Yaar Kannan is an
Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his debut with the 1985 with the horror film ''
Yaar?'' and regularly collaborated with
Ramarajan in the late 1980s.
Career
After assisting
Mahendran, Kannan made his debut as a filmmaker by directing ''
Yaar?'' (1985), a horror film which gave a breakthrough to actor
Arjun in the Tamil film industry. The success of the film prompted the director to use the film's name as a prefix and he subsequently went on to make several films in the late 1980s with
Ramarajan including ''
Namma Ooru Nayagan'' (1988), ''
Anbu Kattalai'' (1989) and ''Kaavalan'' (1990).
Kannan made a comeback with ''
Yuga
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In the ''Rigveda'', a ''yuga'' refers to generations, a period of time (whether long or short), or a yoke (joining of two things). In the ''Mahabharata'', the words ''yuga' ...
'' (2006), a low-budget science-fiction film featuring
Richard
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, 'Ice' Ashok and
Manikandan. Produced by fifty-eight financiers, the film received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. He then supervised the Tamil version of the Telugu film ''
Punnami Naagu'' featuring
Mumaith Khan
Mumaith Khan (born 1 September 1985) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in numerous item numbers primarily in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films.
Early life
Khan was born on 1 September 1985. She was born and brought up in Bombay ( ...
and helped release it as ''Pournami Naagam'' (2010). The film failed to recreate the success of the original Telugu version. In 2010, he planned a fantasy trilingual film titled ''Piravi'' with Master Vinay in the lead role, though the venture failed to materialise.
He has let several aspiring directors apprentice under him, including Azhagan Selva of ''
Azhagumagan'', Suriya Nithi of ''Vilambaram'' and actor Maruthi of ''Marumunai''. In the 2010s, Kannan has made appearances as an actor in films, working twice with director
Prabhu Solomon
Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his directorial debut in 1999 with ''Kannodu Kanbathellam'', he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success ...
and with director Ponram in the film
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.
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Filmography
Films
;Director
;Actor
* ''
Kasu'' (2006)
* ''
Pazhani'' (2008)
* ''
Kumki'' (2012)
* ''
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam'' (2013)
* ''
Kayal'' (2014)
* ''
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' (2015)
* ''
Manithan'' (2016)
* ''
Kadalai'' (2016)
* ''
Eeswaran'' (2021)
* ''Meendum'' (2021)
* ''
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat.
Events
World War II will be ...
'' (2022)
* ''
Kazhuvethi Moorkkan'' (2023)
* ''Moothakudi'' (2023)
;Lyrics
*"Alli Thandha Bhoomi" - ''Nandu''
*"Metti Metti" - ''Metti''
Television
;Director
*''Jenmam X'' (Vijay TV)
*''Jananam'' (Mega TV)
;Actor
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kannan, Yaar
Living people
Film directors from Tamil Nadu
Tamil film directors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu
20th-century Indian screenwriters
21st-century Indian people
Telugu film directors
Indian male television actors
21st-century Indian male actors
1957 births