Elan (director)

Elan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.^[1]

Elan
Born	Chennai
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	2017–present
Notable work	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018)

Personal life

Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007.^[2] He is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer.^[3]

Career

In 2017, he worked on Graghanam starring Krishna and Chandran. It was a thriller film about the happenings of a night. The film, however, remains unreleased.^[4][5] After completing a love story script, he began working on the next one without reaching out to producers. By chance, a friend of Yuvan Shankar Raja asked if he had any romance scripts, leading to Elan's debut directorial, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).^[2] In celebration of Pyaar Prema Kaadhal's success, Yuvan Shankar Raja gifted Elan a luxury car.^[6] The film was later remade in Telugu as Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022).^[7] After the collaboration on Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) with Harish Kalyan, Elan was reported to collaborate with Harish again for his next directorial in 2019.^[8] In August 2023, Kavin, was reported to replace Harish for the lead role and the principal photography began on 1 June 2023 in Chennai.^[9][10] In an interview, Elan stated that "Vaaranam Aayiram was one of my biggest inspirations to make Star." and that it was a tribute to his father.^[11]

Filmography

As director

Year	Film	Ref
2018	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal	[12][13]
2024	Star	[14]

As lyricist

Year	Film	Songs	Ref
2017	Graghanam	"Don't Funk Me Up"	[15]
2018	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal	"Let's Be Friends"	[16]
		"Secret Window"
		"Wake Me Up Everyday"
		"Miss You Papa"
		"It's Over"
2022	Madhil Mel Kadhal	"Baby"	[17]
2023	Rangoli	"Yeno Un"	[18]
		"Yeno Un Reprise"
2024	Star	"The First Rain"
		"Melody"
		"Star in the Making"
	Madraskaaran	"Thai Thakka Kalyanam"	[19]