Acting
Dec 11, 1970
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Cheran
Acting
Biography
Cheran is an Indian film director known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a four time National Film Award winner for Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Autograph (2004) and Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005). He has also won four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and five South Filmfare Awards. In the film Puriyaadha Pudhir, he worked as an assistant director to Director K. S. Ravikumar. He was promoted as an associate director from Cheran Pandiyan to Nattamai. He also associated with Kamal Haasan in the movie Mahanadi as an associate director. He made his directorial debut in Bharathi Kannamma a break to his film career through Producer Henry. The film met many controversies. In spite of it, the film was a big box office hit and gave a break to the sinking career of actor Parthiban. With Porkkaalam, Pandavar Bhoomi, and Vetri Kodi Kattu, he gave a hat trick of successful films. He turned actor in director Thangar Bachan's film Solla Marandha Kadhai.
Feature Films (24)
Two half-brothers decide to build a house in which they can live together with their respective brothers and families, but an evil man plots to create a rift between the families.
Anandham Vilayadum Veedu
Venu aka Venugopal is an aging bachelor who runs a wedding card business. but his own marriage prospects are grim. The first girl he meets rejects him while another flees before the marriage. Just as he loses hope, fate lands him a surprise.
Raman Thediya Seethai
After finishing a successful meeting with his movie producers in Bangalore, Nanda, a jingles composer catches the highway to Chennai. On his way his car breaks down and he hitchhikes with Arjun, a businessman's son on his way to the same destination. During their journey together they discuss their personal lives till Arjun proposes a deal; a deal that is marked with murder but promises to better their personal lives. However this deal does not work in Nanda's favor and he soon finds himself in deeper complications.
Muran
A CBCID officer investigates an eccentric series of crimes happening in the city. His investigation leads him to unexpected crime perpetrators.
Yuddham Sei
Maya Kannadi is a Tamil film directed by Cheran. It's his ninth directorial venture. He also plays the lead role with Navya Nair. Subbu, son of veteran producer Panchu Arunachalam is the producer. Ilayaraaja scores the music and Sarath Kumar, Arya and Malavika make cameo appearances in the film.
Maya Kannadi
Senthil, an advertising executive, decides to invite his old friends to his wedding. His past is unraveled as he sets out on a journey to meet his old friends and lovers.
Autograph
Pirivom Santhippom (English: We'll disunite, We'll reunite) is a 2008 Tamil movie starring Cheran and Sneha in the lead roles and it is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nattukottai Nagarathar Chettiar community located in Karaikudi, TN. This was another grape wine for Sneha as this was completely a heroine centric film. Directed by Karu Pazhaniappan, was released on the eve of Pongal was a Sleeper hit at the box office.Sneha won many awards for her excellent performance in this movie.
Pirivom Santhippom
After his father's death, Mahesh searches the house for some property documents. He instead comes across a bunch of letters written by his father to his lover Nadhira. With help from his friend he marches his way to find Nadhira and delivers the letter to her.
Pokkisham
A story about love featuring three couples, set in the backdrop of different landscapes, by the seaside, in the mountains and on the plains.
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal
A brain-dead youth's family agrees to donate his heart to a girl who needs an immediate heart transplant. A disparate group of people decide to complete this task by racing against time.
Chennaiyil Oru Naal
Despite being at a respectable job of Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Chinnasamy, an enterprising youngster from an oppressed class has still been called by the upper caste people to perform the death rituals. However, the problem arises when he refrains to perform the last rites for a village elder.
Tamil Kudimagan
Saradha and Muthaiah, a village-based couple, face financial difficulties while raising their two sons, Ramanathan and Ramalingam. Problems escalate when Ramalingam gets his girlfriend pregnant.
Thavamai Thavamirundhu
Television & Series (2)
Many contestants live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Every week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction.
Bigg Boss
In the bustling Koyambedu Market, four boys rise from obscurity to carve out their own identity. However, they realise that the pursuit of identity is endless.