Erode Soundar (c. 1957 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian film writer and director, who primarily worked on Tamil language films.
Career In the 1990s, Erode Soundar regularly collaborated with director K. S. Ravikumar on village action films including Cheran Pandiyan (1991), Putham Pudhu Payanam (1991) and Nattamai (1994). The success of Cheran Pandiyan and Nattamai prompted the films to be remade in several languages including Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. He also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer award for both films, while also securing the Best Dialogue Writer award for Cheran Pandiyan.
Although he worked primarily as a writer, he also directed a few films including Mudhal Seethanam (1992), where he also acted in a supporting role. His close association with Sarathkumar through K. S. Ravikumar's films, also garnered him the opportunity to direct the actor in Simmarasi (1998). His final film, Ayya Ullen Ayya (2020), had a low profile release and featured his grandson Kabilesh in the lead role.
Death Soundar died aged 63 on 5 December 2020 following a kidney-related illness.
Partial filmography
+YearFilmCredited for Notes WriterDirectorActor1991Cheran Pandiyan Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue WriterTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer1992Periya Gounder Ponnu 1991Putham Pudhu Payanam1992Muthal Seethanam1994Nattamai Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer1996Parambarai 1998Simmarasi2001Samudhiram2007Maa Madurai2008Dasavathaaram2009Aadhavan2014Lingaa2020Ayya Ullen Ayya
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