S. P. Muthuraman

S. P. Muthuraman
எஸ். பி. முத்துராமன்
Born (1935-04-07) 7 April 1935 (age 89)[1]
Occupation(s)Film Director,
Producer
Years active1972–1995 (Movies)
1997 (TV Series)
Spouse
Kamala
(m. 1960; died 1992)
Children3
Parent(s)Rama Subbaiah
Visalatchi
RelativesSuba Veerapandian
(younger brother)

S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM,[2] is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed 72 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema.[3] Initially he worked mainly with R. Muthuraman, Jaishankar, Sivaji Ganesan and went on to direct successful films with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.[4]

S. P. Muthuraman debuted as an assistant director in the film Kalathur Kannamma (1960).[5][6] He has received two South Filmfare Awards and a Best Director award from the Tamil Nadu State Government.

Since 1977, his association with Rajinikanth proved to be extremely successful, as they went on work together in 25 films. Muthuraman was mainly responsible for moulding Rajini's career and turning him into a commercial star.[7] He was also the associate producer of the Rajinikanth starrer Sivaji.

  1. ^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 20.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth deserves all the love he gets: SP Muthuraman". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "S P Muthuraman - Successive hits - Who gave the most in Tamil cinema?". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (3 December 2009). "Musings, the Muthuraman way". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ Muthuraman, S. P. (13 May 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 8- திரைக்கதை ஜாம்பவான் டி. பிரகாஷ் ராவ்!" [Try making a film, part 8 – The screenplay legend T. Prakash Rao!]. The Hindu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ Jeshi, K. (18 March 2014). "Director's chair". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Salute to the superstar -- A Rediff Special". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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