Vincent Selva is an Indian film director and screenwriter associated with the Tamil film industry.[1]
Career
editVincent Selva got associated with film scene in the 1990s. He made his film debut as a director through the romantic thriller film Priyamudan starring Vijay and Kausalya.[2] It was a major hit at box office and had been remade to Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.[3] In 1999, he released his second film, Iraniyan, starred Murali and Meena in lead roles.[4]
In 2002, he directed Youth a film starring Vijay, which was well received by critics and audiences.[5] He was signed on by producer Keyaar to make a film titled Enna Peyar Veikalaam featuring Karthik in the lead role. Despite travelling to Pollachi for the shoot, the actor refused to emerge from his hotel room, and following an extended period of confusion, the film was called off.[6] He worked on Khakee, a police thriller with Sarathkumar in the lead role during 2006, but the film was shelved. Despite attempts to restart the venture in 2008, the film did not finish production.[7] In 2005 he remade the Bollywood film, Gayab to Tamil titled, Jithan. The movie met with commercial success. After the film, he directed the same actor Jithan Ramesh in Madurai Veeran (2007), but it was received negative reviews. Perumal (2009), Thulli Vilayadu (2013) and Inga Enna Solluthu (2014) are other releases.
In 2016, he made a comeback with the sequel of Jithan and the movie titled Jithan 2 was a major setback.[8] The comedy movie, Virumandikum Sivanandikum once again received mixed reviews.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Director | Writer | |||
| 1998 | Priyamudan |  |
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| 1999 | Iraniyan | |
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| 2002 | Youth | |
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Remake of Telugu film Chiru Navvutho |
| 2005 | Jithan | |
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Remake of Hindi film Gayab |
| 2007 | Madurai Veeran | |
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Remake of Telugu film Nuvvu Nenu |
| 2009 | Perumal | |
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| 2013 | Thulli Vilayadu | |
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| 2014 | Inga Enna Solluthu | |
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| 2016 | Jithan 2 | |
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| 2016 | Virumandikum Sivanandikum | |
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| 2024 | Kummattikali[10] | |
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Malayalam film |
References
edit- ^ "Vincent Selva".
- ^ "Did you know Vijay supported director Vincent Selva by reducing his own remuneration back in 1998?". The Times of India. 22 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "23 Years of Priyamudan: 22 lesser-known facts about the 90s thriller which had Vijay acing the grey shades".
- ^ "Iraniyan".
- ^ "Not so young, after all!".
- ^ "Ma(n)y troubles?!". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Sarath Kumar revives Khaki". 31 March 2008.
- ^ "Review: Jithan 2 is a waste of time".
- ^ "Vincent Selva".
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan Releases RK Vincent Selva's Kummatikali Trailer". News18. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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