Thangar Bachan

Thangar Bachan
Thangar Bachan
Born	Thangaraj; 1961; Pathirakottai, South Arcot district (Present day Cuddalore), Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, film director, actor, film producer, novelist
Years active	1990–

Thangar Bachan (born 1961) is an Indian film director and actor, cinematographer and novelist. He has served as jury member in National Film Awards.^[1]

Early life

Thankar Bachan was born in Pathirakottai, a village near Panruti, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.^[2] ^{[citation needed]}

Career

Bachan started his career as a cinematographer in debut film Malai Charal. He was known for his work in Mogamul and Bharathi. He made his directorial debut in Azhagi.

Apart from films he occasionally contribute on literary works. His novels include Onbathu Roobai Nottu and Ammavin Kai Pesi. He eventually made these novel into films in his own direction.

Thankar Bachan was known for his contribution in portraying North Tamil Nadu villages which was not depicted in Tamil cinema properly. His story plots were set mostly at Panruti and surrounding villages. After Bharathiraja, villages were best portrayed in Thangar Bachan movies. Bharathiraja himself declared that after him Bachan directs the best village films.^[3]

He was the Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate for Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 Indian general election.^[4]

Filmography

As director

Year	Film	Notes
2002	Azhagi
2002	Solla Marandha Kadhai
2004	Thendral
2005	Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy
2007	Pallikoodam	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
2007	Onbadhu Roobai Nottu
2012	Ammavin Kaipesi
2017	Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
2023	Karumegangal Kalaigindrana

As actor

Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy (2005) as Elangovan
Pallikoodam (2007) as Kumarasamy
Ammavin Kaipesi (2012) as Prasad
Merlin (2018)
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana (2023) as a public prosecutor (cameo appearance)

As Cinematographer only

Malai Charal (1990)
Dharma Seelan (1991)
Madhumathi (1992)
Mogamul (1993)
Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru (1994)
Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (1994) (Malayalam film)
Vaanmathi (1995)
Vaazhga Jananayagam (1995)
Karuvelam Pookkal (1996)
Kadhal Kottai (1996)
Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997)
Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998)
Sirf Tum (1998) (Hindi film)
Marumalarchi (1998)
Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1999)
Kanave Kalaiyadhe (1999)
Kallazhagar (1999)
Unnudan (1999)
Bharathi (2000)
Kannukku Kannaga (2000)
James Pandu (2000)
Kutti (2001)
Ajnabee (2001)
Periyar (2007)

Bibliography

Novels

Onbathu Roobai Nottu, 1996
Ammavin Kai Pesi, 2009^[5]

Short story collections

Vellai Maadu, 1993
Kodi Munthiri, 2002
Isaikaatha Isaithattu, 2006
Thangar Bachan Kathaigal^[6]
Solla Thonuthu- A collection of 50 articles published in Tamil Hindu daily news paper- 2015

Awards

1993 – Lilli Deivasigamani Memorial Award for Best Short Story Collection (Vellai Maadu)
1996 – Tamil Nadu Government's Award for Best Novel (Onbathu Rubai Nottu)^[7]
1996 – Agni Akshara Award for Best Novel (Onbathu Rubai Nottu)
1996 – Thiruppur Tamil Sangam Award for Best Novel (Onbathu Rubai Nottu)
1997 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer (Film – Kaalamellam Kadhal Vazhga)
1998 – "Kalaimamani" Award – awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu for Contributions in Tamil cinema^[8]
2002 – GV SICA Award for Best Director (Film – Azhagi)
2005 – Jaya TV Award for Best Actor (Film – Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy)
2007 – Tamil Nadu State Raja Sando Award for Contribution in Film direction^[9]
2007 – Santhome Communication Award for Best Director (Film – Onbadhu Roobai Nottu)^[10]
2007 – Sathyan Memorial Film Award for Best Director (Tamil) (Film – Pallikoodam)^[11]
2007 – GV SICA Award for Best Story Dialogues (Film – Pallikoodamm)^[12]
2007 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director for Pallikoodamm)^[13]
2015 - Best literary Athiththanar Award for "Thankar Bachan Kathaigal" - A Short Story Collection.

References

^ "Feature Jury" (PDF). www.dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Director appeals for help to Thane victims". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Thangar Bachan - Back with yet another controversy". South Indian Cinema Magazine. 13 June 2010.
^ Prasad, S. (9 April 2024). "Lok Sabha polls | Fortune teller, who used parakeets to forsee victory for PMK candidate in Cuddalore, lands in trouble". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ "Thangar pens his thoughts". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
^ "Thangar Bachan to release his book today". Deccan Chronicle. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ "Thangar eyes Deepavali release". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Tamil Cinema:1999 Year Highlights". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Rajini, Kamal gets TN Govt Awards". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Chief Minister of Tamilnadu honoured by Santhome Awards". signis.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Sathyan Memaorial Awards announced". malayalamcinema.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "GV SICA AWARD TAMIL FILMS 2007". v4entertainersindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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[1] "Feature Jury" (PDF). www.dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[2] "Director appeals for help to Thane victims". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[3] "Thangar Bachan - Back with yet another controversy". South Indian Cinema Magazine. 13 June 2010.

[4] Prasad, S. (9 April 2024). "Lok Sabha polls | Fortune teller, who used parakeets to forsee victory for PMK candidate in Cuddalore, lands in trouble". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[5] "Thangar pens his thoughts". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.

[6] "Thangar Bachan to release his book today". Deccan Chronicle. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[7] "Thangar eyes Deepavali release". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[8] "Tamil Cinema:1999 Year Highlights". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[9] "Rajini, Kamal gets TN Govt Awards". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[10] "Chief Minister of Tamilnadu honoured by Santhome Awards". signis.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[11] "Sathyan Memaorial Awards announced". malayalamcinema.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[12] "GV SICA AWARD TAMIL FILMS 2007". v4entertainersindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[13] "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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v t e 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. Parthiban (1998) Bala (1999) Vikraman (2000)
2001–present	Susi Ganesan (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Karu Palaniappan (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) Sudha Kongara (2015)

v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
1968–1980	P. N. Sundaram (1968) Marcus Bartley (1969) Amirtham (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) Babu (1977–78) A. Somasundaram, Nallusamy / Gnanasekar, Tiwary (1978–79) B. S. Lokanath (1979–80) Ashok Kumar (1980–81)
1981–2000	B. Kannan (1981–82) Soumendu Roy (1982–83) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Ajayan Vincent (1988) Ashok Kumar (1989) Abdul Rahman (1990) Raghunatha Reddy (1991) Santosh Sivan (1992) M. C. Shekar (1993) Jeeva (1994) Santosh Sivan (1995) Arthur A. Wilson (1996) Thangar Bachan (1997) Annadurai (1998) Ilavarasu (1999) Ananda Kuttan (2000)
2001–present	R. Rathnavelu (2001) Arjun Jena (2002) N. K. Ekambaram (2003) B. Kannan (2004) R. D. Rajasekhar (2005) Ravi Varman (2006) Nirav Shah (2007) Arthur A. Wilson (2008) Manoj Paramahamsa (2009) Santosh Sivan / V. Manikandan (2010) Balasubramaniem (2011) M. Sukumar (2012) Siddharth (2013) Nirav Shah (2014) Ramji (2015)