R.K.SELVAMANI

Let you be won by wife to win in life.

R. K. Selvamani made his debut with the thriller Pulan Visaranai which was based on an allegation by Auto Shankar that he had kidnapped many girls at the behest of some political bigwigs. This movie starring Vijaykanth was the biggest hit of 1990 in Tamil. It also fetched a state award for Sarath Kumar for his portrayal of the villain character. He also made two movies based on the assassination of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. The latter (based on Rajiv's assassination) got embroiled into controversies with the Indian Film Censor Board and was cleared only recently (fourteen years after its completion). He also made Captain Prabhakaran starring Vijaykanth in 1991 which is both the director's and Vijaykanth's biggest hit. He then made Chembaruthi an unusual love story starring Roja (actress) and Prashanth in 1992. In 1995, he directed Makkal Aatchi with Megastar Mammootty in the lead, which became a superhit and he again directed a film Arasiyal with Mammootty in the lead, which released with great expectation but was an average grosser. However, since 1997 he has had no hits. So he retired in 1999 (though he directed Roja's 100th film Durga in 2001). After being instrumental in launching the TV Channel "Tamilthirai", he however has resigned from it now to start his next venture as director of Pulan Visaranai-2 with Prashanth as hero.

Roja Selvamani who debuted in his Chembaruthi acted in many of his hit films and later became his wife in 2001.R. K. Selvamani is now Secretary of the Tamilnadu Directors association and doing many remarkable projects for welfare of directors. He is a strong supporter for the Eelam Tamils.

§  2007 - Pulan Visaranai 2

§  2007 - Kutrapathirikkai (banned since 1993)

§  1999 - Rajasthan

§  1997 - Arasiyal

§  1995 - Makkal Aatchi

§  1995 - Raja Mudra (Telugu)

§  1994 - Kanmani

§  1992 - Chamanthi

§  1992 - Chembaruthi

§  1991 - Captain Prabhakaran

§  1990 - Pulan Visaaranai