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V. Sekhar
V. Sekhar
Born	Neivanatham, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer
Years active	1987–2014
Children	1

V. Sekhar is an Indian film director and writer who works primarily in Tamil cinema.^[2]

Early life and career

Sekhar was born in a village called Neivanatham near Tiruvannamalai.^[1] After completing B. A. and P. U. C. at Tiruvannamalai, Sekar briefly worked as Malaria Eradication Worker at Corporation Health Department. On the insistence of B. Lenin, Sekar joined the film industry by assisting K. Bhagyaraj in films like Enga Chinna Rasa (1987). He made his directorial debut with Neengalum Herothan (1990).^[3]

He was primarily active in the 90s and early 2000s. Sekhar has made immense contribution to the popularity of family drama films and TV shows. He always puts a personal touch in his films which are loved by the viewers, especially the middle-class audiences. V Sekhar usually uses mediocre backdrops in his movies, and mostly portrays middle-class households through his films. He has strictly maintained that his screenplay doesn’t change from the very first draft. In his interviews, he has confessed that for him, the story is the backbone of the movie.

He has also worked with known comedian actors Goundamani, Senthil, Charle, Vivek, Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala.

The veteran has directed about 18 Tamil films like Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994), Naan Petha Magane (1995), Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996) and Viralukketha Veekkam (1999) starring big names from the Tamil movie industry. He has also directed a few TV shows namely Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda (2007-2008) which aired on Sun TV and Veetukku Veedu (2010-2011) which aired on Raj TV.^[4]

He began work on his latest venture in directing Saravana Poigai, starring his son Karl Marx in the lead role but the film remains unreleased.^[5] He was arrested on 12 August 2015, by the Idol Wing, Economic Offences Wing for suspected role in an idol smuggling racket.^[6]^[7]

Style of work

Sekar has directed mainly family-themed drama films, and has been likened to Visu who did the same.^[8]^[9] He often produced his own films through the studio Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam alongside his business partner K. Parthiban.^[10]

Filmography

Director

Films

Year	Film	Cast
1990	Neengalum Herothan	Nizhalgal Ravi, Silk Smitha, Goundamani, Senthil
1991	Naan Pudicha Mappillai	Nizhalgal Ravi, Saranya, Aishwarya, Goundamani, Senthil
1991	Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum	Chandrasekhar, Bhanupriya, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Chinni Jayanth, Kovai Sarala
1992	Onna Irukka Kathukanum	Sivakumar, Manorama, Vinu Chakravarthy, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala
1993	Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda	Sivakumar, Bhanupriya, Vadivukkarasi, Goundamani, Senthil, Charle, Kovai Sarala
1993	Parvathi Ennai Paradi	Saravanan, Sri Parvathi, Janagaraj
1994	Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana	Nassar, Radhika, Goundamani, Vadivelu, Senthil, Kovai Sarala
1995	Naan Petha Magane	Nizhalgal Ravi, Radhika, Urvashi, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala
1996	Kaalam Maari Pochu	Pandiarajan, Sangita, Vadivelu, R. Sundarrajan, Rekha, Kovai Sarala
1997	Pongalo Pongal	Vignesh, Sangita, Vadivelu, Vivek, Chinni Jayanth, Charle, Kovai Sarala
1998	Ellame En Pondattithaan	Ramki, Sanghavi, Vadivelu, Manivannan, Radhika
1999	Viralukketha Veekkam	Nassar, Livingston, Vadivelu, Vivek, Khushbu, Urvashi, Kanaka, Kovai Sarala
2000	Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai	Nassar, Karan, Vadivelu, Khushbu, Roja, Kovai Sarala, Vivek
2001	Veettoda Mappillai	Napoleon, Roja, Charle, Vaiyapuri, Kovai Sarala
2002	Namma Veetu Kalyanam	Murali, Meena, Vadivelu, Vivek, Kovai Sarala
2003	Aalukkoru Aasai	Sathyaraj, Meena, Vadivelu, Senthil
2010	Hendtheer Darbar	Ramesh Arvind, Meena
2014	Saravana Poigai	Karl Marx, Arundhati