6 Evergreen Movies Of Selvaraghavan

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Selvaraghavan turns a year older and celebrated his 43rd birthday today. He marked his entry into the film industry as a director with the film Kadhal Kondein and amazed the audience. After that, he directed many good films in Tamil cinema and established a place for himself in the industry. From Kadhal Kondein to his ongoing project Aayirathil Oruvan 2, here are six films of the director that marked a place of its own.

Kadhal Kondein

This film marked Selvaraghavan’s directorial debut. The story is about an orphan, who falls in love with his college buddy and develops a complicated relationship with her. The disturbing climax left the audience teary-eyed and rightly so. Kadhal Kondein was praised by everyone and won the hearts of the audiences. The film was a huge hit in Tamil and has been remade in many languages.

7G Rainbow Colony

This romantic depicts a love story between Krishna and Sonia Aggarwal. Like most of his films, Selva talked about middle-class life and the impact of first love. Yuvan Shankar Raja’s musical was a massive hit and the film was celebrated by critics and audience for its approach to the genre itself. 

Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai is one of Selvaraghavan’s masterful works. Despite negative reviews and poor response, the film has earned cult status, especially among youngsters. Pudhupettai is a coming-of-age gangster film that chronicles the life of a gangster Kokki Kumar. Set in North Chennai and talks about Kumar’s journey from a petty criminal to the most powerful gangster in the city. The film is still remembered by many for Dhanush’s stellar performance.

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan is a fantasy adventure film that talked about the Chola kingdom. Set in modern-day a team comprising of army soldiers and archaeologists try to discover the existence of the Chola kingdom based on the clues left by their rival Pandian. The film mostly received mixed responses from the audience and achieved a cult status over the years.

Mayakkam Enna

The film tells the story of an aspiring wildlife photographer and the challenges he faces at every juncture. At one point, he becomes a psychic of sorts, which ultimately affects his relationship with his wife and the rest of the film is about how he gets his big break in photography and how his wife forms the catalyst in the process. 

NGK

Nandha Gopalan Kumaran is a political action film that talks about the journey of Kumaran, from the social worker to the Chief Minister. The story is Selva’s classic and spoke about the reality of politics in today’s world. The film mostly received mixed responses from the audience

 

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