K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| K.S. Gopala Krishnan | |
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| Born | 1929 Sakkottai, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 14 November 2015 (aged 85–86) Chennai, Tamilnadu |
| Other names | iyakkunar thilagam |
| Occupation | Film Writer, Director, Producer, Lyricist , Studio Owner, Devotional Orator on Thiruppugazh |
| Years active | 1954-1992 |
| Spouse(s) | sulochana |
| Children | K. S. G. Venkatesh, K.S.G. Ravi and 4 other sons |
K. S. Gopalakrishnan was an Indian screenwriter, director, producer, and lyricist, who worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Since the early 1960s, he directed 70 films. He spent most of his career directing and producing movies with social and devotional themes. Most of his movies are melodramas. His son K. S. G. Venkatesh is an actor who has acted in television serials and in films like Sathuranga Vettai.
Iyakkunar Thilagam K.S.Gopalakrishnan was born at Sakkotai near Kumbakonam, Tanjore District in the year 1929 as the eighth son of Shri K. Srinivasan Naidu. When he was about five years old an epidemic orphaned him and his brothers and sisters, when he lost most of the family including his parents. K.S. Gopalakrishnan and his younger brother K.S. Sabarinathan were recommended as juvenile artists to the Shri Nawab Rajamanickam Pillai who was then running a successful professional drama company.
At that time the Nawab was teaching not only acting to the children of his troupe but also taught them languages, literature, and music. As the Nawab was an ardent nationalist many of his plays propagated the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and his freedom movement, as well as the ideals of Pandit Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Rajaji. The Nawab’s troupe performed a play in the presence of Gandhi, who commended the troupe’s contribution to the freedom fight.
After serving the Nawab’s troupe for about nineteen years in various capacities, K.S.G. joined Sri Devi Nataka Sabha where he wrote two successful plays entitled “POST-MAN” ,“THAMBI”(younger brother) and “EZHUTHALAN”(writer).
Circumstances pushed KSG to the city of Madras, where he was accepted as a lyric composer by the Tamil film industry. He was guided by members Kalaivanar N.S.Krishnan and Udumalai Narayana Kavirayar.
Later, he became an assistant to film director Shri Sridar and has worked for several successful pictures. His first film for which he also wrote the screenplay and dialogue was Deivapiravi, produced by M/S. Kamal Brothers, which acquired a special certificate of merit from Government of India.
Further success followed as a series of popular hits like Modern Theatre’s Kumudham, AVM’s Annai, Bala movies' “Padikkatha Medhai”, Unity Pictures' Ellam Unakkaha, and Vasu Films' Kai Rasi.
A.L. Srinivasan requested KSG to direct a picture for him. The result was Sarada, the first and most successful directorial venture of KSG, which won the coveted State award of Government of India.
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