R. Neelakantan

Acting

R. Neelakantan

Born 1936-07-26 · Manjeri, Kerala, India

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.

Acting credits

Anniyan poster
7.4

Unable 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

Pammal K. Sambandam poster
6.7

When 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

Trisha Illana Nayanthara poster
5.3

A 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

Kalyana Samayal Saadham poster
6.8

Raghu, 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

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10.0

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

Kathanayagan poster
10.0

Mani 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

Rendu poster
3.7

Sakhti 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

Priyamaana Thozhi poster
6.8

Two 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

Kadhala Kadhala poster
6.9

Two friends, both with the name of Lingam, create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.

Kadhala Kadhala

1998

Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan poster
5.1

A 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

Suryavamsam poster
7.1

Sakthivel, 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

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5.0

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

Arangetram poster
5.0

Lalitha 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

Panchatanthiram poster
7.0

Ram'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

Gauravam poster
7.5

Rajinikanth, 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

Dheena poster
5.7

A 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

Pudhiya Mannargal poster
9.0

Two men end up falling for the same woman, but which one will she choose?

Pudhiya Mannargal

1994

Avvai Shanmugi poster
7.0

A 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

Then Sindhudhe Vaanam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Then Sindhudhe Vaanam

1975

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NR

1972 Tamil language adaptation of the novel "Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi" by R. K. Narayan

Mr. Sampath

1972

Vetri Vinayagar poster
NR

Vetri 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

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7.5

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

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NR

A Tv Show by Cho

Janatha Nagar Colony

1995

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NR

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