V Sekhar

V Sekhar is a veteran Indian film director who was born in Tamil Nadu. He is also a screenwriter by profession. The veteran has directed about 18 Tamil films like ‘Kaalam Maari Pochu’, ‘Naan Petha Magane, ‘Viralukketha Veekkam’, ‘Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana’ starring big names from the Tamil movie industry. He has also directed a few TV shows namely ‘Pirantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda’ which aired on Sun TV, and ‘Veetukku Veedu’ which aired on Raj TV.

He was primarily active in the 90s and early 2000s. Sekhar has made immense contribution to the popularity of family drama films and TV shows. He always puts a personal touch in his films which are loved by the viewers, especially the middle-class audiences. V Sekhar usually uses mediocre backdrops in his movies, and mostly portrays middle-class households through his films. He has strictly maintained that his screenplay doesn’t change from the very first draft. In his interviews, he has confessed that for him, the story is the backbone of the movie.

He doesn’t usually give up until the actors get all the expressions right and portray the character they’re assigned as he wants them too. Usually, his films have a chunk of comic relief, the right amount of emotions, and the screenplay has a social message woven into it. His movies are known to have the right amount of sentiment intertwined with the perfect amount of comedy.

He has also worked with known comedian actors such as Vivek, Vadivelu, and Goundamani. His latest venture was the 2014 film ‘Saravana Poigai’, a love story with a village backdrop, which stars actress Arundhati, and V Sekhar’s son Karl Marx Bio coming soon... >> Read More... in the lead role. V Sekhar himself wrote the story, dialogues and the screenplay of the film.

The South Indian film industry was left in a shock when the veteran director was taken into police custody on 12th August 2015 by the Idol Wing of the Economic Offences Wing as a suspect in the infamous ‘Idol smuggling racket’. He was apparently involved in the illegal transportation of 8 Panchaloha idols worth 80 crores and had also provided shelter to the men who were also part of the business. Apart from being a good director, he is also a loving and caring father. He helped his son, actor Karl Marx to follow his passion of acting even after completing a degree in management initially.