
Writing
Gangai Amaran
Born
1947-12-08 (78)
Place of birth
Pannaipuram, Theni, Tamil Nadu
Known for
Writing
Credits
52 titles
Gangai Amaran is a music director, singer, lyricist, script writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. He is the younger brother of noted music director Ilayaraaja and father of director/actor Venkat Prabhu and actor/singer Premji Amaren.
Known for
NRSuper Singer is a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that aired on STAR Vijay. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Tamil Nadu through a series of statewide auditions. The show is sponsored by the mobile service provider, Airtel. The show debuted in 2006 and has completed its three seasons,presently in fourth season. The winner of event gets a chance to sing a Tamil movie song. The show usually airs on All Weekday nights in India and is telecast worldwide through partner broadcasting networks.
Super Singer
2006
NRSet alongside on the riverbanks of Maanamadurai in the Sivagangai district, the premise is about a very gullible, innocent old couple in their late 60s, 70s who inadvertently get intertwined in the political lobby of sand mining which is currently a major issue in the local district.
Lenin Pandiyan
2026
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
1991
8.0Murali goes through a traumatic childhood and lands in a mental asylum due to his abusive father. He falls in love with Devi, a social worker, who is in love with Rishi, a doctor.
Paattu Paadava
1995
Marudhu impregnates his friend's sister and refuses to marry her. Later, his friend forcefully gets him married to his sister, but it comes at a huge cost.
Pozhuthu Vidinchachu
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Annanukku Jai
1989
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
5.5Aaryananda (Srinivasan) and Suryananda (Vishnupriyan), who aspire to enter the film industry, put a pair of smugglers behind bars. Surya is approached by the rich Chandralekha (Kovai Sarala) to spy on her flirtatious husband Kamalasekaran (Gangai Amaren). Meanwhile, the smugglers' boss plans to kidnap Aarya's girlfriend to teach the duo a lesson.
Arya Surya
2013
5.7A group of friends reunite for the wedding of one of their own. However, when a mishap threatens to ruin the event, only a series of cricket matches can save the day.
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
2016
2.5An innocent woman finds herself being followed by an obsessive lover who threatens to harm or even kill her after she rejects his advantages.
Thunichal
2010
3.6Shiva, a dubbing artiste lending voice to English films, has an aversion towards the idea of marriage and hates being in a commitment. However, his life takes unexpected turns when his mother blackmails him to meet a girl of her choice, Anjali. But Shiva has plans of his own to rule out the idea of marriage with Anjali.
Sonna Puriyathu
2013
1990s · 6 titles
8.0Murali goes through a traumatic childhood and lands in a mental asylum due to his abusive father. He falls in love with Devi, a social worker, who is in love with Rishi, a doctor.
Paattu Paadava
1995
No synopsis available yet.
Pudhiya Raagam
1991
8.3When a medical student from a middle-class family falls in love with an affluent English-speaking pretty girl, he is unable to express his love to her due to his inferiority complex.
Idhayam
1991
9.0Ravivarman, a sketch artist, loses his beloved wife in a tragic flight accident. When he helps the police track a dangerous criminal, the miscreant vows to seek revenge on Ravivarman.
Bramma
1991
6.0Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Villu Pattukaran
1992
6.5Selvam and Bhaskar, two thieves with good intentions, hide with the help of Radha who is an illegitimate child living with his father's family in the guise of a maid.
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
1998
1980s · 6 titles
Thangarasu and Shenbagam love each other; however, their fathers, though close relatives, are bitter enemies. Despite this, the two lovers decide to get married.
Shenbagamae Shenbagamae
1988
Manohar, a singer, falls in love with a girl. When the girl moves to Mumbai, he goes after her. Complications arise when Manohar comes across a murdered man who is his look-alike.
Pudhiavan
1984
10.0Radha falls in love with Ravi, an aspiring singer, unaware of the fact that he is suffering from leukemia and his days are numbered.
Payanangal Mudivathillai
1982
10.0Seethan, a poor milkman, and Shenbagam, the daughter of a landlord, love each other despite their social differences. Problems arise when her father fixes her marriage with a rich man.
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
1987
7.2Ragu is a blind violinist who leads an independent life. When Nancy learns about him, she decides to cover his inspiring story. Soon, love blossoms between the two, egged on by her grandfather.
Raja Paarvai
1981
7.0Muthaiya, a male Karagattam dancer, falls in love with Kamakshi, a female Karagattam dancer. But circumstances prevent them from confessing their love for one another and the lives of two artist families locked in a feud.
Karagattakaran
1989
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
1991
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
1991
Marudhu impregnates his friend's sister and refuses to marry her. Later, his friend forcefully gets him married to his sister, but it comes at a huge cost.
Pozhuthu Vidinchachu
1984
Marudhu impregnates his friend's sister and refuses to marry her. Later, his friend forcefully gets him married to his sister, but it comes at a huge cost.
Pozhuthu Vidinchachu
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Annanukku Jai
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Annanukku Jai
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Ponnuketha Purushan
1992
No synopsis available yet.
Ponnuketha Purushan
1992
Thangarasu and Shenbagam love each other; however, their fathers, though close relatives, are bitter enemies. Despite this, the two lovers decide to get married.
Shenbagamae Shenbagamae
1988
Thangarasu and Shenbagam love each other; however, their fathers, though close relatives, are bitter enemies. Despite this, the two lovers decide to get married.
Shenbagamae Shenbagamae
1988
Velusamy, a jobless man, desires to marry his niece Kamatchi. He joins the army to earn a living so that he can marry her. Meanwhile, Kamatchi falls in love with Ramakrishnan, the village postman.
Kozhi Koovuthu
1982
Velusamy, a jobless man, desires to marry his niece Kamatchi. He joins the army to earn a living so that he can marry her. Meanwhile, Kamatchi falls in love with Ramakrishnan, the village postman.
Kozhi Koovuthu
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Devi Sridevi
1984
10.0Ooru Vittu ooru Vanthu is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Gouthami, Goundamani and Sangili Murugan in lead roles.
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu
1990
10.0Ooru Vittu ooru Vanthu is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Gouthami, Goundamani and Sangili Murugan in lead roles.
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu
1990
Upili, a dedicated person towards serving the village temple, marries Arasaee who plans to embarrass him while joining hands with Sundaralingam, a fraudster.
Koyil Kaalai
1993
Upili, a dedicated person towards serving the village temple, marries Arasaee who plans to embarrass him while joining hands with Sundaralingam, a fraudster.
Koyil Kaalai
1993
Upili, a dedicated person towards serving the village temple, marries Arasaee who plans to embarrass him while joining hands with Sundaralingam, a fraudster.
Koyil Kaalai
1993
Pandiamma gets close to Muniyandi's family and eventually falls in love with her. But Muniyandi's mother tries her best to get her married to an affluent person and causes trouble between them.
Atha Maga Rathiname
1994
Pandiamma gets close to Muniyandi's family and eventually falls in love with her. But Muniyandi's mother tries her best to get her married to an affluent person and causes trouble between them.
Atha Maga Rathiname
1994
A rich man, gets fed up of his gambling brother and his spoilt son, Vijay. Upon his death, his son and brother learn that the property will be inherited by Rakayi, a poor girl, if she marries Vijay.
Sakkarai Panthal
1988
Marimuthu comes to Chennai and falls for Devi, who behaves like a six-year-old. But Marimuthu is left aghast when Devi recovers from her mental condition and has no memory of him.
Kokkarakko
1983
Marimuthu comes to Chennai and falls for Devi, who behaves like a six-year-old. But Marimuthu is left aghast when Devi recovers from her mental condition and has no memory of him.
Kokkarakko
1983
10.0Seethan, a poor milkman, and Shenbagam, the daughter of a landlord, love each other despite their social differences. Problems arise when her father fixes her marriage with a rich man.
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Themmangu Paattukaaran
1997
No synopsis available yet.
Themmangu Paattukaaran
1997
7.0Muthaiya, a male Karagattam dancer, falls in love with Kamakshi, a female Karagattam dancer. But circumstances prevent them from confessing their love for one another and the lives of two artist families locked in a feud.
Karagattakaran
1989
7.0Muthaiya, a male Karagattam dancer, falls in love with Kamakshi, a female Karagattam dancer. But circumstances prevent them from confessing their love for one another and the lives of two artist families locked in a feud.
Karagattakaran
1989
Muthu (Prabhu) and Veerasamy (Chandrasekhar) are fishermen and they fish together in the same boat. Muthu lives with his mother (S. N. Lakshmi). Veerasamy drinks lot of alcohol and he has a sister, Meena (Kasthuri) who is in love with Muthu. Muthu decides to marry his carefree friend Veerasamy to Ponni (Chithra). In a financial trouble, Veerasamy joins Kumar's boat, Kumar (Radha Ravi) is a rich fishermen union leader. Veerasamy realizes that Meena is in love with Muthu and he promises to Muthu his sister's hand. Meanwhile, Kumar asks Veerasamy to marry Meena, compelled by his wife, Veerasamy accepts. Hopeless, Meena ties to herself a Thaali, she says to Veerasamy that Muthu marries her and Muthu confirms to save her honor. Veerasamy gets angry but when Muthu says the truth, he apologizes to him. Kumar beats Muthu's mother and kidnaps Meena, he arranges a forced marriage between him and Meena. Muthu saves her and he marry her with his best friend blessing.
Chinnavar
1992
No synopsis available yet.
Vellai Pura Ondru
1984
6.0Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Villu Pattukaran
1992
6.0Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Villu Pattukaran
1992

