Thangar Bachan
Directing
Biography
Thangar Bachan is a Tamil Indian film director and actor, cinematographer and novelist. He was born in Pathrakottai, a village near Panruti.
Born: January 1, 1962
Place of Birth: Pathirakottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For
Pallikoodam
Three friends who are alumni of a dilapidated school join hands to save it from demolition. While gathering support, they revisit old memories which shaped their personalities.
The Invisible Other: Caste in Tamil Cinema
The Invisible Other is a documentary film that explores the presence of caste in films and film production in Tamil cinema, especially since the 1990s.
Yung Mung Sung
Yung Mung Sung is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film written and directed by M. S. Arjun. Prabhu Deva features in the leading role, while Lakshmi Menon selected as lead heroine,while Thangar Bachan and RJ Balaji play other pivotal roles.
Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy
A school teacher in Chidambaram who is a jack of all trades but master of none. He spends time with friends boozing, gambling and trying out new business that always fails. Fearing his wife and relatives he decides to join a mutt but there also he is unable to sustain.
Merlin
An upcoming director wants to concentrate on the script that he is working on and wants to make a name. But he never gets any peace because he lives with a roomful of roommates who are so loud and brash all the time that he cannot concentrate on his work. So he comes up with a story of a ghost, who is an actress and haunts their place. The spirit soon comes to life and has an eerie resemblance to Marilyn Monroe. It turns their life upside down and instead of this apparition helping the director; it distracts him more than ever. He loses all his focus and is not able to complete his script, thereby unable to fulfill his dreams of becoming a successful writer. Does the ghost leave them alone in peace?