Yaar Kannan

Acting

Yaar Kannan

Kannan made his debut as a film maker 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 (2006), a low-budget science-fiction film featuring Richard, '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 and helped release it as Pournami Naagam (2010). The film, which was partially dubbed and partially re-shot, failed to recreate the success of the original Tamil version.[3][4] In 2010, he planned a fantasy trilingual film titled Piravi with Master Vinay in the lead role, thought the venture failed to materialise. He has let several aspiring directors apprentice under him, including Azhagan Selva of Azhagu Magan, Suriya Nithi of Vilambaram and actor Maruthi of Marumunai.[6][7][8] In the 2010s, Kannan has made appearances as an actor in films, working twice with director Prabhu Solomon and with director Ponram in the film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.

Acting credits

Vaa Vaathiyaar poster
4.5

After being raised as the reincarnation of a famous actor, a man finds himself clashing with his grandfather's expectations of him.

Vaa Vaathiyaar

2026

Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam poster
6.3

Two fun-loving youngsters Bosepandi and his friend create a lot of nuisance to the villagers. After having fallen for the daughter of the village chief, Bosepandi needs to use his wits to marry her.

Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam

2013

Kadalai poster
NR

A youngster with a lackadaisical attitude realises the importance of embracing agriculture when a selfish businessman tries to acquire land from his village.

Kadalai

2016

Kumki poster
6.7

The story revolves around a mahout and his trained elephant.

Kumki

2012

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai poster
6.2

A revolutionary is sentenced to death for his anti-national activities. And so begins a battle of wits between the prison officer and his comrades, who try to rescues him with the help of the reluctant hangman who has been selected to deliver the punishment.

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai

2015

Manithan poster
6.4

A struggling lawyer files a PIL in a hit-and-run case involving a business scion's son hoping that the resulting publicity would be good for his business.

Manithan

2016

Pazhani poster
3.3

Pazhani is a Tamil action movie with Bharath in lead role. It is directed by Perarasu and produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise. Srikanth Deva scores music. Bharath plays the role of a car driver. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine and Kushboo plays Bharath's sister.

Pazhani

2008

Eeswaran poster
4.1

A close-knit family begins to come apart at the seams due to an astrologer's predictions of an imminent tragedy.

Eeswaran

2021

Kayal poster
5.6

Aaron falls in love with Kayalvizhi at first sight but she does not reciprocate. They have to part ways when she starts developing feelings for him.

Kayal

2014

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NR

Chinna Raja passable comedy-thriller with the director succeeding more in the thriller portions.Raja(Karthik) is an aspiring singer. His bandmaster Mani(Manivannan), after a lot of fibs, manages to get him the chance to sing at a big concert. The concert is organised by Radha(Roja) and romance blooms between them.Raja hears about his father's death and is contacted by Dilip (Karthik, in a dual role), his father's second wife's son. Dilip believes that their father was murdered and asks for Raja's help in finding out the truth. There is an accident and Raja, believing...

Chinna Raja

1999

Kazhuvethi Moorkkan poster
6.8

Moorkkasaamy and Bhoominathan are divided by caste yet bound together by a friendship originated during their school days. Havoc reigns when Moorkkan’s father is attacked and all clues direct to Bhoomi being the perpetrator and the circumstances put the lives of two friends in a turmoil.

Kazhuvethi Moorkkan

2023

Meendum poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Meendum

2021

Moothakudi poster
NR

Villagers protest against the opening of a liquor shop in Moothakudi since alcohol claimed many lives in the 1970s. Will the liquor shop open or will Moothakudi remain a dry village?

Moothakudi

2023

Behind the camera

Anbu Kattalai poster
7.0

Shakthivel is determined to kill Balakrishnan and Rajamanikam for killing his brother and his family. He succeeds in killing Balakrishnan but his own son is hunting for him to kill him.

Anbu Kattalai

1989

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NR

Yuga movie revolves around Narrain (Nasser) who a scientist and his assistant Banu (Swarnamalya) are conducting a research on comets. By chance they discover the imminent doom that will befall the people of the world due to a comet. To prevent the people from panicking they decide to hide this matter from the public. They organize a World scientists

Yuga

2006

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NR

Yuga movie revolves around Narrain (Nasser) who a scientist and his assistant Banu (Swarnamalya) are conducting a research on comets. By chance they discover the imminent doom that will befall the people of the world due to a comet. To prevent the people from panicking they decide to hide this matter from the public. They organize a World scientists

Yuga

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Magudikkaran

1994

Unnai Ondru Ketpen poster
NR

Director Kannan directs actor Mohan for 1st time. Director Kannan directs actor Mohan for 1st time . Director Kannan and music director V.S.Narasimhan joins for 1st time.

Unnai Ondru Ketpen

1986

Namma Ooru Nayagan poster
NR

Namma Ooru Nayagan (Tamil: நம்ம ஊரு நாயகன்) is a 1988 Indian Tamil film, directed by Yaar Kannan and produced by V. Anbukarasu. The film stars Ramarajan, Gouthami and Sripriya in lead roles. The film had musical score by newcomer Rajesh Khanna.

Namma Ooru Nayagan

1988

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NR

To obtain the "nagmani," a group of girls attacks a cobra pair. Unfortunately, the male cobra dies, and his partner escapes. Infuriated, she decides to take revenge.

Pournami Nagam

2010

Yaar? poster
4.5

Yaar? is a 1985 Indian horror Tamil film, directed by Sakthi-Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, G. Sekaran and P. Suri. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. S. Narasimhan

Yaar?

1985

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NR

Vadivangal is a 1982 Indian Tamil film released on 1982. The film is directed by Madukoor Kannan, produced by V. Veerapan. Check out this page for more updates on Vadivangal.

Vadivangal

1982

Kanne Kaniyamuthe poster
NR

Vimala's novel “Ula Varum Uravugal” was made into the 1986 Tamil romantic flick “Kanne Kaniyamuthe”, starring Rahman and Amala . “Though a few changes were made in characterisation

Kanne Kaniyamuthe

1986

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NR

Kaavalan is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Yaar Kannan , starring Ramarajan in lead role.

Kaavalan

1990