Kalaipuli G. Sekaran is an Indian film distributor, producer, director and actor who has worked in Tamil language films.[1]

Kalaipuli G. Sekaran
Occupation(s)actor, director, producer, distributor, writer, composer
Years active1985 – Present

Career

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G. Sekaran began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaipuli Films with S. Thanu and Soori. They debuted as producer with the film Yaar? (1985) by Kannan, with Sekaran portraying a negative role in the film.[2] He subsequently moved on and worked on as a director in films including Oorai Therunjukitten (1988), Kaaval Poonaigal (1989) and Ulavaali (1994), before launching himself as a lead actor in Jameen Kottai (1995). He subsequently also played the lead role in Kudumba Sangili (1999). After that Sekaran went back to distributing films.

In the late 2000s, he became the chairman of the Distributors’ Council and represented the interest of distributors.[3][4] In 2008, he directed a thriller called Kattuviriyan starring Malavika for which he also composed the music. In 2011, he worked on the production of a film titled Kallaparundhu, but the film did not have a theatrical release.[5]

Filmography

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As actor

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Year Film Role Director Writer Actor Producer Notes
1985 Yaar? No Yes Yes Yes
1988 Pattikattu Thambi No Yes No No
1988 Oorai Therinjikitten Naayagam Yes Yes Yes Yes
1989 Kaaval Poonaigal Yes Yes Yes Yes
1994 Ulavaali Yes Yes Yes Yes
1995 Jameen Kottai Madasamy / Vikraman No Yes Yes No
1999 Kudumba Sangili No Yes Yes Yes
2008 Kattuviriyan Yes Yes Yes Yes also music composer

References

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  1. ^ "Kollywood Producer Kalaipuli G Sekaran Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Interview with Kalaipuli G Sekaran - I took a movie for 600Rs - Nettv4u. YouTube.
  3. ^ "Kollywood's Response To Election Results - Vadivelu - Kushboo - Rama Narayanan - Vc Guhanathan - - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Association elections declared - Tamil Movie News - Kalaipuli G Sekaran | K Rajan | Dr Kalidas | Rajagopalan". Behindwoods.com. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The New Vadivelu-parthiban Style Combo - Varadaraj - Kallaparundhu - Vadivelu - Parthiban - Kalaipuli G Sekaran - Kaidhi - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.