Komal Swaminathan

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Name Komal Swaminathan Role Film director		Died November 1995, Chennai Books Water!

Movies Thanneer Thanneer, Oru Indhiya Kanavu, Anal Kaatru, Kallum Kaniyagum Awards National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Similar People K Balachander, M S Viswanathan, A L Raghavan, T M Soundararajan, Suhasini Maniratnam

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Komal Swaminathan (born on 27 January 1935 at Karaikudi, died 1995) was a congressional activist in his early years, a Tamil theater personality, film director, and a journalist.

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Early life

Swaminathan joined the school of S.V. Sahasranamam and learned the art of playwriting and stage techniques. In 1971, he formed Stage Friends.

Career

He was a dramatist in Tamil Stage, his 'Thanneer Thanneer' in 1980 brought him to limelight. He scripted, directed and staged this play with his 'Stage Friends' drama troupe, this play was staged more than 250 times. This play Thanneer Thanneer (Water Water)highlighted acute water shortage in rural areas due to bureaucracy and the apathetic attitude of politicians and bureaucrats, and was later filmed under the same name by K. Balachander in 1981, which won National Award and international acclaim.

Komal Swaminathan has staged nearly 33 plays. He also directed the film Oru Indhiya Kanavu (An Indian Dream) and received the National Film Award for Best Regional film in 1984.

He was the editor of Subhamangala -a Literary, Socio-Cultural Tamil monthly magazine. He was the recipient of KalaimaamaNi and a number of other awards. Komal Swaminathan died in 1995.

Filmography

Plays

Komal has scripted and conducted the following plays with his own troupe

Sannathi Theru, 1971

Nawaab Narkali, 1971 (later adapted as movie 'Nawaab Narkali')

Manthiri Kumari, 1972

Pattinam Paripogirathu, 1972

Vaazvin Vaasal, 1973 (later adapted as TV serial)

Perumale Saatchi, 1974 (later adapted as movie 'Kumara Vijayam')

Jesus Varuvar, 1974

Raja Parambarai, 1975 (later adapted as movie Paalooti Valartha Kili)

Yudha Kaandam, 1975 (later adapted as movie 'Yudha Kaandam' directed by him)

Anju Puli Oru Penn, 1976

Koodu Illa Kolangal, 1977 (Komal had originally named it 'Ilakkanam Meeriya Kavithaigal')

Aatchi Matram, 1977

Sultan Ekathasi, 1978

Swarga Boomi, 1979 (later adapted as movie Anal Kaatru directed by him)

Chekku Maadugal,1980 (later adapted as movie 'Saathikkoru Neethi')

Thaneer Thaneer, 1980 (later adapted as movie Thaneer Thaneer)

Oru Inthiya Kanavu, 1982 (later adapted as movie Oru Indhiya Kanavu directed by him)

Asoka Vanam, 1983 (later adapted as TV serial)

Naliravil Petrom, 1984

Manithan Ennum Theevu, 1985

Irutile Thedatheenga, 1985 (later adapted as TV serial)

Karuppu Viyazakizamai, 1988

Narkali, 1989 (later adapted as TV play)

Grama Rajyam, 1989

Anbukku Panjamillai, 1992

Pudhiya Paadhai

Minnal Kolam

Thillai Naayakam

Doctorukku Marundhu

Kalyaana Super Market

Delhi Maamiyaar (later adapted as movie 'Karpagam Vanthachu')

Avan Paarthuppaan

Appaavi

Killiyoor Kanagam

En Veedu En Kanavan En Kuzhanthai (later adapted as TV play)

Screenwriter

Kallum Kaniyagum (1968)

Nawab Naarkali (1972)

Paalazhi Madhanam (1975; Malayalam)

Kumaara Vijayam (1976)

Thanneer Thanneer (1981)

Kodai Mazhai (1986)

Director

Oru Indhiya Kanavu (1983)

Anal Kaatru (1983)

References

Komal Swaminathan Wikipedia

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