A. Venkatesh
Also Known As: ஏ. வெங்கடேஷ், Venkatesh
Biography: A. Venkatesh is a Tamil film director born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Initially, he worked as an assistant to director K. Rajeshwar in Nyaya Tharasu (1989) and Idhaya Thamarai (1990). He assisted Pavithran in Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) and Suriyan (1992), then he was an associate director to director Shankar in Gentleman (1993) and Kadhalan (1994). During the shooting of the film Kadhalan, producer G. K. Reddy approached him to direct a film. In 1996, he made his directional debut through Mahaprabhu starring R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya and Vineetha. He is known for directing films in short spans of times. He has also acted in various Tamil movies, Angadi Theru being one among them. He also appeared in Vijay TV's special program celebrating the film Nanban's success, and was seen sharing his experiences working as an associate with Director Shankar.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
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Gender: Male
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Onaaigal Jakkiradhai
Overview: A ragtag gang of four have their problems in life and each of them needs money. One needs it for his father’s surgery, another to close a loan he borrowed from an usurer, the third for his daughter’s future and the final member to ensure that the lie of him being a rich businessman lives on.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2018-01-05
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Rudhran
Overview: Rudhran is a happy IT man living with his family until the moment his life is turned upside down. He comes upon a major criminal network including a businessman, Rudhran embarks on a mission to expose him the criminal network.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-04-14
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Priyamudan Priya
Overview: Priya, a beloved radio jockey, is set to marry and leave town after her final program. However, an obsessed fan takes her sister and nieces hostage, demanding she only hosts the show for him. To protect her family and keep her show going, Priya must navigate a perilous struggle against the psycho's twisted game.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-08-04
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Thuritham
Overview: Maari, a cab driver falls in love with his regular passenger, Vanathi, who does not reciprocates. Maari accepts the fate and ready to move on, but circumstance offers Maari a chance to accompany Vaanathi on a bike journey to drop her at her native place, the duo takes the thrilling and hazardous bike-trip.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-06-02
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Summa Nachunu Irukku
Overview: Summa Nachunu Irukku (English: It is Just Amazing) is a 2013 Tamil comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film features Thaman Kumar, Vibha Natarajan and Archana Vishwanath in lead roles along with an ensemble cast including Thambi Ramaiah, Sreenivasan, Appukutty and Erode Mahesh. The film, produced by B. Vimal, had musical score by Achu Rajamani and was released on 30 August 2013. The story of the film was inspired by the 1997 Malayalam film Chandralekha.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-30
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Sambavam
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Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: ta
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Sivappu
Overview: Konaar, the in-charge at a construction, takes in Sri Lankan refugees who have escaped from their welfare camp. Pandiyan, a worker, falls in love with Parvathy, a refugee. The couple elopes and Konaar seeks the help of a minister to unite them. But, the politician sees this incident as his only chance to win an election
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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Rombha Nallavan Da Nee
Overview: In an inebriated state, Baskar decides to commit suicide and shares his problems with a stranger. The man turns out to be a serial killer and starts killing those who troubled Baskar.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2015-03-06
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Touring Talkies
Overview: A 75-year-old man, who is one the verge of dying, goes searching for the lover from his youth. Does he find her? A school girl from a lower caste is raped and murdered by two powerful upper caste men. Her elder sister takes revenge in her own style...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2015-01-30
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Iravum Pagalum Varum
Overview: Iravum Pagalum Varum in an Indian Tamil film released on Mar 13th 2015
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Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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Singappenney
Overview: Story of a 15-year-old Thenmozhi who has to fight against several obstacles in her journey to become a national-level athlete.
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Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2024-06-20
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Laththi Charge
Overview: Muruganandam, a constable and laththi specialist, happens to face the wrath of a notorious gangster and his son. Little did he know that this would put his 10-year-old son's life in trouble.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2022-12-22
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Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
Overview: Raja is a boxing champion based in Chennai and Jeeva, his look alike, is an innocent man living in Himachal Pradesh. A mutual friend of both educates Jeeva about Raja. Eagerness forces Jeeva to go in pursuit of his look alike. Naan Rajavaga Pogiren is a chronicle of Jeeva's journey and what he discovers about Raja. Avani Modi plays Reema, Raja's best friend and Chandini plays Valli, a Law student, an activist and Raja's girl friend. In a nutshell, Naan Rajavaga Pogiren is a tale of love, friendship and awareness.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2013-04-25
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Thodari
Overview: A pantry boy falls in love with the touch-up girl of an actress travelling on his train, but an incident turns the train into an unstoppable force posing a threat to the passengers, and the romance.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2016-09-22
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Sattapadi Kutram
Overview: Sattappadi Kuttram is a revolutionary theme based subject which comes with a message to the society in which Seeman is playing the role of an advocate who fights hard to ensure that wrongdoers gets punishment as per the law. Ilayathalapathy Vijay will be playing a cameo role in this flick. Sathyaraj will play an intense role in this Sattapadi Kutram, which is being directed by S.A. Chandrasekar. The movie, which has music by Vijay Antony, also stars Vikranth, Harish Kalyan, Vasanth, Bhanu, Ishwarya, Jayashree and newcomer Komal Sharma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2011-03-25
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Angadi Theru
Overview: Jyothi Lingam, a bright student, leads a happy life in his small village. One day, tragedy strikes when his father, the only earning member of the family, dies in an accident.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2010-03-26
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Paagan
Overview: Paagan is the regular fare of a small town guy wanting to make it big. Even though director Aslam peppers the script with comedy and suchlike the movie fails to impress. The movie released over the weekend to less than average houses. The going is not likely to get good given the bevy of releases every weekend from now.
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Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2012-09-07
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Goli Soda
Overview: Four lads find themselves in a situation where they have to take on a powerful man (and his innumerable henchmen) to reclaim their identity.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2014-01-24
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Pagiri
Overview: The film deals with the conflict between a young man and his father; while the latter wants him to take up farming, the guy wishes to work in a bar!
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Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2016-09-16
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Nisabdham
Overview: A happily married couple’s life turns into trauma after their eight-year-old daughter is raped. Will the family be able to put their lives back on track?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2017-03-10
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Kadugu
Overview: A common man wages war against an influential personality to seek justice for a 14-year-old girl molested by a corrupt politician.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2017-03-24
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Azhagan Azhagi
Overview: Selva is a part of a TV crew that makes reality shows for Television. He and his team reach a village for their new reality TV show project. Selva meets Jothi, who is under the custody of a family in the village. The family members want Jothi to get married off to their son, who is a criminal and is going to face death sentence. Jothi, however, wants to be a reality TV show actress. Selva too falls in love with Jothi and both of them elope together. During the process, they mess up with a cop too. What happens to them?
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2013-03-29
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Aandavan Kattalai
Overview: A young man, on the advice of an agent, lies that he is married, to go to London. But his visa application is rejected and now, he has to follow-up with a string of lies to hide one lie.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Torchlight
Overview: The story revolves around a woman who has been forced to serve as a sex worker.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2018-09-07
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Nungambakkam
Overview: The story based on the sensational Swathi murder case. Nungambakkam title refers to the railway station in Chennai where the 24-year-old software engineer Swathi was stabbed to death. Swathi was murdered when she was waiting for the train in the morning at the Nungambakkam railway station on June 24, 2016.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2019-07-26
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Mithran
Overview: The film is about a youngster from a town, who becomes a cop and comes back to his own neighborhood joining the duty.
Genres: Family Action
Original Language: ta
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Asuran
Overview: A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2019-10-02
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