed mainly family-themed drama films, and has been likened to

Visu Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian screenwriter, film director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu initially worked as an assistant to ...

who did the same. He often produced his own films through the studio Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam alongside his business partner K. Parthiban.

Filmography

Director

Films

Television

*''Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda'' (2007-2008) ( Sun TV) *''Veetukku Veedu'' (2010-2011) (

)

Writer

*'' Ponnu Pakka Poren'' (1989) (screenplay)

Actor

*''

Pallikoodam Pallikoodam or Ezhuthupally Pally is a word in Malayalam and Tamil that denotes a school. These were mostly village schools run by individual teachers (Ezhuthu pally Aashaans or Asans or Gurus) and were distinct from Kalaris that taught martia ...

'' (2007) *'' Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi'' (2009)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekhar, V. Living people Indian film directors Tamil film directors Tamil-language film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people