Pattukkottai Prabakar is an Indian Tamil writer. He is the ultimate King of Crime and Thriller novels, also a versatile writer. Apart from print media, He is also a screenwriter for movies as well as TV. Pattukkottai Prabakar was born to Shri. V. Radhakrishnan and Smt.R.Chandra on 30 July 1958. He completed his master's in economics in St.Joseph's college, Trichy. He pursued his career as a writer.[1]
Pattukottai Prabakar | |
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Native name | |
Born | Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India | 30 July 1958
Occupation | Tamil Novelist, Film script writer |
Language | Tamil |
Genre | Crime, Detective |
Notable works | Books - Bharath Susila, Kanavugal ilavasam, Irandu vari kaviyam
Films - Samurai, Jeyam Kondan, Imaikka nodigal, Naan avan illai, Kandaen Kadhalai Mega serials - Gopuram, Varam, Paramapadham |
Parents | Father : Radhakrishnan Mother : Chandra |
Career
His debut as an author was in 1977, when his work was published in Ananda Vikatan. He has penned 250+ short stories, 300+ novels, 85+ serial stories. More than 200 works has been published by several publishers as special edition books. A monthly magazine named A novel time was publishing only his novels. His famous works are Bharath Susila Detective series. His versatility has taken his works to other languages too. He ran Ungal junior and Ullasa Oonjal monthly magazines for ten years. He has worked as assistant director and assisted in making scripts for 2 films with director Mr.K. Bhagyaraj in Avasara Police 100 and Pavunnu Pavunuthan He has contributed towards the script and dialogues for up to 25 Tamil films. He has also worked for Paramapadham, the first Tamil-language "mega-serial" telecasted on Doordarshan. He continued to contribute on small screen mega serials.
Notable works
The detective series Bharath and Susila is the most popular novels amongst his fans. He has written more than 15 novels with only dialogues and no narration. His works like Maram and Kanavugal ilavasam are part of literature syllabus in private colleges and three M.Phil scholars have written a thesis on his writings. "Irandu vari kaviyam" is a Thirukural book that explains each kural in two simple lines. 7 of his short stories were telecasted as single episodes in Sun TV, directed by director Balu Mahendra (Kathai Neram).
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year | Title | Director | Role | Note |
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1996 | Mahaprabhu | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | |
1997 | Rettai Jadai Vayasu | Siva kumar | Dialogues | |
1998 | Priyamudan | Vincent Selva | Dialogues | |
2001 | Chocolate | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | |
2002 | Samurai | Balaji Sakthivel | Dialogues | |
Bagavathi | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
Maaran | Jawahar | Dialogues | ||
2003 | Wrong number | NS Shankar | Story | Kannada film |
2004 | Kadhal Dot Com | Selvaraj | Dialogues | |
Aai | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
2007 | Sabari | Suresh | Dialogues | |
Naan Avan Illai | Selva | Dialogues | ||
2008 | Jeyam Kondaan | R. Kannan | Dialogues | |
Sila Nerangalil | Jayaraj | Dialogues | ||
Singa Kutty | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
Nepali | V. Z. Durai | Dialogues | ||
2009 | Kanden Kadhalai | R. Kannan | Dialogues | |
Naan Avanillai 2 | Selva | Dialogues | ||
Malai Malai | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
2010 | Vaadaa | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | |
Maanja Velu | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
2011 | Vanthaan Vendraan | R. Kannan | Dialogues | |
2015 | Kaaki Sattai | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | Dialogues | |
Killadi | A. Venkatesh | Dialogues | ||
2018 | Imaikkaa Nodigal | Ajay Gnanamuthu | Dialogues | |
2019 | Kaappaan | K. V. Anand | Story and Screenplay | |
2022 | The Legend | J. D.–Jerry | Dialogues | |
Television
Title | Channel | Type | Episodes | Note |
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Kathai Neram | Sun TV | 7 short stories | ||
Kanavugal Ilavasam | Doordarshan | Social serial | 18 | |
Paramapadham | Mega serial | 210 | ||
Jeyipathu Nijam | Sun TV | Thriller serial | 60 | |
Gopuram | Mega serial | 320 | ||
Varam | Mega serial | 260 | ||
Kalyanam | Mega serial | 150 | ||
Muga Manaslu | Zee Telugu | Mega serial | Telugu serial | |
References
See also
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