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P. Vasu Born Vasudevan Peethambaram
September 15, 1954
Kerala, IndiaOccupation Director, writer, actor Years active 1981 - present Spouse Shanthi Children Sakthi Vasu P. Vasu (Tamil: பி. வாசு; Kannada: ಪಿ ವಾಸು; born Vasudevan Peethambharam) is an Indian film director, writer, and actor who works in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films and a few Malayalam films as well. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 50 films.[1]
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Personal life
Vasu's father Peethambaram worked as a make-up man for M. G. R. and N. T. R. in their films in older days. Peethambharam died on 21 February 2011 at the age of 89[2]. Vasu is married to Shanthi and has a son, Sakthi Vasu who is an actor. His mother is Kamala. Vasu's brothers are Vidyasagar, Vimal and his sisters are Vanaja and Vijaylakshmi.[3].
Career
Films with Santhanabharathi
In 1978, Vasu joined director Sridhar as an assistant.[4] Vasu started his career with Santhana Bharathi as a co-director and made films like Panneer Pushpangal, Mella Pesungal, Sahasame Jeevitham, Neethiyin nizhal, Madhumalar. Both got separated and done independent films even though they are friends.
Criticism for Sentiments
P.Vasu is known as thaali sentiment director as his films contains artificial sentiments which revolves around mother, sister, brother (innocent man tying thaali to his lover without knowing anything about it, women's hair being cut, husband tying thaali to his wife before dying). P.Vasu is one of those directors who is stuck in the past and his movies are painfully old-fashioned. He seems oblivious to the huge advances in moviemaking technology and techniques and sticks to ancient methods. Whether its the comedy, the script, the way he films sequences or the special effects, everything is loud and overt.[5][6][7]
Remakes
His films like Panakkaran, Nadigan, Paramasivan are based on the Hindi films Laawaris, Professor and Kartoos. He remade three Malayalam films, Manichitrathazhu, 'Bharatham, Katha Parayumbol in Tamil as Chandramukhi, Seenu and Kuselan respectively.
Filmography
As director
Year Film Cast Notes 1981 Panneer Pushpangal Suresh Co-directed with Santhana Bharathi 1982 Madhu Malar Pratap Pothan, Suhasini Co-directed with Santhana Bharathi 1983 Mella Pesungal Vasanth, Bhanupriya Co-directed with Santhana Bharathi 1984 Sahasame Jeevitham Balakrishna, Lije Co-directed with Santhana Bharathi; Telugu film 1985 Neethiyin Nizhal Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan Co-directed with Santhana Bharathi 1987 Samarappanam Malayalam film 1988 Dhadha Kannada En Thangachi Padichava Prabhu Ganesan, Rupini 1989 Vaathiyar Veettu Pillai Sathyaraj, Shobhana Pillaikkaga Prabhu Ganesan, Rupini, Gowthami 1990 Panakkaran Rajinikanth, Gowthami Velai Kidaichiruchu Sathyaraj, Gowthami Ponmana Selvan Vijayakanth, Shobhana Nadigan Sathyaraj, Kushboo 1991 Chinna Thambi Prabhu, Kushboo Kizhakku Karai Prabhu Ganesan, Kushboo Adhikaari Arun Pandiyan, Gowthami 1992 Rikshamama Sathyaraj, Khushboo Senthamizh Paattu Prabhu Ganesan, Suganya, Kasthuri Idhu Namma Bhoomi Karthik Muthuraman, Kushboo Amma Vandhachu K. Bhagyaraj, Kushboo Mannan Rajinikanth, Vijayashanti, Kushboo Walter Vetrivel Sathyaraj, Suganya 1993 Uzhaippali Rajinikanth, Roja Udanpirappu Sathyaraj, Raguman, Suganya 1994 Sethupathi IPS Vijayakanth, Meena Saadhu Arjun, Raveena Tandon Kooli Sarath Kumar, Meena 1995 Kattumarakaaran Prabhu Ganesan, Anjali Mr. Madras Prabhu Ganesan, Suganya, Vinitha 1996 Love Birds Prabhu Deva, Nagma 1997 Pathini Jayaram, Kushboo Vaaimaye Vellum R. Parthiban, Rakshana 1999 Suyamvaram Sathyaraj, Prabhu Ganesan, Prabhu Deva, Karthik, Abbas, Pandiarajan, R. Parthiban Malabar Police Sathyaraj, Kushboo Ponnu Veetukaaran Sathyaraj, Preetha Vijayakumar Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet Ajay Devgan, Neha, Arshad Warsi, Mayuri Kango, Prithvi Hindi 2000 Seenu Karthik Muthuraman, Malavika Vannathamizh Paattu Prabhu Ganesan Kakkai Siraginilae R. Parthiban, Preetha Vijayakumar 2001 Asathal Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan 2002 Prudhvi Narayana Srihari, Vijayalakshmi, Meghna Naidu Telugu 2003 Kadhal Kisu Kisu Bala, Charmy Kaur, Vivek, Kalabhavan Mani, Meera Krishnan 2004 Apthamitra Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Arvind, Soundarya Kannada 2005 Chandramukhi Rajinikanth, Prabhu Ganesan, Jyothika, Nayantara, Vadivelu 2006 Paramasivan Ajith Kumar, Laila 2007 Maharadhi Balakrishna, Meera Jasmine, Sneha Telugu Thottal Poo Malarum Sakthi Vasu, Gowri Munjal, Raj Kiran 2008 Krishnarjuna Vishnu Vardhan Babu, Mamta Mohandas, Nagarjuna Telugu film Kuselan Pasupathy, Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Meena, Nayantara Kathanayakudu Jagapathi Babu, Rajinikanth, Meena, Nayantara Telugu Gajibiji Ali, Farjana, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagavan Telugu 2010 Aptharakshaka Vishnuvardhan, Sandhya, Vimala Raman, Avinash, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Kannada film Nagavalli Venkatesh, Anushka Telugu 2011 Puli Vesham R. K., Karthik, Sadha As actor
- Vallarasu (2000) .... Kandhasamy
- Seenu (2000) ....
- Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001) (Malayalam) .... R. K. Santhanam
- Thenkasi Pattanam (2001) .... Devaraj
- Sundara Travels (2002)....
- Banda Paramasivam (2003) ....
- Arasatchi (2004) ....
- Maha Nadigan (2004) ....
- Chandramukhi (2005) .... Special appearance in song "Devuda"
- Manikanda (2007) ....
- Dasavatharam (2008) ....
- Kuselan (2008) .... Special appearance
- Naane Ennul Illai (2010) .... as himself
As writer
- Assembly Rowdy (1991) (story) (Telugu)
- Gharana Mogudu (1992) (story) (Telugu)
- Chanti (1992) (story) (Telugu)
- SP Parasuram (1994) (story) (Telugu)
- Bhale Pellam (1994) (story) (Telugu)
- Loafer (1996) (screenplay, story) (Hindi)
References
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14207.html
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-11-03/p-vasu-m-peethambaram-21-02-11.html
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2011/p-vasu-peethambaram-passes-away-220211-aid0017.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14207.html
- ^ http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/encounter/vasu.shtml
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/11154.html
- ^ http://bbthots.blogspot.com/2008/08/kuselan-full-review.html
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