Thakkali Srinivasan
Thakkali Srinivasan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 or 1954 |
| Died | (aged 72) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1991–2026 |
Thakkali Srinivasan (1953 or 1954 – 10 March 2026) was an Indian film director, musician and producer who worked on Tamil films, often involving horror or murder mystery plotlines.
Life and career
Thakkali Srinivasan began his career as a producer and made the science fiction film Nalaya Manithan (1989) directed by Velu Prabhakaran. The success of the film prompted him to produce a sequel titled Adhisaya Manithan (1990) with a different cast, and the project did not perform as well commercially. He had also composed music for the films, along with Premi, forming the Premi–Srini duo largely supported by another music composer Manachanallur Giridharan.[1] Subsequently, he directed two films in the 1990s, the horror film Jenma Natchathram (1991) with Nassar and the murder mystery film, Witness (1995) with Raghuvaran in the lead role. He began work on the production of a Pandiarajan-starrer titled Maaruvedam in the late 1990s, but the film was later shelved.[2]
In 2001, he made Asokavanam, another murder mystery film featuring Livingston, Sriman and Riyaz Khan and won mixed reviews for his work. A critic from The Hindu noted that "the script is good in the first half but sags in the second".[3] He later began working on a film titled Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval (2009) featuring Kanal Kannan, but was replaced midway through production by a debutant director, Bhuvanai Kannan.[4] His last release was Aduthathu (2012), a thriller about reality show contestants on a desert island, starring Sriman in the lead role.[5][6] In his final years, Srinivasan abstained from films in favour of philanthropy, and was running an ashram.
Srinivasan died in Bengaluru on 10 March 2026, at the age of 72.[1][7][8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Music | Actor | |||
| 1987 | Ivargal Varungala Thoongal | ||||||
| 1988 | Manasukkul Mathappu | ||||||
| Soora Samhaaram | Kitty's son | ||||||
| 1989 | Nalaya Manithan | Dr. Kanth | |||||
| Valathu Kalai Vaithu Vaa | |||||||
| 1990 | Adhisaya Manithan | ||||||
| 1991 | Jenma Natchathram | Screenplay | Lawrence | ||||
| 1995 | Witness | Srinivasan | |||||
| Puthiya Aatchi | |||||||
| 2001 | Asokavanam | ||||||
| 2012 | Aduthathu | Screenplay | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Noted director-musician Thakkali Srinivasan passes away". Cinema Express. 11 March 2026. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Film Review: Asokavanam". The Hindu. 18 October 2001. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Kanal Kannan turns hero!". Sify. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Sriman in 'Aduthathu'". The Times of India. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (7 May 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Veteran Tamil filmmaker Thakkali Srinivasan passes away at 72 in Bengaluru after prolonged illness". The Times of India. 11 March 2026. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "இயக்குநர் தக்காளி சீனிவாசன் காலமானார்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 10 March 2026. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.