Films in Canada
Uyire Uyire
When RAVI ATCHUTHAN requested me to write Screen play for a Tele Film I agreed for the simple reason, to keep myself occupied after my heart surgery. But he followed it up with another request, that I should do a character role opposite Ananthy Sridas. She is almost of my daughter's age. I was little hesitant at the start. But considering M.G.R with Manjula and Sivaji with Sridevi etc.etc.( Just an excuse !
I relented. When the shooting started, I was surprised about our combination. She did that mature character with ease. Ananthy, Ramesh Puratchithasan (as son), Nada.Rajkumar (as family docter) and Sri Murugan (as friend) all did very well. Ravi Atchuthan earned a good name for his effort. R.K.V.M.Kumar did a superb job as an editor.
A houseful show on release. Now as a video cassette very successful too.
Cast: K.S.Balachandran, Ananthy Sridas, Ramesh Puratchithasan, Nada.Rajkumar, Sri Murugan, Mayuran, Siva.Chelliah, Elizabeth Malini,
Sivanesan and Rajeevikaran.(Guest Role)
Screen Play & Dialogues : K.S.Balachandran
Direction & Camera : Ravi Atchuthan
Editing : R.K.V.M.Kumar
Producer : Janagan Pictures Sri Murugan
Engo Tholaivil
In 1995, when I went on a cultural trip across Canada and U.S.A, my first stop was at Winnibeg, where my fans requested me to write a play, so that they can act with me.So I wrote a play in two days and the cast,
all doctors, with three days practice stole the show.
Title of the play is "ENGO THOLAIVIL"..
Dr.Ponnampalam, Dr.Sivakumar, Dr.Karunakaran, Dr.(Mrs) Karunakaran and myself acted. Then by the arrangement of my friend and wellwisher
Mr.Mailvaganam, it was repeated in Saskatoon and Vancouvar with local cast.
In 1996, during the 6th International Tamil Cultural
Conference, "Engo Tholaivil" as a full length play was
staged and got good response from the viewers.
In the same year (1996) -
on the initiative of Actor S.MATHIVASAN and his
brother Announcer S.SREEHARAN it was decided to
produce this as a Television film and after 2 years in
production, "ENGO THOLAIVIL" was released in 1999
and shown at Toronto, Winnibeg, Ottawa, Edmonton
and Vancouvar.
On July 15th, 2000, Video cassette of this film was
released at a function at Astonbee-Centannial College.
Cast: S.T.Senthilnathan, S.Mathivasan, Dushi
Gnanapiragasam, V.Sathiyavarathan, Mehala
Thurairajah, Chithra Felix, Praveen Mathivasan,
Bala.Sabesh, Subbuluxmi Kasinathan, Rathiga,
S.R.Kasinathan, Abirami Paramanathan, Anton
Felix, Ruban Ratnam, Patrick Paskaran and Rohan
Thangarajah.
Camera & Editing : M.Jeyakuamar (Kannan)
Music: Ms.Tharani Mathivasan
Story, Dialogues & Direction : K.S.Balachandran
Menmaiyana Vairangal
Mrs.Sridas approched me to write the screen play for the
story by Mr.S.S.Atchuthan about women abuse to be
produced as a Tele Film with the financial assistance
from Ontario Arts Council. Ravi Atchuthan did Camera.
I selected actors from my earlier two films.
Initial shooting went on at a very high speed, but later
it got into a slow pace and took almost two years to
complete the shooting. Then the editing with "Kalabam"
Srinivasan, followed by dubbing which went on for
months. Released on 28th March, 2003 at Scarborough
Elane Cinema and shown on 29th and 30th March -
altogether 10 shows. Good crowd and well appreciated.
Cast: Ananthi Sridas, S.Mathivasan, S.T.Shenthilnathan
Dushi Gnanapiragasam, Anusha Jeyalingam,
Luxia Arulanantham,(Late) V.Suntharadas,
Theivendra, Bala.Sabesh, Amala Ambalavanar,
Sathiyamoorthy, Sriskandarajah, Chithira Felix,
Sathiyavarathan and K.S.Balachandran
Story: S.S.Atchuthan
Camera: Ravi Atchuthan
Editing: "Kalappam" Srinivasan, Sri (SV Prod) & Ravi
Screen Play, Dialoques & Direction : K.S.Balachandran
Nenjankal
After the success of "Uyire Uyire" lot of people thought
of producing Tamil films in Canada. And many of them
jumped into the wagon. "Uyire Uyire" Editor Kumar is
one of them. He requested me to write Screenplay and
direct a film for him. He wanted Ravi Atchuthan to act
instead of handling camera and he himself took over
that responsiblity. Nithyaneera,Nalini and Rathiga are
three dancing sisters and the last one had some
experience in films. They were cast in the three main
female characters and Ravi took the leading role.
From the "World collection of short stories" I read a
Dutch short story many years ago, which impressed me
the most for it's unexpected twist at the end. I adapted
this as a Radio Play and it was broadcast by S.L.B.C.
When Kumar asked for a story, this came to mind and
it suited Ravi also. Shooting started at express speed
and even after completion, it is lying unattended due to
tardiness of the people at the helm.
Thalai Muraigal
Wrote a script for a Television Drama for Rubavahini,
but with my migration to Canada, that idea never
materialised. In Canada, I adapted that into a stage
play and when it was staged, it was well received.
Therafter , TVCeylon Srinivasan thought of producing
that for his T.V and I agreed.
Except for Chithira Felix, who was replaced by
Nithiyaneera, everybody else retained their characters
from the stageplay. Mehala and Senthil came in with
the introduction of new characters. Final stage of
editing.
Kathal Vanilae
In the early part of 2003, for SV Productions, I
wrote a script for a full lenth comedy film and started
shooting with Senthil, Ramesh, Kamal, Kajenthini,
Sathi with the first day of shooting in big bungalow in
New Market.
Shooting has gone fairly fast. But now there is a small
delay..
