Manivasagam

{{Short description|Indian filmmaker (died 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Manivasagam | image = | image_size = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Director | other_names = | years_active = 1990–1997 | spouse = | parents = }}

'''Manivasagam''' (died 2001) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spicyonion.com/director/manivasagam/ |title=Director Manivasagam | Manivasagam Latest News | Manivasagam Biography | Manivasagam Filmography | Manivasagam Photos | Manivasagam Videos |access-date=16 October 2015 |archive-date=21 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621160121/http://spicyonion.com/director/manivasagam/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Career== Manivasagam began his career with ''Namma Ooru Poovatha'' (1990) and continued to work on village action dramas, often collaborating with actor Sarath Kumar. He often produced his own films, and credited his wife, Rajeswari Manivasagam, as the chief producer. The failure of his film, ''Nadodi Mannan'' (1995), prompted the director to take a break from directing films. His final release was ''Mappillai Gounder'' (1997) which also opened to negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html |title=INDOlink Tamil Cinema - Tamil-Thirai-Valai |access-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042414/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Manivasagam died in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooljilax.com/2001/stat2001.html|title=Tamil Film Statistics - 2001|access-date=16 October 2015|archive-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301101153/http://www.cooljilax.com/2001/stat2001.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life== His son Gandhi made his directorial debut with ''Kalavani Mappillai'' starring Attakathi Dinesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://top10cinema.com/article/44793/attakathi-dinesh-gets-mix-of-rajinikanth-and-vimal-now|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123123/https://top10cinema.com/article/44793/attakathi-dinesh-gets-mix-of-rajinikanth-and-vimal-now|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 January 2018|title = Attakathi Dinesh gets mix of Rajinikanth and Vimal now|date = 18 November 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography== ;Director & Producer {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;" |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" ! Year ! Film !class=unsortable| Notes |- | 1990 || ''Namma Ooru Poovatha'' || |- | 1991 || ''Vaidehi Kalyanam'' || |- | 1992 || ''Periya Gounder Ponnu'' || |- | 1992 || ''Pattathu Raani'' || |- | 1993 || ''Rakkayi Koyil'' || |- | 1993 || ''Kattabomman'' || |- | 1994 || ''Jallikattu Kaalai'' ||Director |- | 1995 || ''Marumagan'' ||Director |- | 1995 || ''Nadodi Mannan'' || |- | 1997 || ''Mappillai Gounder'' || |} ;Producer *''Pattukottai Periyappa'' (1994)

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