Gangai Amaran

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Gangai Amaran is a music director, singer, lyricist, script writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. He is the younger brother of noted music director Ilayaraaja and father of director/actor Venkat Prabhu and actor/singer Premji Amaren.

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Manmatha Leelai
Lyricist
Two one-night stands in the life of a man that happen 10 years apart seem to mirror each other. Is there something more to them than what meets our eyes?
Tamil Rockers
Lyricist
4 Major characters running for the Money facing more challenges by forgetting the fact that it's not the decision of money to reach human.
Kasada Tabara
Lyricist
The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.
R. K. Nagar
Lyricist
Things look up for a Chennai man struggling to make ends meet when he falls for a politician's daughter until he gets entangled in a murder case.
Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam
Lyricist
An romantic tale set at Madurai Backdrop.
Arya Surya
Kamalasekaran
Aaryananda (Srinivasan) and Suryananda (Vishnupriyan), who aspire to enter the film industry, put a pair of smugglers behind bars. Surya is approached by the rich Chandralekha (Kovai Sarala) to spy on her flirtatious husband Kamalasekaran (Gangai Amaren). Meanwhile, the smugglers' boss plans to kidnap Aarya's girlfriend to teach the duo a lesson.
Sonna Puriyathu
TV show host
Shiva, a dubbing artiste lending voice to English films, has an aversion towards the idea of marriage and hates being in a commitment. However, his life takes unexpected turns when his mother blackmails him to meet a girl of her choice, Anjali. But Shiva has plans of his own to rule out the idea of marriage with Anjali.
Paradesi
Playback Singer
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
Baana Kaathadi
Lyricist
Ramesh spends his time flying kites and playing games along with his friends on the streets. However, his life takes a turn for the better when he accidentally meets an aspiring designer, Priya.
Pugaipadam
Original Music Composer
Guru, Nanda, Bala, Krishna, KK and Gowri are a group of college friends. Shiny becomes a part of their group. Krishna and Shiny are in love with each other but decide to keep their relationship a secret and things begin to unravel when Bala attempts suicide.
Thunichal
Thunichal is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Majith. Starring Arun Vijay and newcomer Shiva Manjal, the film was released on 1 January 2010, after many delays.
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
Lyricist
Koochan loves Tulasi but his mother insults the girl and her grandmother, forcing them to leave the village. Things take a turn for the worse when Tulasi is told to wed a rowdy man.
Silambattam
Lyricist
A man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.
Saroja
Lyricist
Jaga, Ganesh, Ajay and Vishwas are motoring to a cricket game. An accident leads them to divert on a side road, where they encounter a criminal gang that has kidnapped a young girl and shot a policeman - in front of them....
Malaikottai
Lyricist
A young man is granted conditional bail, which requires him to go to the Trichy police station. On his way there, he falls for a beautiful girl. When the girl lands up in trouble, he finds himself facing the wrath of powerful politicians.
Chennai 600028
Lyricist
The Sharks team never wins the local cricket tournament. However, things take a turn when Raghu, a player from the opposition team, decides to join them.
Thimiru
Playback Singer
Ganesh comes to Chennai to pursue his studies. A group of goons are on his pursuit. A kind hearted Ganesh is eventually forced to go back to his old ways to fight them and restore order.
Ullam Kollai Poguthey
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Cameo Appearance
Selvam and Bhaskar, two thieves with good intentions, hide with the help of Radha who is an illegitimate child living with his father's family in the guise of a maid.
Ullasam
Lyricist
Ullasam revolves around around two father and sons. Raghuvaran was a smuggler,who lives in a house nerab s.p.balasubramaniam, father of ajith. In his childhood days, getting attracted by Raghuvaran's activities, Ajith remains to stay with him always.While SPB tries to convince his son, it is all in vain. He got vexed, and started to grow up Vikram, son of Raghuvaran as a good man. In college days, Vikram becomes a singer, while Ajith studying in the same college turns out to be a local dada, who helps Raghuvaran in his business. In the meanwhile, Ajith and Vikram love the same...
Aadhityan
Music
Aditya opposes the zamindar of a neighbouring village after he harasses the people and takes over their land. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Aditya forcefully marries Rasathi without her approval.
Kovil Kaalai
Director
Villu Pattukaran
Cameo Appearance
Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Villu Pattukaran
Writer
Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Villu Pattukaran
Director
Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu responsibility for funding money. Finally, the music director Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai , a womanizer, has an eye for Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Chinnavar
Director
Muthu (Prabhu) and Veerasamy (Chandrasekhar) are fishermen and they fish together in the same boat. Muthu lives with his mother (S. N. Lakshmi). Veerasamy drinks lot of alcohol and he has a sister, Meena (Kasthuri) who is in love with Muthu. Muthu decides to marry his carefree friend Veerasamy to Ponni (Chithra). In a financial trouble, Veerasamy joins Kumar's boat, Kumar (Radha Ravi) is a rich fishermen union leader. Veerasamy realizes that Meena is in love with Muthu and he promises to Muthu his sister's hand. Meanwhile, Kumar asks Veerasamy to marry Meena, compelled by his wife, Veerasamy accepts. Hopeless, Meena ties to herself a Thaali, she says to Veerasamy that Muthu marries her and Muthu confirms to save her honor. Veerasamy gets angry but when Muthu says the truth, he apologizes to him. Kumar beats Muthu's mother and kidnaps Meena, he arranges a forced marriage between him and Meena. Muthu saves her and he marry her with his best friend blessing.
Uyarndhavan
Original Music Composer
A Tamil romantic action entertainer.
Thayamma
Dialogue
Thayamma is a 1991 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan, Anand Babu and Babu with Geetha and Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar.
Rudhra
Original Music Composer
A criminal helps a police officer and the victim of a crime to solve a murder.
Idhayam
Special Appearance
When a medical student from a middle-class family falls in love with an affluent English-speaking pretty girl, he is unable to express his love to her due to his inferiority complex.
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
Director
Kumbakarai Thangaiah (Tamil: கும்பக்கரை தங்கய்யா) is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed by Gangai Amaran and produced by Ramumachan. The film stars Prabhu, Kanaka, Pandiyan and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu
Writer
Ooru Vittu ooru Vanthu is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Gouthami, Goundamani and Sangili Murugan in lead roles.
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu
Director
Ooru Vittu ooru Vanthu is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Gouthami, Goundamani and Sangili Murugan in lead roles.
Paattukku Naan Adimai
Lyricist
A woman strives to reunite with her father after her mother's demise. After her father accepts her, she falls for a struggling musician, but the lovers face many hurdles.
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal
Lyricist
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Karagattakaran
Writer
Two folk dancers fall in love in rural Tamil Nadu.
Karagattakaran
Director
Two folk dancers fall in love in rural Tamil Nadu.
Ellame En Thangachi
Musical
A Family entertainer about the brother and sister
Ellame En Thangachi
Original Music Composer
A Family entertainer about the brother and sister
Paasa Mazhai
Lyricist
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Poovizhi Raja
Musical
Tamil movie starring Ramki, Nirosha
En Thamizh En Makkal
Music
En Thangachi Padichava
Original Music Composer
When a police officer gets transferred to a troubled village terrorised by a wealthy landlord, he seeks the help of an ex-convict to seize the tyrant.
Thambi Thanga Kambi
Music
Jeeva
Original Music Composer
Jeeva, an unemployed youth, lives an ordinary life with his widowed mother and younger sister. His life turns upside down when his family gets murdered.
Anuragi
Music
Anuragi is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by I V Sasi. The film stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Ramya Krishnan and Suresh Gopi in lead roles.
Oorai Therunjukitten
Music Director
Oorai Therinjikitten is a 1988 Indian Tamil comedy film, directed by Kalaipuli G. Sekaran and produced by C. Muthuramalingam and K. Prabhakaran. The film stars Pandiarajan, Pallavi, Jaishankar, Senthil, Kalaipuli G. Sekaran in lead roles. The film had musical score by Gangai Amaran.
Ullathil Nalla Ullam
Music
A 1988 Indian Tamil action drama film
Rendum Rendum Anju
Music
Shanthi is worried when an astrologer predicts the death of Balu, her husband. Things turn upside down when Balu, who does not believe in astrology, comes to know about it.
Anand
Lyricist
Anand, a popular singer, relentlessly pursues a girl called Latha. When he manages to win her heart they decide to get married but misunderstandings creep in, leading them to split.
Ondru Engal Jaathiye
Original Music Composer
Ramu, a fisherman, lives with his sister Meena and seeks to find the man who killed their parents. However, he has no idea that Meena has fallen in love with the son of the murderer.
Yettikki Potti
Original Music Composer
Comedy Tale
Aval Mella Sirithal
Music
Aval Mella Sirithal is a 1987 Tamil Indian feature film directed by M.N.Jaya Sundar for Sree Kavitha Cine Arts. The film stars Murali, Seetha and Madhuri in the lead roles.
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
Original Music Composer
Sathyamoorthi is an Indian liberal leader. He tries to get his pension money but all his attempts end in failure. He has a daughter named Kannamma and they are very poor. The daughter gets cheated by a collector and she gives birth to a baby but the collector avoids that baby. He is going to marry another girl. The collector is killed by Sathyamoorthi and capital punishment is given to him by the court. How the lives of such a leader and his family changes due to circumstances, forms the crux of the story.
Thaye Neeye Thunai
Lyricist
When Seeta suddenly loses her vision on the night of her marriage, she decides to hide the truth from her husband. Trouble ensues when her husband learns about her condition.
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
Seethan, a poor milkman, and Shenbagam, the daughter of a landlord, love each other despite their social differences. Problems arise when her father fixes her marriage with a rich man.
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
Director
Seethan, a poor milkman, and Shenbagam, the daughter of a landlord, love each other despite their social differences. Problems arise when her father fixes her marriage with a rich man.
Idhu Oru Thodarkathai
Original Music Composer
Radha decides to leave her home permanently after learning that she has a life-threatening illness. She later falls in love with a man named Ravi and agrees to marry him on a certain condition.
Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
Original Music Composer
Prabhu and Sathyaraj are brothers who fall in love with their uncle's daughter Nadia. Nadiya is initially arranged to marry a wealthy man but due to dire circumstances the wedding is called off.She then goes back to the village and starts to live with her uncles and grandmother.Eventually she falls in love with Prabhu,meanwhile, Sathyaraj happens to rescue a widow Sudha Chandran from dire straits, and falls for her.The story ends with both the brothers happily married.
Saavi
Original Music Composer
When a woman learns that her husband married her for her money, she decides to divorce him.
Naan Ungal Rasigan
Music
Directed by Manobala Mahadevan.
Andha Oru Nimidam
Lyricist
Rajasaker will kill anyone who stands in his way and ends up killing Kumar's beloved's grandfather. Thus, Kumar sets out to investigate and punish Rajasaker.
Ilamai
Music Director
A pair brother challenge their in laws to be to get married with the daughters.
Aagaya Thamaraigal
Music Director
Aagaya Thamaraigal is a 1985 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by V.Azhagappan, starring Suresh and Revathi in lead roles.
Naam Iruvar
Music
Naam Iruvar is a 1985 Indian Tamil film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by A. V. M. Kumaran.
Puthu Yugam
Music
Marudhani
Original Music Composer
Puthiya Sagaptham
Original Music Composer
Vijay, a college student, falls in love with Uma, who works in the library of the same college. But, soon, his dreams shatter when he finds that Uma is a widow.
Kudumbam
Music
Vamsa Vilakku
Music
Alakadalinakkare
Original Music Composer
Verendran, a smuggler, kills Mohan, a coast guard officer, only to realise that Mohan's father Balu was a witness. When Verendran sets out to kill Balu, his grandson Anand comes to his rescue.
Vellai Pura Ondru
Director
Rusi
Music
The life of a struggling mimicry artist changes when a one-time popular playwright gives him his script. However, when the demand for his stories grows, he is unable to live up to their expectations.
Oomai Janangal
Music
Movie directed by Jayabharati.
Sattam
Music
Sattam is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. Its a remake of Hindi movie Dostana (1980 film).
Neethibathi
Music
Director: R. Krishnamurthy Stars: Shivaji Ganesan
Hello Madras Girl
Music
LAL (Mohanlal) and his gang puts up posters and writings of Shyam (Rajkumar) and Swapna(Poornima Jayaram) in the college campus announcing their love affair, leading to a quarrel with Suresh(Shanker), her brother.
Kozhi Koovuthu
Writer
Kozhi Koovuthu is a 1982 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gangai Amaran,music by Ilaiyaraaja, cinematography by P. S. Nivas, editor B. Lenin, starring Prabhu, Suresh, Silk Smitha and Viji in lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Veerabhadrudu.
Kozhi Koovuthu
Director
Kozhi Koovuthu is a 1982 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gangai Amaran,music by Ilaiyaraaja, cinematography by P. S. Nivas, editor B. Lenin, starring Prabhu, Suresh, Silk Smitha and Viji in lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Veerabhadrudu.
Sivantha Kankal
Music
Moondram Pirai
Lyricist
A young woman suffers a major head injury in a car accident after which she begins behaving like a child. Trapped at a brothel, she finds hope in a lonely school teacher who decides to rescue her.
Vazhvey Maayam
Music
Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and calls off the engagement.
Sankarlal
Original Music Composer
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.
Raja Paarvai
Ragu is a blind violinist who leads an independent life. When Nancy learns about him, she decides to cover his inspiring story. Soon, love blossoms between the two, egged on by her grandfather.
Raja Paarvai
Lyricist
Ragu is a blind violinist who leads an independent life. When Nancy learns about him, she decides to cover his inspiring story. Soon, love blossoms between the two, egged on by her grandfather.
Mouna Geethangal
Music
DescriptionA woman divorces her husband after she learns of his illicit affair. When she discovers that she is pregnant, she moves to a new town to start life afresh. Ten years later, they meet again.
The Mist
Lyricist
After a prostitute ruins Chandru's family, he develops a strong aversion towards them. His childhood trauma creates unrest in his present life as he starts killing sex workers whenever he sees them.
Gramathu Athiyayam
Lyricist
Two lovers are speparated when the man has to go to the city for a job. When he returns, he learns that his girlfriend has married another man.
Azhiyatha Kolangal
Lyricist
Coming of age film about three friends who live in a small village.
Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
Music
The Story revolves around a poor girl living with widowed mother and siblings. Poverty and the family situation gets her mother to prostitute herself for the welfare of the family. Director Bhagyaraj, treats this subject from the perspective of the girl who sees the wrong of her mother; but in the later teases the thought of right and wrong with the viewers considering the situation in which the mother gets into that. Bhagyaraj, himself plays the neighbour who first falls in love with the girl, later to realize that she is already in a relationship with another.
Udhiri Pookkal
Lyricist
Vadivelu is a sadist who never respects the feelings of his children and wife. When his plan to marry his wife's sister fails, he accuses his wife of having an affair with the health inspector.
Aval Appadithan
Lyricist
Manju, a modern woman who works for a male chauvinist boss, helps Arun to film a documentary on the lifestyle of women from different backgrounds. As their work progresses, he falls in love with her.
Mullum Malarum
Lyricist
A young man, Kali, and his sister, Valli, who were orphaned as children, share a close bond. However, their relationship gets strained when a beautiful woman enters their lives.
16 Vayathinile
Lyricist
Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a city doctor who takes advantage of her and deserts her. Gradually she realises how much Chappani loves her meanwhile, Parattai also eyeing for Mayil.