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Yaar Kannan

Acting

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Kannan made his debut as a film maker by directing Yaar? (1985), a horror film which gave a breakthrough to actor Arjun in the Tamil film industry. The success of the film prompted the director to use the film's name as a prefix and he subsequently went on to make several films in the late 1980s wit...

Biography

Kannan made his debut as a film maker by directing Yaar? (1985), a horror film which gave a breakthrough to actor Arjun in the Tamil film industry. The success of the film prompted the director to use the film's name as a prefix and he subsequently went on to make several films in the late 1980s with Ramarajan including Namma Ooru Nayagan (1988), Anbu Kattalai (1989) and Kaavalan (1990).

Kannan made a comeback with Yuga (2006), a low-budget science-fiction film featuring Richard, 'Ice' Ashok and Manikandan. Produced by fifty eight financiers, the film received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. He then supervised the Tamil version of the Telugu film Punnami Naagu featuring Mumaith Khan and helped release it as Pournami Naagam (2010). The film, which was partially dubbed and partially re-shot, failed to recreate the success of the original Tamil version.[3][4] In 2010, he planned a fantasy trilingual film titled Piravi with Master Vinay in the lead role, thought the venture failed to materialise.

He has let several aspiring directors apprentice under him, including Azhagan Selva of Azhagu Magan, Suriya Nithi of Vilambaram and actor Maruthi of Marumunai.[6][7][8] In the 2010s, Kannan has made appearances as an actor in films, working twice with director Prabhu Solomon and with director Ponram in the film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.

Filmography 26

2024
Inspector Rishi TV

as Udhayan Nambeesan

2023
2021
Meendum Movie
2021
Eeswaran Movie

as Sonnamuthu

2016
Kadalai Movie
2016
Manithan Movie

as Advocate Pazhani

2014
Kayal Movie

as Prabhakar

2013
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Movie

as Bosepandi’s Father

2012
Kumki Movie
2010
Pournami Nagam Movie

Director

2008
Pazhani Movie

as Meiyappan

2006
Yuga Movie

Director

2006
Yuga Movie

Screenplay

2006
Yuga Movie

Story

1999
1994
Magudikkaran Movie

Director

1990
Kaavalan Movie

Director

1989
Anbu Kattalai Movie

Director

Photos 1

Yaar Kannan Photo

Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Also Known As Madukoor Kannan
Years Active 1982 - 2024
Popularity 0.1
Career Stats
26 Total Credits
12 Movie Roles
1 TV Roles
1 Photos