M. Sasikumar

M. Sasikumar
Born	Sasikumar Mahalingam (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975^[1] Madurai
Other names	Sasi
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, distributor
Years active	2008–present
Relatives	2 Brothers and a Sister

M. Sasikumar (born 28 September 1975) is a Tamil film director, actor and producer. He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram (2008). The low-budget film received attention for its original script, direction, screenplay, editing and accurate sets and costumes resurrecting Madurai from the 1980s.^[2]

Early life

Sasikumar studied at St. Peters School Kodaikanal and then went onto study business administration in Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai. He began working in films through his uncle Kandasaamy when he was 20, who produced Sethu (1999). Sasikumar worked as an assistant director for the film, where he made the acquaintance of Ameer, who also assisting and went on to make a name for himself. He assisted director Ameer in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Raam (2005). It was during the initial phases of Ameer's Paruthiveeran (2007) that he began his groundwork for Subramaniapuram and left the production to focus on his film.^[3]

Sasikumar is married and has a son and a daughter. He revealed in an interview that he wants his family to not be in the spotlight because it would invade their privacy.

Career

He directed, acted and produced the film Subramaniapuram in 2008, his debut directorial venture. Subramaniapuram centres on a set of vagabond youths in Madurai during the 1980s and their lives that gets entangled in politics and crime, eventually leading to tragedy. Subramaniapuram, shot in 85 days, received critical acclaim and became a box-office grosser.

Acting

Sasikumar acted in Subramaniapuram as Parama and in Naadodigal (2009) as Karuna, directed by Samuthirakani. He also acted in a Malayalam film,Masters (2012) as Milan Paul alongside Prithviraj.

In 2013, Sasikumar began work on Bala's Tharai Thappattai and portrayed Sannasi, a nadaswaram player who heads a Karagattam troupe. To look the part, he had to train for a month with folk singers and dancers brought in by Bala, while he also grew long hair for the role. The film's production progressed over two years, while the team were forced to have a three month break in 2015 after Sasikumar had dislocated his hand while shooting for the film's climax.^[4]

Production

After the success of Subramaniapuram, Sasikumar produced Pasanga (2009), directed by debutant Pandiraj, and the self-directed Easan (2010). His most recent production ventures include Poraali (2011) and Sundarapandian (2012). His Production movie is Thalaimuraigal directed by Balu Mahendra who acts along with Sasikumar for the 1st time in his career and won Indian National Award from Honourable president of India Shri.Pranab Muharjee in April 2014.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Credited as				Notes
Year	Film	Language	Director	Actor	Producer	Role	Notes
2008	Subramaniapuram	Tamil	Y	Y	Y	Paraman	Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Director Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Director Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2009	Naadodigal	Tamil	N	Y	N	Karunakaran Natraj	Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2009	Pasanga	Tamil	N	N	Y	–	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
2010	Easan	Tamil	Y	N	Y	–
2010	Shambo Shiva Shambo	Telugu	N	Y	N		Special appearance
2011	Ko	Tamil	N	Y	N	Himself	Special appearance in Aga Naga song
2011	Poraali	Tamil	N	Y	Y	Ilankumaran	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor^[5]
2012	Masters	Malayalam	N	Y	N	Milan Paul
2012	Sundarapandian	Tamil	N	Y	Y	Sundarapandian
2013	Kutti Puli	Tamil	N	Y	N	Kutti Puli
2013	Thalaimuraigal	Tamil	N	Y	Y	Dr. Adithya	Guest appearance
2014	Nimirndhu Nil	Tamil	N	Y	N		Voice only
2014	Brahman	Tamil	N	Y	N	Siva
2016	Tharai Thappattai	Tamil	N	Y	Y	Sannasi
2016	Vetrivel	Tamil	N	Y	N	vetrivel

As singer

"Suvadu Suvadu", in Vamsam
"Vidhiea Potri", in Poraali

References

↑ SASIKUMAR M. tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com
↑ "Kollywood's Top 25 Directors". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
↑ Sasi Kumar Interview. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 14 October 2012.
↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sasikumar-ton-why-hes-happy-being-an-actor-working-with-bala-in-tharai-thappattai/article8085646.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment
↑ "Vishal, Sasikumar, Richa & VSV win at Norway Film Festival 2012". IndiaGlitz. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

External links

M. Sasikumar at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by M. Sasikumar

Subramaniapuram (2008) Easan (2010)

Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director

1972–1990	P. Madhavan (1972) A. C. Tirulokchandar (1973) K. Balachander (1974) K. Balachander (1975) S. P. Muthuraman (1976) S. P. Muthuraman (1977) Bharathiraja (1978) J. Mahendran (1979) K. Balachander (1980) K. Balachander (1981) Balu Mahendra (1982) A. Jagannathan (1983) K. Balachander (1984) Fazil (1985) Mani Ratnam (1986) (1987) (1988) K. Balachander (1989) (1990)

1991–2000	Mani Ratnam (1991) K. Balachander (1992) Shankar (1993) Shankar (1994) Mani Ratnam (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Cheran (1997) Cheran (1998) Bala (1999) Rajiv Menon (2000) Cheran (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Bala (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Vasanthabalan (2006) Ameer Sultan (2007) M. Sasikumar (2008) Priyadarshan (2009) Vasanthabalan (2010)

2011–present	Vetrimaaran (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Bala (2013) AR Murugadoss (2014)

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