C. S. Amudhan (born 19 July 1977) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist from the Tamil film industry.

C. S. Amudhan
Born
Sebastian Amudhan

(1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter, Lyricist
Years active2001–present
SpouseAhalya
RelativesDindigul I. Leoni
(father-in-law )

Career

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Amudhan made his cinematic debut as a lyricist with Minnale (2001), where he wrote the song "Maddy Maddy".[1] He made his directorial debut with Thamizh Padam, the first full-length spoof film on Tamil cinema, with Shiva playing the lead role. The film, distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, released on 29 January 2010 and won critical acclaim and commercial success at the box office, earning cult status. In late 2010, he began work on a film titled Nakka Mukka starring Vijay Antony in the lead role describing that it would be another film in a "new genre", however the film failed to progress.[2] Furthermore, in October 2011, it was rumoured that Amudhan was working on a film titled Thalavali which would feature lookalikes of leading actors Vijay and Ajith Kumar in the lead roles; the director later denied the claims.[3]

He later announced that his second film would be Rendavathu Padam, another full-length comic entertainer, featuring Vimal, Remya Nambeesan, Aravind Akash and Richard in the lead roles, however despite completing production in 2014 it remains unreleased.[4] The sequel Thamizh Padam 2 got released in 2018.

Personal life

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His wife is Ahalya, daughter of Dindigul Leoni.

Filmography

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As director

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Year Film Notes
2010 Thamizh Padam
2018 Thamizh Padam 2
2023 Raththam

As lyricist

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Year Film Song Composer
2001 Minnale "Maddy Maddy" Harris Jayaraj
2010 Thamizh Padam "Oh Mahazeeya" Kannan
2014 Anegan "YOLO (You Only Live Once)" Harris Jayaraj
2018 Tamizh Padam 2 "Evada Unna Petha", "Naan Yaarumilla", "Chella Penney" Kannan

As dubbing artist

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Year Film Character Notes
2018 Thamizh Padam 2 Bodhidharman

References

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  1. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (13 December 2014). "Funny once more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ C S Amudhan - Tamil Cinema Director Interview - C S Amudhan | Nakka Mukka | Tamizh Padam - Behindwoods.com
  3. ^ "Amudhan's new spoof with Ajith & Vijay!". Sify. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Latest on Amudhan's 'Rendavadhu Padam'". IndiaGlitz. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.