Manivannan

Manivannan
Manivannan in 2012
Born	S. S. Manivannan (1953-07-31)31 July 1953 Sulur, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Died	15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 59)[1][2] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter, activist and music director
Years active	1978–2013
Works	Full list
Political party	Naam Tamilar Katchi
Spouse	Sengamalam
Children	2, including Raghuvannan

S. S. Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and dialogue writer for director Bharathiraja from 1980–82 to a successful director who thrived in experimenting with different genres, before becoming an actor.^[3] With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan was one of the most experienced actors in the field and directed exactly 50 films.^[4] Manivannan was mainly a supporting actor in films and often played the comedian, supporting character and villainous roles.^[3]

He supported various political parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He later became affiliated with the Naam Tamilar Katchi. He also had been a long supporter of Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism.