P. L. Thenappan
P. L. Thenappan is a Tamil cinema producer. He owns the production company called Sri Rajlakshmi Film (P) Ltd. He debuted as a producer with the Tamil Film Kadhala Kadhala starring Kamal Haasan and Prabhu Deva which was released on 6.4.1998. Till date he has produced about 14 films and his latest being Tamil film Ayyanar starring Aadhi and Meera Nandhan. He is a producer known for making big budget films[1] and at the same time promotes encouraging fresh talents as well.
Early Years
Today P.L. Thenappan is one of the successful producers in the Tamil Film Industry. However not many have known Thenappan’s humble beginning.
- As a bar-attender in a wine shop
- As a peon in a bank
- As a sub-editor in a weekly
- As an assistant in a pharmacy
- As an office boy
- As a production manager
These are the various jobs held by P. L. Thenappan before he became a film producer.
Career
Filmography
Films as Producer
| Year |
Movie |
Company |
Director |
Artists |
| 2010 |
Ayyanar |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
S.S.Rajamithran |
Aadhi |
| 2008 |
Durai |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
A.Venkatesh |
Arjun |
| 2006 |
Vallavan |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
T.R.Silambarasan |
T.R.Silambarasan |
| 2005 |
Priyasakhi |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
K.S.Athiyamaan |
Madhavan |
| 2005 |
Kanaa Kanden |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
K.V.Anand |
Shrikanath & Prithviraj |
| 2003 |
Diwan |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Surya Prakash |
Sarath kumar |
| 2002 |
Punar Jani (Malayalam) |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Major Ravi |
Mohan Lal's Son |
| 2002 |
Panchathanthiram |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Mouli |
Kamal Hassan |
| 2001 |
Pammal K Sambantham |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1998 |
Kadhala Kadhala |
Saraswathi Films |
Singetham Srinivasa Rao |
Kamal Hassan |
Films as Co-Producer
| Year |
Movie |
Company |
Director |
Artists |
| 2000 |
Thenali |
R.K.Celluloids |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1999 |
Padayappa |
Arunachala Cine Creation |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Rajinikanth |
Films as Production Executive
| Year |
Movie |
Company |
Director |
Artists |
| 1999 |
Thodarum |
P. V. Ramana |
Ramesh Kanna |
Ajith |
| 1997 |
Natpukaga |
Surya Movies |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar |
| 1997 |
Chachi 420 (Hindi) |
Raj Kamal Films |
Kamal Hassan |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1997 |
Dharma Chakram |
Lakshmi Movie Makers |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Vijaykanth |
| 1996 |
Pista |
Pyramid Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Karthik |
| 1996 |
Bharathi Kanamma |
Pankak Productions |
Cheran |
Parthiban |
| 1996 |
Avvai Shanmugam |
Mahalakshmi Movies |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1996 |
Paramparai |
K.B.Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Prabhu |
| 1995 |
Muthu |
Kavithalaya |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Rajinikanth |
| 1995 |
Periya Kudumbam |
Ravi Shankar Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Prabhu |
| 1995 |
Muthu Kulika Vaarigala |
|
K.S.Ravikumar |
Vignesh |
| 1994 |
Nattamai |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar |
| 1994 |
Magalir Mattum |
Raj Kamal Films |
Singeetham Srinivasan |
Revathy & Nasser |
| 1993 |
Chinna Pasanga Naanga |
AGS Movies |
Raj Kapoor |
Murali |
| 1993 |
Band Master |
AGS Movies |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar |
| 1993 |
Suriyan Chandran |
Ayanaar Cine Creations |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Selva & Saravanan |
| 1993 |
Oor Mariyadhai |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar |
| 1992 |
Putham Puthu Payanam |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Anand Babu |
| 1992 |
Cheran Pandian |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar |
| 1991 |
Perum Puli |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Anand Babu |
| 1991 |
Devar Magan |
Raj Kamal Films |
Baradan |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1990 |
Puriyadha Pudhir |
Super Good Films |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Raghuvaran |
Films as Production Manager
| Year |
Movie |
Company |
Director |
Artists |
| 1993 |
Saktivel |
AVM |
K.S.Ravikumar |
Selva |
| 1991 |
Guna |
Swathi Chitra Internationals |
Santhana Bharathi |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1990 |
Appuraja (Hindi) |
Raj Kamal Films |
Kamal Hassan |
Kamal Hassan |
| 1990 |
Raja Raja Thaan |
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Ramarajan |
| 1990 |
Enge Oor Maapillai |
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Ramarajan |
| 1990 |
Thenpandi Seemaiyeelai |
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RamaNarayanan |
Ramarajan |
| 1990 |
Poove Ilam Poove |
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Suresh, Nadia |
Notable Artists/Technicians Introduced by P L Thenappan
| Year |
Movie |
Name |
Introduces as |
| 2010 |
Ayyanar |
S.S.Rajamithran |
Director |
| 2006 |
Vallavan |
T.R.Silambarasan |
Director |
| 2005 |
Kanaa Kanden |
K.V.Anand |
Director |
| 2005 |
Kanaa Kanden |
Prithiviraj |
Artist in Tamil |
| 2003 |
Diwan |
Vijay C Chakravarthy |
Cinematographer |
| 2002 |
Punar Jani |
Major Ravi |
Director |
| 2001 |
Pammal K Sambantham |
Kabilan |
Lyric Writer |
Short Film Corner
Apart from the main stream cinema P.L Thenappan has produced two short films in French which were screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.
| Year |
Movie |
Company |
Director |
| 2009 |
ECLUSE (French) |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Mahendran Bhaskar |
| 2010 |
LA VILLE NE DORT PAS (French) |
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Mahendran Bhaskar |
References
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