Kalaipuli S. Thanu Explained

Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Birth Date:25 June 1958
Birth Place:North Arcot, Tamil Nadu, India
Years Active:1985–present
Spouse:Kala
Children:3
Honours:Kalaimamani 2020[1]

Kalaipuli S. Thanu (in Tamil pronounced as /ðaːnu/) is an Indian film producer, director and distributor, known for his films in Tamil cinema. He has produced several films through his two companies, V Creations and Kalaipuli Films International. Many of his films have been commercially successful, three of which are among the top-ten highest grossing Tamil films. He has won two National Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.

Personal life

Thanu is married to Kala. Their son Kalaprabhu made his directorial debut with Sakkarakatti (2008).[2] Thanu also has a daughter Kavitha.[3]

Career

S. Thanu began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaipuli Films with S. Thanu and Soori with Yaar? (1985), being their debut film as producers.[4] [5] He initially started as a publicity designer being responsible for christening Rajinikanth as "Superstar" and creating a 35 feet cutout of him in a theatre.[6] He started his own company V. Creations and went on to produce commercially successful films with Vijayakanth in Cooliekkaran (1987), Nallavan (1988) and Pudhu Padagan (1990). His Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992) directed by Balu Mahendra won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. He also did in a cameo appearance for a film Magalir Mattum in 1994.[7] Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) won the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil. He has also produced films with Suriya in Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Maayavi (2005) and with Vijay in Sachein (2005), Thuppakki (2012) and Theri (2016). He collaborated with Rajinikanth for the first time for Kabali (2016).[8]

He has produced four films for Dhanush such as Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017), Asuran (2019), Karnan (2021) and Naane Varuvean (2022).

Companies

Thanu owns Kalaipuli Films and V Creations. The former company was registered as a private company on 8 March 2004, and the CEO of the latter is Thanu's other son Paranthaman.[9] [10]

Filmography

As producer

YearFilmDirector(s)Notes
1985 Yaar? [11]
1987 Cooliekkaran [12]
1988 Nallavan [13]
1990 Pudhu Padagan S. ThanuAlso Director [14]
1991 Thaiyalkaran [15]
1992 Vanna Vanna Pookkal [16]
1993 Kizhakku Cheemayile [17]
1997 V. I. P. [18]
1999 Mannavaru Chinnavaru [19]
Mugam [20]
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain [21]
2001 Aalavandhan [22]
2003 Punnagai Poove Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy [23]
Kaakha Kaakha [24]
2005 Maayavi [25]
Sachein [26]
Thotti Jaya [27]
2006 Chennai Kadhal [28]
2007 Thirumagan M. Rathnakumar [29]
2008 Sakkarakatti Kala Prabhu [30]
2009 Kanthaswamy [31]
2012 Thuppakki [32]
2014 Arima Nambi [33]
2016 Kanithan T. N. Santosh [34]
Theri [35]
Kabali Pa. Ranjith[36]
2017 Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 [37]
Indrajith Kala Prabhu [38]
2018 Sketch Vijay Chandar [39]
60 Vayadu Maaniram [40]
Thuppakki Munai Dinesh Selvaraj [41]
2019 Hippi [42]
Asuran [43]
2021 KarnanMari Selvaraj[44]
Naarappa [45]
2022 Naane Varuvean Selvaraghavan[46]
2024MaxVijay KarthikeyaaKannada film
TrainMysskin
Vaadi Vaasal Vetrimaaran[47]

As distributor

Awards and honours

National Film Awards
Cinema Express Awards
Filmfare Awards South
South Indian International Movie Awards
Vijay Awards
Edison Awards
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
IIFA Utsavam
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: T.N. Govt. Announces Kalaimamani awards for 2019, 2020. The Hindu. 20 February 2021. 16 January 2022. 16 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116172333/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-govt-announces-kalaimamani-awards-for-2019-2020/article33885249.ece. live.
  2. Web site: Thanu: Senior talks about junior . Behindwoods . 6 September 2022 . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906035447/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/thanu-25-09-08.html . live .
  3. Web site: I go happily in torn jeans, rubber chapal and dirty T shirt to see Rahman . Behindwoods . 6 September 2022 . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906035446/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/kalaprabhu.html . live .
  4. Web site: Interview with Kalaipuli G Sekaran - I took a movie for 600Rs - Nettv4u. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/iXWdCidPYwc . 2021-12-21 . live. Nettv4u Tamil. 30 November 2015. 8 December 2017. YouTube.
  5. News: Shivakumar . S. . 3 April 1987 . Everything's well with the industry . 27 December 2022 . . 14 . 10 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610094527/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en . live .
  6. News: Pillai . Sreedhar . 4 June 2016 . The bigger, the better . The Hindu . 8 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Kollywood Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu Biography, News, Photos, Videos . 28 September 2022 . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928152937/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/producer/kalaipuli-s-thanu . live .
  8. Web site: 4 years of super hit 'Kabali': Kalaipuli S Thanu feels proud to have produced Rajinikanth's film . . 28 September 2022 . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928152937/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/4-years-of-super-hit-kabali-kalaipuli-s-thanu-feels-proud-to-have-produced-rajinikanths-film/articleshow/77107259.cms . live .
  9. Web site: KALAIPULI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED . Zauba Corp . 6 September 2022 . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906041849/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/KALAIPULI-FILMS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U92111TN2004PTC052694 . live .
  10. Web site: Parameswaran . Prathibha . Meet producer Kalaippuli S Thanu, the power behind the 'Kabali' throne . . 6 September 2022 . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906042506/https://scroll.in/reel/812054/meet-producer-kalaippuli-s-thanu-the-power-behind-the-kabali-throne . live .
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  12. Web site: Cooliekkaran (1987).
  13. Web site: Nallavan (1988).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143012/https://www.moviebuff.com/nallavan-1988-tamil. live.
  14. Web site: Puthuppadagan (1990).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142940/https://www.moviebuff.com/puthuppadagan. live.
  15. Web site: Thaiyalkaran (1991).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143022/https://www.moviebuff.com/thaiyalkaran. live.
  16. Web site: Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143034/https://www.moviebuff.com/vanna-vanna-pookkal. live.
  17. Web site: Kizhakku Seemayile - IMDb. IMDb. 22 March 2021. 30 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830171158/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155809/awards. live.
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  19. Web site: Mannavaru Chinnavaru (1999). 22 March 2021. 16 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220316195517/https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/3826/1999-mannavaru-chinnavaru. live.
  20. Web site: Mugam (1999).
  21. Web site: Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142949/https://www.moviebuff.com/kandukondain-kandukondain. live.
  22. Web site: Aalavandaan (2001).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142951/https://www.moviebuff.com/aalavandaan. live.
  23. Web site: Punnagai Poove (2003) - IMDb. IMDb.
  24. Web site: FANTASTIKINDIA : Kaakha Kaakha. 22 March 2021. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302141854/https://www.fantastikindia.fr/site/Kaakha-kaakha-The-police. live.
  25. Web site: Maayavi (2005).
  26. Web site: Sachein (2005).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142944/https://www.moviebuff.com/sachein. live.
  27. Web site: Thotti Jaya (2005) | Thotti Jaya Tamil Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes. 5 August 2005. 22 March 2021. 3 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203201006/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2417/tamil/thotti-jaya/index.htm. live.
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  30. Web site: Ram Gopal Verma to Thanu to A R Rahman - Behindwoods.com Sakkarakatti Kala Prabhu Kalaipuli S Thanu Shantanu K Bhagyaraj Vedhika Taxi Taxi Benny Dayal Blaze Javed Ali Viviane Chaix Bollywood tamil movie news images picture gallery images . Behindwoods.com . 2022-08-09 . 11 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211204755/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-08-01/sakkarakatti-02-09-08.html . live .
  31. Web site: Kanthasamy (2009).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142947/https://www.moviebuff.com/kanthasamy. live.
  32. Web site: Thuppakki (2012).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143026/https://www.moviebuff.com/thuppakki. live.
  33. Web site: Arima Nambi (2014).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142943/https://www.moviebuff.com/arima-nambi. live.
  34. Web site: Kanithan (2016).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142945/https://www.moviebuff.com/kanithan. live.
  35. Web site: Theri (2016).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142941/https://www.moviebuff.com/theri. live.
  36. Web site: 4 years of super hit 'Kabali': Kalaipuli S Thanu feels proud to have produced Rajinikanth's film . . 28 September 2022 . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928152937/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/4-years-of-super-hit-kabali-kalaipuli-s-thanu-feels-proud-to-have-produced-rajinikanths-film/articleshow/77107259.cms . live .
  37. Web site: Vellai Illa Pattathari 2 (2017).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142942/https://www.moviebuff.com/vellai-illa-pattathari-2. live.
  38. Web site: Indrajith (2017).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143001/https://www.moviebuff.com/indrajith. live.
  39. Web site: Sketch (2018).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142943/https://www.moviebuff.com/sketch-2018-tamil. live.
  40. Web site: 60 Vayathu Maaniram (2018).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103142939/https://www.moviebuff.com/60-vayathu-maaniram. live.
  41. Web site: Thuppakki Munai (2018).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143007/https://www.moviebuff.com/thuppakki-munai. live.
  42. Web site: Hippi (2019).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143002/https://www.moviebuff.com/hippi. live.
  43. Web site: Asuran (2019).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-03. 3 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103143010/https://www.moviebuff.com/asuran-2019-tamil. live.
  44. News: Dhanush's film with Mari Selvaraj is titled Karnan. Sivaji Ganesan's fans are not happy. 9 January 2020. 17 August 2020. 14 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214140057/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-film-with-mari-selvaraj-is-titled-karnan-sivaji-ganesan-s-fans-are-not-happy-1635217-2020-01-09. live.
  45. News: The Hindu Net Desk. Telugu remake of 'Asuran' titled 'Naarappa' starring Venkatesh. 2020-01-22. The Hindu. 2020-04-15. en-IN. 0971-751X. 27 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127090033/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-remake-of-asuran-titled-naarappa-starring-venkatesh/article30622904.ece. live.
  46. News: Dhanush's 'Naane Varuven' to hit screens on September 29 . The Hindu . 20 September 2022 . 28 September 2022 . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928152938/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dhanushs-naane-varuven-to-hit-screens-on-september-29/article65913425.ece . live .
  47. Web site: Test shoot of Suriya Vetrimaaran movie Vaadivaasal happened. Times Of India. 23 March 2022. 20 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320100321/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/see-pics-from-the-test-shoot-of-suriyas-vaadivaasal-in-ecr/articleshow/90334488.cms. live.
  48. Web site: Producer Kalaipuli Thanu will release Vikranth's next film Thaakka Thaakka. 13 June 2015. behindwoods.com. 8 December 2017. 8 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122505/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/vijays-producer-to-release-vikranths-thaakka-thaakka.html. live.
  49. Web site: Thanu procures world distribution rights of 'Ner Ethir'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116064104/http://www.sify.com/movies/thanu-procures-world-distribution-rights-of-ner-ethir-news-tamil-obnmfpgicjb.html. dead. 16 January 2014. Sify. 8 December 2017.
  50. Web site: Kalaipuli Thanu to release Pathinaru!. https://web.archive.org/web/20110125084456/http://www.sify.com/movies/kalaipuli-thanu-to-release-pathinaru-news-tamil-lbwnhljbfij.html. dead. 25 January 2011. Sify. 8 December 2017.

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