| Intro | Indian film director |
| Was |
Film director Actor |
| From | India |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 January 1916 |
| Death |
1 January 1992 (aged 76 years) |
Palaniyaandi Neelakantan (2 October 1916 Villupuram – 3 September 1992 Chennai) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades. He was born at Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. He graduated to movies from stage play. His play Naam Iruvar was brought by movie mogul Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar and made into a film in 1947. Then he wrote the dialogues for films like Vedala Ulagam in 1948. His directorial debut was with Oru Iravu in (1951), the dialogue for which was written by C. N. Annadurai. Two films that made him well-known are ALS productions Ambikapadi (1957) and Thirudadhe (1961). He also has directed movies in Kannada and Sinhalese Suneetha and Sujage Rahase. Neelakantan was mainly associated with creating M. G. Ramachandran’s (MGR) movie persona. Between Chakravarthi Thirumagal in 1957 and Needhikku Thalaivanangu in 1976, Neelakantan directed altogether 17 of MGR’s movies.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Story/ Screenplay | ||||
| 1981
6 March |
Deiva Thirumanangal | Y | Tamil | (There are 3 stories) for his part,(Meenakshi Kalyanam),under this title K. V. Mahadevan, the composer |
|
| 1978 | Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan | N | N | Tamil | with MGR, (P. Neelakantan write only the dialogues)
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1976 | Needhikku Thalaivanangu | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (17/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1975 | Ninaithadhai Mudippavan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (16/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1974 | Netru Indru Naalai | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (15/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1973 | Ulagam Sutrum Valiban | N | N | Tamil | with MGR, (as consulting)
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1972 | Raman Thediya Seethai | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (14/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1972 | Sange Muzhangu | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (13/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1971 | Oru Thaai Makkal | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (12/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1971 | Neerum Neruppum | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (11/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1971 | Kumari Kottam | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (10/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1970 | En Annan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (9/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer |
| 1970 | Maattukara Velan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (8/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer |
| 1968 | Kanavan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (7/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1968 | Kannan En Kadhalan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (6/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1967 | Kaavalkaaran | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (5/17),
M. S. Viswanathan, the composer |
| 1966
29 April |
Avan Pithana? (film) | Y | N | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Parthasarathi, the composer |
| 1965
25 December |
Anandi | Y | Tamil | M. S. Viswanathan, the composer | |
| 1965
23 October |
Poomalai | Y | N | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
| 1964
24 December |
Sujage Rahasa | Y | N | Sinhala | T. R. Pappa, the composer |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | Y | N | Tamil | The introduction made by M. Karunanidhi
R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
| 1963 | Koduthu Vaithaval | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (4/17),
K. V. Mahadevan, the composer |
| 1963 | Raj Mahal | Y | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Edhaiyum Thaangum Idhayam | Y | N | Tamil | T. R. Pappa, the composer |
| 1961 | Nallavan Vazhvan | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (3/17),
T. R. Pappa, the composer |
| 1961 | Thirudadhe | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (2/17),
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, the composer |
| 1960
1 April |
Aadavantha Deivam | Y | N | Tamil | K. V. Mahadevan, the composer |
| 1958
21 August |
Suneetha | Y | N | Sinhala | T. R. Pappa, the composer |
| 1958
16 July |
Thedi Vandha Selvam | Y | N | Tamil | also producer under his Arasu Pictures,
T. G. Lingappa, the composer |
| 1957
18 October |
Ambikapathy | Y | Y | Tamil | G. Ramanathan, the composer |
| 1957 | Chakravarthi Thirumagal | Y | N | Tamil | with MGR (1/17),
G. Ramanathan, the composer |
| 1955
20 September |
Gomathiyin Kaadhalan | Y | Y | Tamil | G. Ramanathan, the composer |
| 1955 | Modalatedi | Y | Kannada | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | |
| 1955
12 March |
Mudhal Thethi | Y | Y | Tamil | T. G. Lingappa, the composer |
| 1955 | Shivasharane Nambekka | Y | Kannada | T. G. Lingappa, the composer | |
| 1954
13 April |
Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari | Y | N | Tamil | T. G. Lingappa, the composer |
| 1951
11 April |
Or Iravu | Y | Y | Tamil | R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
| 1949
22 December |
Vazhkai | N | Y | Tamil | with A. V. Meiyappan, as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
| 1948
11 August |
Vedhala Ulagam | N | Y | Tamil | with A. V. Meiyappan, as director,
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) R. Sudharsanam, the composer |
| 1947
12 January |
Naam Iruvar | N | Y | Tamil | with A. V. Meiyappan, as director. P. Neelakantan write the story and the dialogues
(he was assistant director with M. V. Raman) R. Sudharsanam, the composer |