Sivachandran Explained

Sivachandran
Birth Name:	Narayanan
Birth Date:	1953
Occupation:	Actor, director, writer
Years Active:	1976–1999
Children:	Samyuktha (adopted in 2000)

Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in Tamil cinema mostly in the 1980s.

Career

Sivachandran was originally offered to act in Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978), but declined.^[1] He made his film debut in Pattina Pravesam (1977) as one of the lead actors.^[2] He later starred in Annapoorani (1978) with R. Muthuraman in a negative role. He went on to star in notable films include Aval Appadithan (1978) and Polladhavan (1980).^[3] He made his directorial debut with En Uyir Kannamma (1988) and went on to direct several films with Prabhu.^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Sivachandran was born as Narayanan, in Valparai, in Coimbatore district. He changed his name to Sivachandran and started his acting career. The stage name is a portmanteau of "Siva" from Sivaji Ganesan and "Chandran" from M. G. Ramachandran.^[6]

Sivachandran fell in love with actress Lakshmi on the sets of the film En Uyir Kannamma. Both of them got married in 1987. He collaborated with Lakshmi again in Raththa Dhanam (1988) and Jodi Sendhachu (1992), which was directed by Lakshmi herself. Sivachandran and Lakshmi adopted a girl, Samyuktha, in 2000.^[7]

Filmography

As actor

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1977	Pattina Pravesam	Kumaran
1978	Aval Appadithan	Mano
	Annapoorani
1979	Rosappu Ravikkaikari	Manickam
	Pancha Kalyani
	Poonthalir
	Nee Sirithal Naan Sirippen
1980	Thunive Thozhan
	Mangala Nayagi
	Natchathiram
	Soundaryame Varuga Varuga
	Vandichakkaram	Sarathi
	Polladhavan	Chandru
1981	Ram Lakshman	Kumar
	Rani Theni	Sekhar
	Nellikani
	Nenjil Oru Mull
1982	Anandha Ragam
	Parvaiyin Marupakkam	Siva
	Kaduvulluku Oru Kadidham
	Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai
	Simla Special	Thief
1983	Vellai Roja	Chinna Durai
	Sivappu Sooriyan	Siva
	Thandikkappatta Nyayangal
1984	Rajathanthiram	Gajendran
	Anbe Odi Vaa
	Ezhuthatha Sattangal
	Andha June 16-Am Naal
	Naanayam Illatha Naanayam
	Antha Uravukku Satchi
	Oh Maane Maane	Joseph
	Naalai Unathu Naal	Vivekananthan (Prakash)
	Vamsa Vilakku	Ravi
1985	Navagraha Nayagi
	Naam Iruvar
	Needhiyin Nizhal	Sukumar
	Thendral Thodhata Malar
1986	December Pookal
	Poi Mugangal
	Murattu Karangal	Rahman
	Annai En Deivam	Kuzhandhai
	Oru Iniya Udhayam	Siva
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
	Mangai Oru Gangai
	Anand		Also dialogue writer
1988	En Uyir Kannamma	Madhavan	Also director
	Raththa Dhanam		Also director
1990	Nyayangal Jayikkattum	Victor Raj	Also director	^[8]
1992	Jodi Sendhachu
1995	Kattumarakaran	Vijay Raghavan

Television

• Arasi (Sun TV)
• Mahalakshmi (Kalaignar TV)

As director

• En Uyir Kannamma (1988)
• Raththa Dhanam (1988)
• Hosa Kavya (1989; Kannada)
• Nyayangal Jayikkattum (1990)
• Satya Jwale (1995; Kannada)
• Manam Virumbuthe Unnai (1999)

As story writer

• Anbe Odi Vaa (1984)
• Sankar Guru (1987)

As dialogue writer

• Anand (1987)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ராம்ஜி . வி. . 3 May 2020 . 'கிழக்கே போகும் ரயில்' படத்துல நடிக்க பாரதிராஜா என்னைத்தான் கூப்பிட்டார்; நான் முடியாதுன்னு சொல்லிட்டேன்! - நடிகர் சிவசந்திரன் பிரத்யேகப் பேட்டி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200528150813/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/552599-sivachandran-1-rewindwithramji.html . 28 May 2020 . 4 March 2022 . . ta.
2. News: Raman . Mohan . Mohan Raman . 3 January 2015 . KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel . . live . 26 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece . 1 May 2015.
3. Web site: 23 August 2013 . Sivachandran . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903125408/https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/sivachandran/ . 3 September 2017 . 10 April 2020 . Antrukandamugam.
4. News: Krishnaswamy . N. . 29 January 1988 . Good debut . 5 . . 10 April 2020.
5. News: Krishnaswamy . N. . 16 September 1988 . Raththa Dhaanam . 5 . . 16 May 2020.
6. "பாரதிராஜா தந்த வாய்ப்பை மறுத்தேன்" – Exclusive Interview With Siva Chandran Rewind With Ramji . 18 November 2019 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta . Hindu Tamil Thisai . 10 April 2020 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/gm2DKWPJoVw . 4 March 2022 . live . YouTube.
7. News: 27 July 2001 . "I'll act till my last breath" – Lakshmi . . dead . 22 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226082336/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010727/rkan3.html . 26 December 2009.
8. News: Krishnaswamy . N. . 8 June 1990 . Nyayangal Jayikkattum . 7 . . 16 May 2020.