P. L. Thenappan
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P. L. Thenappan is a Tamil cinema producer. He owns the production company called Sri Rajlakshmi Film (P) Ltd.
He debuted as a producer with the Tamil Film Kadhala Kadhala
Kadhala Kadhala
Kaathala Kaathala is a Tamil language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu Deva, Soundarya and Rambha in the lead roles with an ensemble cast in supporting roles...

 starring Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

 and Prabhu Deva which was released on 6.4.1998. Till date he has produced about 14 films and his latest being Tamil film Ayyanar
Ayyanar
Ayyanar is a Hindu village god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Tamil villages in Sri Lanka. He is primarily worshipped as a guardian deity who protects the rural villages...

 starring Aadhi and Meera Nandhan.
He is a producer known for making big budget films and at the same time promotes encouraging fresh talents as well.

Early Years

Today P.L. Thenappan is one of the successful producers in the Tamil Film Industry. However not many have known Thenappan’s humble beginning.
  • As a bar-attender in a wine shop
  • As a peon in a bank
  • As a sub-editor in a weekly
  • As an assistant in a pharmacy
  • As an office boy
  • As a production manager

These are the various jobs held by P. L. Thenappan before he became a film producer.

Films as Producer

Year Movie Company Director Artists
2010 Ayyanar
Ayyanar
Ayyanar is a Hindu village god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Tamil villages in Sri Lanka. He is primarily worshipped as a guardian deity who protects the rural villages...

 
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd S.S.Rajamithran Aadhi
2008 Durai  Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd A.Venkatesh Arjun
2006 Vallavan
Vallavan
Vallavan is a 2006Tamil film written and directed by T. R. Silambarasan, starring himself in the title role along with Nayantara, Reema Sen and Sandhya whilst Santhanam, Premji Amaren, Sathyan and S. Ve. Shekhar play supporting roles. The dialogues are written by noted writer Balakumaran, whilst...

Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd T.R.Silambarasan T.R.Silambarasan
2005 Priyasakhi
Priyasakhi
Priyasakhi is a 2005 Tamil film directed by K.S.Adiyaman. This film was the first ever Indian film to be dubbed into Zulu. The movie stars Madhavan, Sadha, Aishwarya, Ramesh Khanna, Madhubala, Manobala, Kovai Sarala and Rehman. The film is a contemporary Indian take on life and pregnancy topics...

Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd K.S.Athiyamaan Madhavan
2005 Kanaa Kanden Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd K.V.Anand Shrikanath & Prithviraj
2003 Diwan
Diwan (film)
Diwan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. Film is directed by Suryaprakash who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music...

 
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd Surya Prakash Sarath kumar
2002 Punar Jani (Malayalam) Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd Major Ravi Mohan Lal's Son
2002 Panchathanthiram Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd Mouli Kamal Hassan
2001 Pammal K Sambantham Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd K.S.Ravikumar Kamal Hassan
1998 Kadhala Kadhala
Kadhala Kadhala
Kaathala Kaathala is a Tamil language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu Deva, Soundarya and Rambha in the lead roles with an ensemble cast in supporting roles...

Saraswathi Films Singetham Srinivasa Rao Kamal Hassan

Films as Co-Producer

Year Movie Company Director Artists
2000 Thenali
Thenali
Thenali is a 2000 Tamil feature film directed and produced by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film featured Kamal Haasan playing the title role, and also starred Jayaram, Devayani and Jyothika. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, whilst cinematography was handled by Priyan...

R.K.Celluloids K.S.Ravikumar Kamal Hassan
1999 Padayappa
Padayappa
Padayappa is a 1999 Tamil drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film features Rajinikanth, Soundarya and Ramya Krishnan playing lead roles, whilst Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi and Nassar play pivotal supporting roles. With soundtrack composed by A. R...

Arunachala Cine Creation K.S.Ravikumar Rajinikanth

Films as Production Executive

Year Movie Company Director Artists
1999 Thodarum P. V. Ramana Ramesh Kanna Ajith
1997 Natpukaga Surya Movies K.S.Ravikumar Sarath Kumar
1997 Chachi 420 (Hindi) Raj Kamal Films Kamal Hassan Kamal Hassan
1997 Dharma Chakram Lakshmi Movie Makers K.S.Ravikumar Vijaykanth
1996 Pista Pyramid Films K.S.Ravikumar Karthik
1996 Bharathi Kanamma Pankak Productions Cheran Parthiban
1996 Avvai Shanmugam Mahalakshmi Movies K.S.Ravikumar Kamal Hassan
1996 Paramparai K.B.Films K.S.Ravikumar Prabhu
1995 Muthu Kavithalaya K.S.Ravikumar Rajinikanth
1995 Periya Kudumbam Ravi Shankar Films K.S.Ravikumar Prabhu
1995 Muthu Kulika Vaarigala K.S.Ravikumar Vignesh
1994 Nattamai Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Sarath Kumar
1994 Magalir Mattum Raj Kamal Films Singeetham Srinivasan Revathy & Nasser
1993 Chinna Pasanga Naanga AGS Movies Raj Kapoor Murali
1993 Band Master AGS Movies K.S.Ravikumar Sarath Kumar
1993 Suriyan Chandran Ayanaar Cine Creations K.S.Ravikumar Selva & Saravanan
1993 Oor Mariyadhai Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Sarath Kumar
1992 Putham Puthu Payanam Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Anand Babu
1992 Cheran Pandian Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Sarath Kumar
1991 Perum Puli Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Anand Babu
1991 Devar Magan Raj Kamal Films Baradan Kamal Hassan
1990 Puriyadha Pudhir Super Good Films K.S.Ravikumar Raghuvaran

Films as Production Manager

Year Movie Company Director Artists
1993 Saktivel AVM K.S.Ravikumar Selva
1991 Guna Swathi Chitra Internationals Santhana Bharathi Kamal Hassan
1990 Appuraja (Hindi) Raj Kamal Films Kamal Hassan Kamal Hassan
1990 Raja Raja Thaan Ramarajan
1990 Enge Oor Maapillai Ramarajan
1990 Thenpandi Seemaiyeelai RamaNarayanan Ramarajan
1990 Poove Ilam Poove Suresh, Nadia

Notable Artists/Technicians Introduced by P L Thenappan

Year Movie Name Introduces as
2010 Ayyanar S.S.Rajamithran Director
2006 Vallavan T.R.Silambarasan Director
2005 Kanaa Kanden K.V.Anand Director
2005 Kanaa Kanden Prithiviraj Artist in Tamil
2003 Diwan Vijay C Chakravarthy Cinematographer
2002 Punar Jani Major Ravi Director
2001 Pammal K Sambantham Kabilan Lyric Writer

Short Film Corner

Apart from the main stream cinema P.L Thenappan has produced two short films in French which were screened at the prestigious Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

 Film Festival in France.
Year Movie Company Director
2009 ECLUSE (French) Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd Mahendran Bhaskar
2010 LA VILLE NE DORT PAS (French) Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd Mahendran Bhaskar
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