Vasanthabalan

Vasanthabalan
Vasanthabalan in 2014
Born	(1972-07-12) 12 July 1972 Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	2003 - present

Vasanthabalan is an Indian film director and screenwriter.^[1] He has made critically acclaimed films including Veyil and Angadi Theru.

Career

The director began his career with Album, which failed at the box-office. His second film, produced by S Pictures company, Veyil became a blockbuster and was shown as the Indian representative at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] Post Veyil, the director struck gold again with Angadi Theru which showcases a romantic tale set in the famous Ranganathan Street in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success as well. It was shortlisted for India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[3] In 2012, he released Aravaan, a period film based on the novel Kaaval Kottam that reflects the life of people of South Tamil Nadu in the 18th century. His latest movie, as of 2014, is Kaaviya Thalaivan, a critically acclaimed feature that was also well received by theatre-goers.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2002	Album	Tamil
2006	Veyil	Tamil	Winner, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - 2006 Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film - 2006 Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil Winner, Elemec's 3rd Amrita Film Awards - Best Other Language Film^[4] Screened in 2007 Cannes Film Festival `Cinemas of the World' section. First Tamil film screened in Cannes Film Festival.
2010	Angaadi Theru	Tamil	Winner,Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Winner,Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil – Anjali Winner,Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – Shreya Ghoshal Nomination,Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil Winner,Vijay Award for Best Director – Vasanthabalan Winner,Vijay Award for Best Film – K. Karunamoorthy, C. Arunpandian Winner,Vijay Award for Best Actress – Anjali Winner,Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards - Best Actress - Anjali Winner,Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - Best Story - Vasantha Balan Winner,Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - Best Actress - Anjali Winner,Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
2012	Aravaan	Tamil	Average Winner,Vijay Award for Best Art Director – Vijaya Murugan Winner, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - Best Makeup
2014	Kaaviya Thalaivan	Tamil	Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Director ^[5] Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Actor - Siddharth ^[6] Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Actress - Vedhika ^[7] Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor - Nassar ^[8] Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Supporting Actress - Kuyili ^[9] Winner, Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Singer - Male - Harichanran ^[10] Winner, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - Best Makeup - Pattanam Rashit Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Film Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Director Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Actor - Siddharth Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Actress - Vedhika Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Supporting Actor - Prithviraj Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Supporting Actress - Anaika Soti Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Lyricist - Pa. Vijay Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Playback Singer - Male - Haricharan Nomination,62nd Filmfare Awards South - Best Playback Singer - Female - Swetha Mohan

References

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Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director
1972–1990	P. Madhavan (1972) A. C. Tirulokchandar (1973) K. Balachander (1974) K. Balachander (1975) S. P. Muthuraman (1976) S. P. Muthuraman (1977) Bharathiraja (1978) J. Mahendran (1979) K. Balachander (1980) K. Balachander (1981) Balu Mahendra (1982) A. Jagannathan (1983) K. Balachander (1984) Fazil (1985) Mani Ratnam (1986) Bharathiraja (1987) (1988) K. Balachander (1989) Mani Ratnam (1990)
1991–2000	Mani Ratnam (1991) K. Balachander (1992) Shankar (1993) Shankar (1994) Mani Ratnam (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Cheran (1997) Cheran (1998) Bala (1999) Rajiv Menon (2000) Cheran (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Bala (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Vasanthabalan (2006) Ameer Sultan (2007) M. Sasikumar (2008) Priyadarshan (2009) Vasanthabalan (2010)
2011–present	Vetrimaaran (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Bala (2013) AR Murugadoss (2014) Mohan Raja (2015) Sudha Kongara (2016)

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
1967–1980	C. N. Shanmugam (1967) Krishnan-Panju (1968) P. Neelakantan (1969) P. Madhavan (1970) Not awarded (1971) Not awarded (1972) Not awarded (1973) Not awarded (1974) Not awarded (1975) Not awarded (1976) Bharathiraja (1977) Durai (1978) S. P. Muthuraman (1979) K. Balachander (1980)
1981–2000	Bharathiraja (1981) Muktha Srinivasan (1982) Not awarded (1983) Not awarded (1984) Not awarded (1985) Not awarded (1986) Not awarded (1987) P. R. Devaraj (1988) K. Balachander (1989) Vikraman (1990) P. Vasu (1991) Mani Ratnam (1992) Shankar (1993) K. S. Ravikumar (1994) Vasanth (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Vikraman & Cheran (1997) R. Parthiepan (1998) Bala (1999) Vikraman (2000)
2001–present	Susi Ganesan (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Karu Pazhaniappan (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Thirumurugan (2006) Thangar Bachan (2007) Radha Mohan (2008) Vasanthabalan (2009) Prabhu Solomon (2010) A. L. Vijay (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Ram (2013) N. Ragavan (2014)

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