Gandhi Krishna
Gandhi Krishna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ranga Samudram, Gudiyatham[1] |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1997-2009 |
Gandhi Krishna is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil films. After beginning his career as an assistant to Shankar, he has made commercially and critically successful films.[2][3]
Career
[edit]After apprenticing under Shankar in Indian (1996), Gandhi Krishna approached writer Sujatha to allow him to adapt his novel Pirivom Sandhipom into a screenplay. Sujatha refused the offer citing that film makers had often misinterpreted his novels' characters, so the plan was consequently dropped.[4] Gandhi Krishna then began work on his first venture, a social drama film titled Engineer in late 1997.[5] Touted as a big-budget project, the film starred Arvind Swamy and Madhuri Dixit and was based on a story regarding the building of a dam project in South India.[6][7] The film ran into financial trouble after eighty percent of the film's shoot had been completed and has since remained unreleased.[8] In 1999, director Shankar, the mentor of Gandhi Krishna, attempted to revive the project through his production house but was unsuccessful in doing so.[9] A further attempt was made to restart the project with Suriya in the lead role in 2004, but it also failed to materialize.[10]
Subsequently, Gandhi Krishna made his directorial debut through the art film Nila Kaalam (2001), a coming-of-age television film starring children. Based on Sujatha's novel Andru Un Arugil, the film won a National Film Award and received critical acclaim, with a reviewer from The Hindu stating the film "is a must for one and all" and that Gandhi Krishna tackles the "theme confidently".[11] He next made the romantic thriller, Chellamae (2004), featuring newcomer Vishal in the lead role alongside Reemma Sen and Bharath. The basic premise of the plot was taken from a line from the Ramayana, with Bharath portraying the antagonist.[12][13] Unlike his first venture, Chellamae was made to entertain audiences and prompted a positive response from critics as well as at the box office.[14]
Gandhi Krishna finally ended up making Pirivom Sandhipom from mid-2007 as Ananda Thandavam (2009), starring rookie actors Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah Bhatia and Rukmini Vijayakumar.[4][15] Despite being promoted heavily prior to release, the film garnered negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. A critic from Rediff.com noted "though its scores in parts for sensitivity, the overall effect is rather lacking in enthusiasm".[16][17] In 2012, it was reported that Gandhi Krishna had taken over as the director of the fantasy film Karikalan from L. I. Kannan. The film, which starred Vikram, Zarine Khan and Radhika Apte, had been in production since 2010 but has failed to restart even after Gandhi Krishna's appointment.[18][19]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| - | Engineer | Dropped |
| 2001 | Nila Kaalam | |
| 2004 | Chellamae | |
| 2009 | Ananda Thandavam |
References
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- ^ a b "rediff.com: Meet the creator of Ananda Thandavam". specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Engineer". starbacks.ca. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Rediff on the Net, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "The Hindu : Cinema Plus / Columns : My first break". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 1 November 2004.
- ^ "The Hindu : Film Review: Nilaa Kaalam". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema - Audio release - Prema Chadarangam - Vishal, Reema Sen". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "'Chellamay' tops among Tamil films - Tamil News". October 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Review : Chellamay". Sify. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Anantha Thandavam team meets the press!". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Anandha Thandavam not as good as the novel". Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review". Sify. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Is it AR Gandhi Krishna for Karikalan?". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Vikram starrer Karikalan is in troubled waters again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.