Azhagam Perumal

Azhagam Perumal is a Tamil film director and actor.[2]

Azhagam Perumal
Born
N. Azhagam Perumal

(1965-05-25) 25 May 1965[1]
Kulasekarapuram, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2000-present

Career

Azhagam Perumal hails from the remote village, Kulasekharapuram, in Tamil Nadu.[3] All his family members were working in the government service and his parents wanted him to be an engineer. Azhagam Perumal, however, after his graduation, applied to the Adyar Film Institute in spite of stiff opposition from his family. He graduated with a Gold Medal from the Institute in 1991.[3][4]

Azhagam Perumal worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam from Thalapathi to Iruvar, before leaving to make his independent project.[5] When Mani Ratnam was shooting Alaipayuthey, he was looking for someone like Jagathy Sreekumar to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut.[5]

He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as Mudhal Mudhalaaga, a romantic film featuring Arvind Swamy and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles. Despite beginning production, the film was indefinitely put on hold.[6] He then started making Udhaya in 1999 with Vijay and Simran in the lead roles but the film faced production delays owing to the producer's financial problems. Azhagam Perumal also discussed making a film titled Hijack in 2000 but the film failed to develop. He later attempted to make the film with Vikram in 2004, but the project did not proceed.[7][8][9]

His directorial debut was eventually the romantic comedy Dumm Dumm Dumm with R. Madhavan and Jyothika in the lead roles, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success.[5]

After Alaipayuthey, he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete Udhaya by early 2004.

Filmography

Directorial
Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Screenplay Story Dialogue
2001Dumm Dumm Dumm Yes Yes Yes Yes Tamil Written along with Mani Ratnam and R. Selvaraj
2003Joot Yes Yes No No Tamil Story Written By M. S. Ramesh and Dialogue Written By M. Prasannakumar
2004Udhaya Yes Yes Yes No Tamil Dialogue Written By Sujatha
2007Guru No No No Yes Tamil Tamil Dubbing Dialogue and Directed By Mani Ratnam

Acting
YearFilmRoleNotes
2000AlaipayutheyHouse owner
2006PudhupettaiThamizhselvan
2007Kattradhu ThamizhPoobaal Raavar
2008AlibhabhaThiagarajan
2009Kanden KadhalaiPerumal
2010Aayirathil OruvanRavi
Kacheri ArambamVasu
Rettaisuzhi
RaavananPhotographer
Thottu Paar
Nil Gavani Sellathey
2011Vanthaan Vendraan
7aum ArivuMuseum CuratorGuest Appearance
Vellore MaavattamGurumoorthy
OstheShankaralingam
2012Oru Kal Oru KannadiVaradharajan
NeerparavaiChurch father
Ammavin Kaipesi
2013SamarSakthi's father
2014Jilla
1 by TwoNarayanan PillaiMalayalam film
Yennamo YedhoNarayanan
Ennamo Nadakkudhu
Vetri Selvan Babu
Nalanum NandhiniyumArunachalam
2015IsaiGunasekhar
ValiyavanRaghuraman
YatchanKreshna's father
Naanum RowdydhaanRavikumar
EettiGayathri's father
2016Maalai Nerathu MayakkamPrabhu's father
TheriRathinam
2017TaramaniBarnabas
SoloThomas Devasagayan, Annie's father
2018Vanjagar UlagamMahalingam
EzhuminSundaram
Adanga MaruSSI. Chandran
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2
Natpuna Ennanu TheriyumaShruti's father
DharmaprabhuPolitician
HeroSakthi's father
2021MasterPrincipalReleased on 2021 Pongal

Dubbing artist
YearFilmActorNotes
2010RaavananMunna

References
  1. "Tamil Movie Actor Azhagam Perumal". Nettv4u.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "rediff.com, Movies: 'I'm jealous of Mani Ratnam!'". Rediff.com. 24 April 2001. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20010702185519/http://tmcafe.com/interview/alagamperumal/alagam_interview.htm
  5. "'Villages nourish me', Alagam Perumal". The Hindu. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. "Star Tracks". Chandrag.tripod.com. 24 May 1998. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20000408164020/http://www.tmcafe.com/hotnews.htm
  8. https://www.indiaglitz.com/flighty-vikram-ready-for-a-hijack-tamil-news-11733
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20050209114942/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/24-08-00/director.htm


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