Erode Soundar

Erode Soundar (c. 1957 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian film writer and director, who primarily worked on Tamil language films.

Erode Soundar
Born	c. 1957 Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	5 December 2020 (aged 63)
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer
Years active	1991–2020

Career

In the 1990s, Erode Soundar regularly collaborated with director K. S. Ravikumar on village action films including Cheran Pandiyan (1991), Putham Pudhu Payanam (1991) and Nattamai (1994). The success of Cheran Pandiyan and Nattamai prompted the films to be remade in several languages including Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. He also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer award for both films, while also securing the Best Dialogue Writer award for Cheran Pandiyan.^[1]

Although he worked primarily as a writer, he also directed a few films including Mudhal Seethanam (1992), where he also acted in a supporting role.^[2][3] His close association with Sarathkumar through K. S. Ravikumar's films, also garnered him the opportunity to direct the actor in Simmarasi (1998).^[4] His final film, Ayya Ullen Ayya (2020), had a low profile release and featured his grandson Kabilesh in the lead role.^[5][6]

Death

Soundar died aged 63 on 5 December 2020 following a kidney-related illness.^[7]

Partial filmography

Year	Film	Credited for			Notes	Ref.
		Writer	Director	Actor
1991	Cheran Pandiyan	Yes		Yes	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer
1992	Periya Gounder Ponnu	Yes
1991	Putham Pudhu Payanam	Yes		Yes
1992	Muthal Seethanam	Yes	Yes	Yes
1994	Nattamai	Yes		Yes	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer
1996	Parambarai	Yes		Yes
1998	Simmarasi	Yes	Yes
2001	Samudhiram	Yes
2007	Maa Madurai			Yes
2008	Dasavathaaram			Yes	[8]
2014	Lingaa			Yes
2020	Ayya Ullen Ayya	Yes	Yes

References

1. "Writer and director Erode Soundar passes away". The Times of India.
2. "Muthal Seethanam". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 6.
3. "Romancing the village". The Indian Express. 14 August 1992. p. 7.
4. "Simma Rasi: Movie Review". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
5. Bureau, N. T. (31 May 2019). "Ayya Ullen Ayya is tale about students". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Subramanian, Anupama (31 May 2019). "Erode Sounder back with a school subject". Deccan Chronicle.
7. "'சிம்மராசி' இயக்குநர் ஈரோடு செளந்தர் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 December 2020.
8. "Kamal's new look in Dasavatharam 2". Sify.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Erode Soundar at IMDb