Neelambaradhan (born June 12), better known by his stage name Neelan Sekar, is an Indian Film director and Screenwriter, works predominantly in Tamil cinema.[1] He started his career as a dialogue writer for Arinthum Ariyamalum. He made his directing debut with Alibhabha in 2008, with, actor Kreshna in the lead role, produced by Pattiyal Sekhar.[2] His work as a screenwriter includes movies like Naan, Super Deluxe, Maara and Cobra. He has also co-written Fingertip (web series) produced by Vishnuvardhan in 2019.[3] He received the Best Screenplay Writer award from the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for his work in Super Deluxe along with Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Mysskin, and Nalan Kumarasamy.[4][5][6][7]
Neelan Sekar | |
|---|---|
 Neelan Sekar | |
| Born | Neelambaradhan[1] 12 June 1976[1] Tirunelveli[1] |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
| Language | Tamil |
| Notable works | Super Deluxe |
Filmography
edit| Year | Work | Credited for | Role | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Direction | Acting | |||||
| 2005 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Screenplay, dialogues | Yes | bus conductor | [8] | ||
| 2006 | Pattiyal | Assistant | Yes | ||||
| 2008 | Alibhabha | Yes | Yes | — | |||
| 2012 | Naan | Dialogues | Yes | [9] | |||
| 2017 | Yaman | Yes | Inspector | ||||
| 2019 | Super Deluxe | Screenplay | Yes | [4] | |||
| Fingertip | Screenplay, dialogues | — | Television series | [3] | |||
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Script supervision | — | ||||
| 2021 | C/O Kaadhal | Dialogues | — | [10] | |||
| 2021 | Maara | Script supervision | — | [11][12] | |||
| 2022 | Cobra | Dialogues | — | [13] | |||
| 2023 | The Village | Yes | Ponraj | Television series | |||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Super Deluxe | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | [4] |
| Critics Choice Film Awards | Won | [6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Aadhan Tamil (11 October 2018). Anurag Kashyap in Super Deluxe.? – Writer Neelan Sekar Vijay Sethupathi (Video) (in Tamil). Event occurs at 1:30 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Enchanting melodies". The Hindu. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Serial Chiller Zee5's Fingertip is a highly relatable, acutely watchable series about modern Tamil lives". Firstpost. 3 September 2019 [3 September 2019]. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Vikatan Awards 2019: Taapsee Pannu wins 'Best Actor' for Game Over, shares surreal moment with Dhanush and Vetrimaaran". The Statesman. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list". The Indian Express. 28 March 2020.
- ^ Film Companion South (7 March 2019). The Writing of Super Deluxe Mysskin Nalan Neelan Thiagarajan Kumararaja Interview (Video) (in Tamil). Event occurs at 3:26 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Arindhum Ariyamalum". Plex. n.d.
- ^ "Tamil Releases: 'Naan', 'Attakathi' and 'Etho Seithai Ennai'". News18. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "C/O Kaadhal Movie Review : An overly faithful, largely effective remake". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Maddy & Shraddha Srinath to team up again for 'Maara'!". Sify. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Here's when R Madhavan's Maara will release on an OTT platform". Zoom (Indian TV channel). 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Sony Music South (20 May 2022). Cobra - Release Date Announcement Chiyaan Vikram AR Rahman R Ajay Gnanamuthu 7 Screen Studio (Trailer). Event occurs at 0:35 – via YouTube.
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