Agathiyan (pronunciation (help·info)) is an Indian film director. He
is credited to be the first director of Tamil cinema to win the
National Film Award for Best Direction. He was also awarded National
Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kadhal
Kottai.He married Radha in 1978. His elder daughter Karthika, host of
Makkal TV, is married to Thiru, director of Theeratha Vilaiyattu
Pillai and Samar. His second daughter Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan made her
acting debut in the Tamil film Chennai 600028 (2007) is married to
Feroz, director of Pandigai movie. His younger daughter Niranjani
Ahathian is a costume designer and actress who worked in Kabali and
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal respectively.Ahahtian, a director in his
late forties entered films a decade back and struggled as an assistant
to various directors. Hailing from a agriculturist family, he spent a
happy-go-lucky time in college, and when he decided to pack his bags
and come to Chennai to try his luck in films as a director, he lost
his family's support. Struggling with no money, he did odd jobs in
film companies and became an assistant to anyone who offered him food
and shelter.
is credited to be the first director of Tamil cinema to win the
National Film Award for Best Direction. He was also awarded National
Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kadhal
Kottai.He married Radha in 1978. His elder daughter Karthika, host of
Makkal TV, is married to Thiru, director of Theeratha Vilaiyattu
Pillai and Samar. His second daughter Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan made her
acting debut in the Tamil film Chennai 600028 (2007) is married to
Feroz, director of Pandigai movie. His younger daughter Niranjani
Ahathian is a costume designer and actress who worked in Kabali and
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal respectively.Ahahtian, a director in his
late forties entered films a decade back and struggled as an assistant
to various directors. Hailing from a agriculturist family, he spent a
happy-go-lucky time in college, and when he decided to pack his bags
and come to Chennai to try his luck in films as a director, he lost
his family's support. Struggling with no money, he did odd jobs in
film companies and became an assistant to anyone who offered him food
and shelter.
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