
Writing
S. P. Jananathan
Born — Died
1959-05-07 — 2021-03-14
Place of birth
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Writing
Credits
10 titles
S. P. Jananathan was an Indian film director and producer. His first film as director - Iyarkai won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 2004. Prior to becoming a director, he worked as an assistant to directors like B. Lenin, Bharathan, Vincent Selva and Keyar.
Known for
8.0Marudhu, a sailor, falls in love with Nancy, a fruit vendor. However, she waits for the captain who had promised that he would return and marry her.
Iyarkai
2003
5.8A doctor wants to test lethal injections on unsuspecting slum dwellers, so Easwaran or E, who lives in the same slum and is a minor criminal, brings him to justice.
E
2006
6.2A 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
6.4A communist forest ranger from a tribal community is tasked with whipping five spoiled female cadets into shape. Their bonding trip into the woods turns deadly when they come across foreign mercenaries plotting to sabotage a government satellite launch.
Peranmai
2009
3.0The president of a farmers' association wants to set up a community farming initiative and takes on a big shot, who wants to destroy his plans so that he can start a bio-diesel project on the land.
Laabam
2021
NRThe Invisible Other is a documentary film that explores the presence of caste in films and film production in Tamil cinema, especially since the 1990s.
The Invisible Other: Caste in Tamil Cinema
2014
Film credits
Behind the camera
8.0Marudhu, a sailor, falls in love with Nancy, a fruit vendor. However, she waits for the captain who had promised that he would return and marry her.
Iyarkai
2003
8.0Marudhu, a sailor, falls in love with Nancy, a fruit vendor. However, she waits for the captain who had promised that he would return and marry her.
Iyarkai
2003
5.8A doctor wants to test lethal injections on unsuspecting slum dwellers, so Easwaran or E, who lives in the same slum and is a minor criminal, brings him to justice.
E
2006
5.8A doctor wants to test lethal injections on unsuspecting slum dwellers, so Easwaran or E, who lives in the same slum and is a minor criminal, brings him to justice.
E
2006
6.2A 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
6.2A 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
6.4A communist forest ranger from a tribal community is tasked with whipping five spoiled female cadets into shape. Their bonding trip into the woods turns deadly when they come across foreign mercenaries plotting to sabotage a government satellite launch.
Peranmai
2009
3.0The president of a farmers' association wants to set up a community farming initiative and takes on a big shot, who wants to destroy his plans so that he can start a bio-diesel project on the land.
Laabam
2021
3.0The president of a farmers' association wants to set up a community farming initiative and takes on a big shot, who wants to destroy his plans so that he can start a bio-diesel project on the land.
Laabam
2021
