Guru Dhanapal

Guru Dhanapal (2 March 1959 – 18 April 2014) was an Indian film director, who worked in Tamil cinema.

Guru Dhanapal
Born(1959-03-02)2 March 1959
Died18 April 2014(2014-04-18) (aged 55)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1991–2007

Career

Guru Dhanapal made his directorial debut with Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen (1992) starring Karthik, Sasikala, and Monisha in leading roles. In the 1990s, the director made a series of film starring Sathyaraj in the lead role, achieving box office success with Thai Maaman (1994) after which he made Maaman Magal (1995) and Periya Manushan (1997). The three films were described as "routine comedy masala ventures" and were filmed in very quick schedules.[1] In between he collaborated with Jayaram twice in Periya Idathu Mappillai (1997) and Raja Magal, which did not release, as well as directing a portion of Suyamvaram (1999), which featured an ensemble cast of actors from the Tamil film industry.[2] A further project titled Vanthanga Jeyichanga launched in 1998 with Sathyaraj, failed to materialise.[3] Likewise, he began working on Yen Vizhiyil Nee Irunthaal featuring Karthik and Suvaluxmi in 2000, but the film was later shelved.[4]

His final venture was the much-delayed Sathyaraj starrer Suyetchai MLA in 2006.[5]

Filmography
YearTitleNotes
1992Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen
1994Thai Maaman
1995Maaman Magal
1997Periya Idathu MappillaiRemake of Malayalam hit Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava
1997Periya Manushan
1999Suyamvaram
2006Suyetchai MLA

Death

Guru Dhanapal died on 18 April 2014 at the age of 55 in Coimbatore after being admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains.[6][7]

References
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  3. "Gokul'S Home Page". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20041103100644/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/16-08-00/jothiga.htm
  5. "A-Z (V)". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. "Tamil film director Guru Dhanapal passes away". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. "Tamil film director Guru Dhanapal passes away". Zeenews.india.com. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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