M. M. A. Chinnappa Devar

History

Sando Chinnappa Thevar was a producer of Tamil films in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced numerous movies with M. G. Ramachandran as lead actor. He launched all his movies under the Thevar Films banner, which also produced the Rajesh Khanna's Bollywood hit Haathi Mere Saathi (1971).

Movies

Annai Oru Alayam
Story
Rajinikanth catches forest animals through traps and sells them. Rajni's mother will tell him to stop his business, but he will not listen. Later he traps a elephant calf and the mother elephant comes in search of its calf.
Thaayillamal Naanillai
Screenplay
Raja falls in love with Bhuvana, the daughter of a landlord. However, the landlord declares that he will agree to their relationship only if Raja forsakes his mother.
Thaayillamal Naanillai
Story
Raja falls in love with Bhuvana, the daughter of a landlord. However, the landlord declares that he will agree to their relationship only if Raja forsakes his mother.
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
Story
Babu vows to take revenge on Balu and Johnny, who killed his family members, and trains himself for the fight. Unknown to him, the culprit is someone very close to him.
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
Producer
Babu vows to take revenge on Balu and Johnny, who killed his family members, and trains himself for the fight. Unknown to him, the culprit is someone very close to him.
Mera Rakshak
Producer
Bijli, an orphan, works on a farm and develops a close bond with her goat, Ramu. Her life changes when she falls in love with Vijay and gets married to him.
Aattukara Alamelu
Screenplay
Alamelu, a young woman, leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when an evil landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her.
Aattukara Alamelu
Producer
Alamelu, a young woman, leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when an evil landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her.
Murugan Adimai
Writer
Valliammai is from a rich family and is a devotee of Lord Karthikeya. She marries Kandan and after many prayers, they are blessed with a son but on the condition that he will die when he turns eight.
Maa
Story
Vijay lives with his mother in a palatial house deep in the jungles in South India where he makes a living trapping animals for circuses, zoos - both nationally and internationally. He meets with beautiful U.S.-returned Nimmi, both fall in love with each other and want to get married. Vijay's mother cautions them both against separating new-born animals from their birth mothers, but both refuse to listen. Then the unexpected happens, a mother lioness, angered at Vijay for taking her cubs, attacks him, and leaves him badly wounded.
Maa
Producer
Vijay lives with his mother in a palatial house deep in the jungles in South India where he makes a living trapping animals for circuses, zoos - both nationally and internationally. He meets with beautiful U.S.-returned Nimmi, both fall in love with each other and want to get married. Vijay's mother cautions them both against separating new-born animals from their birth mothers, but both refuse to listen. Then the unexpected happens, a mother lioness, angered at Vijay for taking her cubs, attacks him, and leaves him badly wounded.
Raajaa
Producer
1975 film from India
Vellikizhamai Viratham
Producer
Rajan hates snakes as a snake was responsible for his mother's death, but his wife Parvathi worships the snake god. Problems surface between them because of this reason.
Vellikizhamai Viratham
Story
Rajan hates snakes as a snake was responsible for his mother's death, but his wife Parvathi worships the snake god. Problems surface between them because of this reason.
Vellikizhamai Viratham
Nattamai
Rajan hates snakes as a snake was responsible for his mother's death, but his wife Parvathi worships the snake god. Problems surface between them because of this reason.
Komatha En Kulamatha
Producer
Vijaya, an orphan and good-hearted woman, takes care of Laxmi, a domestic cow, who adores and protects her. Though Vijaya faces various obstacles in life, Laxmi is always ready to help her.
Deivam
Producer
Deivam is a 1972 devotional Tamil movie consisting of several stories said to have occured in real in the lives of Lord Murugan devotees.
Nalla Neram
ALLA NERAM is about Raju (MGR)'s choice between love his wife (K. R. Vijaya) and friendship (his loyal and devoted pet elephants, ). This is the story about the friendship and loyalty of animals with man. Raju owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks. He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises. Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life. She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends. Will the elephants succeed in winning over her heart or will Raju be forced to make a choice between his wife and his animal friends?
Man and Animal
Screenplay
Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate. The region is being terrorized by a tiger which was wounded by him and has since become even more fearless and a man-eater. Shekhar's attempts to entrap and kill it are all in vain. Then Shekhar meets with Meena and both fall in love with each. Their marriage cannot take place as Meena's father, Gokuldas, had killed Shekhar's dad. But when Mohan kills Gokuldas, the past is forgiven and the couple are allowed to get married.
Man and Animal
Story
Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate. The region is being terrorized by a tiger which was wounded by him and has since become even more fearless and a man-eater. Shekhar's attempts to entrap and kill it are all in vain. Then Shekhar meets with Meena and both fall in love with each. Their marriage cannot take place as Meena's father, Gokuldas, had killed Shekhar's dad. But when Mohan kills Gokuldas, the past is forgiven and the couple are allowed to get married.
Man and Animal
Producer
Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate. The region is being terrorized by a tiger which was wounded by him and has since become even more fearless and a man-eater. Shekhar's attempts to entrap and kill it are all in vain. Then Shekhar meets with Meena and both fall in love with each. Their marriage cannot take place as Meena's father, Gokuldas, had killed Shekhar's dad. But when Mohan kills Gokuldas, the past is forgiven and the couple are allowed to get married.
Haathi Mere Saathi
Story
Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants.
Maanavan
Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder of a student instead.
Penn Daivam
Producer
Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Jaishankar, Padmini, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman and Major Sundarrajan. The film had musical score by V. Kumar.
Penn Daivam
Screenplay
Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Jaishankar, Padmini, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman and Major Sundarrajan. The film had musical score by V. Kumar.
Akka Thangai
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case.
Akka Thangai
Screenplay
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case.
Akka Thangai
Producer
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vijaya against her sister's husband in a murder case.
Kadhal Vaaganam
An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to catch a group of smugglers red-handed and expose their corrupt activities.
Kadhal Vaaganam
Producer
An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to catch a group of smugglers red-handed and expose their corrupt activities.
Thaer Thiruvizha
Saravanan, a poor boatman, works hard to get his sister married. When she leaves the house in disgrace after becoming pregnant, Saravanan does everything he can to find her.
Thaer Thiruvizha
Producer
Saravanan, a poor boatman, works hard to get his sister married. When she leaves the house in disgrace after becoming pregnant, Saravanan does everything he can to find her.
Vivasaayi
Producer
Deiva Cheyal
Producer
The role played by Major Sundarrajan becomes very attached to his four elephants after they save his life. His wife, however, fears for her child and tells him that he must choose between the animals and his family.
Deiva Cheyal
Story
The role played by Major Sundarrajan becomes very attached to his four elephants after they save his life. His wife, however, fears for her child and tells him that he must choose between the animals and his family.
Thaaiku Thalaimagan
Producer
Thanippiravi
Boss
When Babu's brother gets killed by a gang of murderers, he joins their team as one of them to take revenge. However, he faces a huge setback when the criminals learn about his true identity.
Thanippiravi
Producer
When Babu's brother gets killed by a gang of murderers, he joins their team as one of them to take revenge. However, he faces a huge setback when the criminals learn about his true identity.
Mugaraasi
Producer
Kanni Thaai
Producer
In a military camp, captain Saravanan promises to his dying brother-in-arms to take care of his 6-year-old daughter Rani. Saravanan and Rani begin a big trip through the country, full of pitfalls.
Thozhilali
Writer
Raju, a hardworking man, joins a bus company and earns the respect of his boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her and is thrown out of the company.
Thozhilali
Producer
Raju, a hardworking man, joins a bus company and earns the respect of his boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her and is thrown out of the company.
Vettaikaaran
Producer
Babu, an estate owner and hunter, falls for Latha and marries her. However, a plunderer named Mayavan lusts after her and decides to ruin Babu's life.
Needhikkupin Paasam
Producer
Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
Producer
Kudumba Thalaivan
Producer
After the tragic death of his driver, Velayudam, a kind-hearted man offers shelter to his daughter, Sita. Issues erupt when Valayudam's son, Vasu falls in love with the girl.
Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan
Producer
Sekar, a wealthy man, falls in love with Maragatham, a poor girl. But her brother Kandhan, who hates rich people due to some unpleasant incidents that happened in his life, opposes their love.
Thai Sollai Thattathe
Producer
Story about 2 brothers who are in the opposite side of the law. Their mother ask her son who is a police officer to arrest her other son who is a thief.
Vazha Vaitha Daivam
Producer
Neelamalai Thirudan
Producer
Neelamalai Thirudan, a young man, sets out to avenge his family that was separated during his childhood due to his bloodthirsty and materialistic uncle Nagappan.
Neelamalai Thirudan
Neelamalai Thirudan, a young man, sets out to avenge his family that was separated during his childhood due to his bloodthirsty and materialistic uncle Nagappan.
Thaaikkuppin Thaaram
Producer