T. G. Thyagarajan (Thyagarajan Govindarajan) is an Indian film producer.[1] He made his debut as film producer with critically acclaimed film Moondram Pirai. He is the founder of the production and distribution company Sathya Jyothi Films. He has produced over 30 films and few television series with the production studio. His father Venus Govindarajan was also a reputed film producer.[2]
T. G. Thyagarajan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Father | Venus Govindarajan |
| Relatives | R. M. Veerappan |
Career
editThyagarajan initially produced films with Satya Movies owned by his father-in-law R. M. Veerappan before founding Sathya Jyothi Films in 1970's.[3] His first independent production venture, the Kamal Haasan starrer Moondram Pirai (1982) was a commercial success and was critically acclaimed.[4] The film also won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Film. His next venture Pagal Nilavu (1985) which was a maiden collaboration with Mani Ratnam was unsuccessful venture at the box office.[5][6]
Thyagarajan also produced super hit film Parthiban Kanavu (2003) which eventually bagged the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Film. He produced back to back 3 films with stars like Dhanush, Vikram Prabhu and Ajith Kumar in 2016 and 2017 titled Thodari (2016), Sathriyan (2017) and Vivegam (2017) respectively. In 2019, his production venture Viswasam became a box office success grossing around 200 crores which was also one of the biggest hit of his career.[7] After Viswasam, Thyagarajan collaborated with Dhanush again with Pattas (2020) which portrayed the Tamil martial arts Adimurai.[8][9]
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Moondram Pirai (1982)
- Pagal Nilavu (1985)
- Manithanin Marupakkam (1986)
- Jeeva (1988)
- Kizhakku Vaasal (1990)
- Idhayam (1991)
- Endrum Anbudan (1992)
- Vedan (1993)
- Honest Raj (1994)
- Harichandra (1998)
- Parthiban Kanavu (2003)
- Em Magan (2006)
- Jayamkondaan (2008)
- Baana Kaathadi (2010)
- Thodari (2016)
- Sathriyan (2017)
- Vivegam (2017)
- Viswasam (2019)
- Pattas (2020)
- Sivakumarin Sabadham (2021)
- Anbarivu (2022)
- Maaran (2022)
- Veeran (2023)
- Captain Miller (2024)
Television
edit- Jeipathu Nijam (1999)
- Gopuram (2002)
- Varam (2003)
- Anandham (2003–2009)
- Kalyanam (2009)
- Idhayam (2009–2012)
- Aan Paavam (2012)
- Puguntha Veedu (2012–2014)
- Maya (2012–2013)
- Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum (2015)
- Sumangali (2017–2019)
- Thirumagal (2020–2023)
- Meena (2023–Present)
References
edit- ^ "T. G. Thyagarajan – Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Venus Govindarajan passes away". Thehindu.com. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "A saga of success". The Hindu. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (14 February 2014). "Naturalism was his signature". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (22 February 2019). "'Viswasam' is my biggest hit, says producer Thyagarajan". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Happy birthday Ilaiyaraaja and Mani Ratnam!". Deccan Herald. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (22 February 2019). "'Viswasam' is my biggest hit, says producer Thyagarajan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (13 January 2020). "Good content will net good collection: Sathya Jyothi's TG Thyagarajan on Dhanush's 'Pattas'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Viswasam producer Thyagarajan signs Dhanush for two back-to-back films". India Today. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.