
Acting
R. Neelakantan
Born — Died
1936-07-26 — 2018-05-10
Place of birth
Manjeri, Kerala, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
41 titles
R. Neelakantan started acting in school dramas from school days, continuing through his college days at Vivekananda College. He along with Ambi (Cho Ramaswamys brother) and Narayanasamy started Viveka Fine Arts. He acted in plays like Muhammad bin Tughluq, Endru Thaniyum Indha Sudandira Dhaagam, Quo Vadis, Unmayae Un Vilai Enna?, Yarukkum Vetkamillai. In 1966 he made his film début Aayiram Poi directed by Muktha Srinivasan. He has acted in plays along with Crazy Mohan, Cho Ramaswamy. He has also worked as production manager in Jerry. All through his career, he worked with V D Swamy before retiring from his day job after 40 years of service.
Known for
7.4Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
Anniyan
2005
No synopsis available yet.
Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?
1976
A man is shattered and loses his sanity after the woman he loves dies. In the mental asylum, his doctor falls in love with him but her father is against their union.
Manasukkul Mathappu
1988
7.1Sakthivel, an influential man, is upset with his son Chinnarasu's careless attitude. He is further infuriated when Chinnarasu suddenly refuses to marry his cousin, Gowri.
Suryavamsam
1997
NRA young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The kind-hearted hero agrees to help the family.
Cinema Paithiyam
1975
5.1A local gangster in Madurai bids adieu to his past life. Years after, in his mid-50s, he falls in love with a young girl, which changes his life.
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
2017
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
5.1A local gangster in Madurai bids adieu to his past life. Years after, in his mid-50s, he falls in love with a young girl, which changes his life.
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
2017
5.3A young man falls in love with his childhood friends only to keep breaking up with them, not realising that he will always end up as a loser.
Trisha Illana Nayanthara
2015
6.8Raghu, a software engineer, faces several challenges in his arranged marriage as he suffers from erectile dysfunction and tries to find a solution to his problem.
Kalyana Samayal Saadham
2013
2000s · 7 titles
7.4Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
Anniyan
2005
7.0Ram's friends hire Maggie, a call girl, to help him get over his wife, who mistakenly believes him to be a philanderer. However, they get in trouble when Maggie ends up dead.
Panchatanthiram
2002
6.7When Sambandham gets hurt, Dr Janaki performs a surgery in order to heal him. However, during the surgery, Janaki accidentally leaves her wrist watch in Sambandham's stomach.
Pammal K. Sambandam
2002
3.7Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.
Rendu
2006
5.7A local gangster and his adopted brother rule over a town together. However, their relationship turns sour after the man's sister dies due to the gangster's mistake.
Dheena
2001
6.8Two childhood best friends, who does not share any love interest, get married to two other people. But, problem arises when his wife doubts their friendship and his friend's husband's father asks him break their friendship.
Priyamaana Thozhi
2003
Jerry movie begins with Jayaram alias Jerry(Ramesh)who is winning a cricket match played in his college. His callous attitude incurs the wrath of Janaki (Sruthy). Both do not see eye to eye. Meanwhile Jerry, who is fond of challenges, is forced to accept a challenge from his friend (Raghav).He urges Jerry to make three women fall in love with him simultaneously. He comes across a police inspector Jeeva (Meera Vasudevan) and uses all means to convince her. Next on line is a popular actress Janani (Mumtaz). Next and last on the line is his college-mate Janaki.The rest...
Jerry
2006
1990s · 9 titles
7.1Sakthivel, an influential man, is upset with his son Chinnarasu's careless attitude. He is further infuriated when Chinnarasu suddenly refuses to marry his cousin, Gowri.
Suryavamsam
1997
6.9Two friends, both with the name of Lingam, create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.
Kadhala Kadhala
1998
7.0A divorced husband desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house. The only catch is that the job is that of a female governess.
Avvai Shanmugi
1996
9.0Two men end up falling for the same woman, but which one will she choose?
Pudhiya Mannargal
1994
A Tv Show by Cho
Janatha Nagar Colony
1995
Two competing police officers, Keerthi and Naveen, try to outdo each other while investigating a roadside murder. Things get complicated and the officers take each other to court.
Naangal
1992
Amma Ponnu (English: Mother's daughter) is a 1993 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Arun. The film features Vignesh and newcomer Akhila in the lead roles, with Nagesh, K. R. Vijaya, Goundamani, Senthil, Ponvannan and Nandagopal playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Kovai M. Murugesan, had musical score by Ekandhan and was released on 9 April 1993.
Amma Ponnu
1993
Manikkam saves a rich man's life who, in return, offers him a job. However, problems ensue when the man's granddaughter, who hates Manikkam, accuses him of misbehaving with her.
Kaaviya Thalaivan
1992
NRVetri Vinayagar is 1996 Tamil Hindu devotional film directed by K. Shankar[1][2] and produced by M. Sarojini Devi. The film script was written by K. P. Arivanantham. Its music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Radha Ravi, Urvasi, Nizhalgal Ravi, and Delhi Ganesh.[3] The film was dubbed in Hindi as Jai Ganesh Deva and Telugu as Om Ganapathi.
Vetri Vinayagar
1996
1980s · 5 titles
A man is shattered and loses his sanity after the woman he loves dies. In the mental asylum, his doctor falls in love with him but her father is against their union.
Manasukkul Mathappu
1988
10.0Mani and Ramani, two poor men, plan to go to Dubai in order to earn money. But they land in trouble when a gangster thinks they are detectives and decides to kill them.
Kathanayagan
1988
5.8Thanga Magan is a man's search for his roots. It is his search for the truth about his lineage.
Thanga Magan
1983
7.0Narashimaachari, a respected Brahmin government clerk, is determined to help his good-hearted but unemployed son, Varadhukutty, secure a stable job. When a desperate act to obtain leaked exam papers ends in disgrace, Narashimaachari vows to restore his honor and prepare his son honestly. But tragedy strikes on the day of the exam, plunging the family into grief. A year later, a fugitive thief named Anand—who looks exactly like the late Varadhukutty—takes refuge in their home. Asked to impersonate the dead son to comfort his mentally ill mother, Anand slowly transforms under the family's care. When the truth about the past emerges, the fragile bonds they’ve rebuilt are put to the test.
Paritchaikku Neramaachu
1982
7.0Chinnappadass is forced to leave his job and join a gang after he beats up thugs who are politically connected. However, when his sister commits suicide after a rape attempt, he tries to get revenge.
Chinnappadass
1989
1970s · 16 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?
1976
NRA young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The kind-hearted hero agrees to help the family.
Cinema Paithiyam
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai
1978
1972 Tamil language adaptation of the novel "Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi" by R. K. Narayan
Mr. Sampath
1972
An orphaned girl is adopted by a rich woman with a mysterious past. How does she solve the mysteries that surround her new home?
Annapoorni
1978
7.5Rajinikanth, a veteran lawyer aspires to become the judge. But, the bar council promotes an undeserving lawyer to the post. Enraged by the system, he tries to seek his revenge by defending a murderer.
Gauravam
1973
Sabatham is 1971 black-and-white Tamil Drama – Romantic film, directed by P. Madhavan.
Sabadham
1971
5.0Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.
Arangetram
1973
Velum Mayilum Thunai (English: Support with Spear and Peacock) is a 1979 Tamil Hindu devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekaran. The film was produced by Ra. Ma. Narayanan and Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam. The music was composed by Shankar - Ganesh. The film stars M. R. Radha(dual role) and Baby Sudha.
Velum Mayilum Thunai
1979
NRSathyam is a 1976 Tamil film directed by S. A. Kannan starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jayachitra and Manjula Vijayakumar and Kamal Hassan. The film has Kamal Haasan playing the younger brother of Sivaji Ganesan.
Sathyam
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Then Sindhudhe Vaanam
1975
6.8A university student from an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family is sexually abused by a stranger who offers her lift on a rainy night, then kicked out of her family for it. After all this she becomes determined to make it on her own.
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
1977
8.5Rangachari unearths the buried coffins of the historical figures, Mohammed Bin Tughlaq and Ibn Batuta, only to find that both of them are alive owing to a secret herbal treatment.
Muhammad bin Tughluq
1971
10.0Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.
Kaliyuga Kannan
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pala Parikshai
1977
A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.
Nootrukku Nooru
1971

