Kovaithambi

Kovaithambi (born 28 November 1940) is an Indian film producer and politician who was active primarily in the 1980s, in Tamil cinema.

Early life Kovaithambi was born on 28 November 1940 to Perumal Udayar and Sunthayi Ammal, a farming couple belonging to the Udayar caste. He did his schooling at the R. S. Puram Corporation Boys Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore. During that period, he was fascinated by the speeches of politicians such as M. G. Ramachandran, C. N. Annadurai, M. Karunanidhi, E. V. K. Sampath, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, Nanjil K. Manoharan and K. Anbazhagan. He also wrote and starred in many school plays.

Cinema In 1981, Kovaithambi established Motherland Pictures, and the first film produced by this company was R. Sundarrajan's directorial debut Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982), which became a silver jubilee hit; Kovaithambi was credited for the film's story. He went on to produce more commercially successful films in the 1980s including Ilamai Kaalangal (1983),

Filmography + Year Film 1982 Payanangal Mudivathillai

1984 Unnai Naan Santhithen

1987 Mangai Oru Gangai

1988 Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum

1992 Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren

1992 Chembaruthi