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Elan (director)

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Elan
Born
OccupationFilm director Screenwriter
Years active2017–present
Notable workPyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018)

Elan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.[1]

Personal life

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Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007.[2] He is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer.[3]

Career

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In 2017, he worked on Graghanam starring Krishna and Chandran. It was a thriller film about the happenings of a night. The film, however, remains unreleased.[4][5] After completing a love story script, he began working on the next one without reaching out to producers. By chance, a friend of Yuvan Shankar Raja asked if he had any romance scripts, leading to Elan's debut directorial, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).[2] In celebration of Pyaar Prema Kaadhal's success, Yuvan Shankar Raja gifted Elan a luxury car.[6] The film was later remade in Telugu as Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022).[7] After the collaboration on Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) with Harish Kalyan, Elan was reported to collaborate with Harish again for his next directorial in 2019.[8] In August 2023, Kavin, was reported to replace Harish for the lead role and the principal photography began on 1 June 2023 in Chennai.[9][10] In an interview, Elan stated that "Vaaranam Aayiram was one of my biggest inspirations to make Star." and that it was a tribute to his father.[11]

Filmography

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As director
Year Film Ref
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal [12][13]
2024 Star [14]
As lyricist
Year Film Songs Ref
2017 Graghanam Don't Funk me up [15]
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Let's Be Friends [16]
Secret Window
Wake Me Up Everyday
Miss You Papa
It's Over
2022 Madhil Mel Kadhal Baby [17]
2023 Rangoli Yeno Un [18]
2024 Madraskaaran Thai Thakka Kalyanam [19]

References

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  1. ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (7 May 2024). "Director Elan interview: Kavin's 'Star' is about the journey, not the destination". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pyaar Prema Kadhal director Elan, leads Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson discuss their film". Firstpost. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "'Dedicating It To My Father': Director Elan On His Next, Star". News18. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "SJ Suryah appreciated my work in Graghanam". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/director-elan-talks-about-his-graghanam-movie.html
  6. ^ "'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal' success: Yuvan Shankar Raja gifts a car to Elan". The Times of India. 18 August 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal to be remade in Hindi; director Elan, producer Sandeep Singh to start shooting in 2019". Firstpost. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Harish Kalyan to collaborate with Elan once again for his next project?". The Times of India. 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (27 August 2023). "Kavin replaces Harish Kalyan in Elan-Yuvan Shankar Raja's film; title to be revealed soon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Dada star Kavin begins shoot for his next; Here's what we know". OTTPlay. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ Vallavan, Prashanth (13 May 2024). "'Vaaranam Aayiram inspired me to make Star'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal director Elan confirms he will be teaming up with Dhanush". The Indian Express. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  13. ^ Features, C. E. (30 August 2018). "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal goes to Bollywood". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Star director Elan interview: We never set out to make a 'cinema padam'". OTTPlay. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Dont Funk Me Up MP3 Song Download | Graghanam Original Motion Picture Soundtrack @ WynkMusic". Wynk Music. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  16. ^ U1 Records (9 May 2020). Pyaar Prema Kaadhal - Video Song Jukebox | Harish Kalyan, Raiza Wilson | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Elan. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Muzik247 (18 June 2022). Madhil Mel Kaadhal - Baby Song|Mugen, Divyabharathi| Nivas K Prasanna|Anjana AliKhan|Andrea Jeremiah. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Think Music India (24 August 2023). Yeno Un Lyric Video | Rangoli | Hamaresh | Prarthana | Vaali Mohan Das | Sundaramurthy KS. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ Saregama Tamil (18 September 2024). Thai Thakka Kalyanam - Video | Madraskaaran | Shane Nigam | Niharika Konidela | Sam CS | B. Jagadish. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via YouTube.
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