Tamil Movie Review Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga - Cast & Crew

Stephen Rangaraj is an Indian film director from Tamil Nadu. He directed many short films and even won awards for that. His short films were known for their excellence and storyline. His dedication and compassion towards direction have paved the way to direct his first Tamil film, "Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga". Chandra Hasan, Ilavarasu, and Delhi Ganesh are the main cast in the movie.

Delhi Ganesh is one of the veteran Tamil actors, born on August 1, 1944. He worked in Food Corporation of India (FCI) between 1964 and 1974. Because of his interest towards films, he dropped his job. He is a Delhi drama group member of Dakshina Bharata Nataka Sabha (DBNS) and the reason why he is called as, Delhi Ganesh. He was presented by Mr. K. Balachander (1976- Pattana Pravesham). In a span of three decades, he completed more than 400 films. Mostly he portrays supporting roles like, father or comedian and a notable villain thing in the film Apporva Sagodharargal.
He has a son named, Shyam Ganesh. Delhi Ganesh appeared in more than 400 movies and 16 TV serials. His notable serial includes, Marmadesam, a thriller-drama TV series in Tamil and Veettukku Veedu Lootty. He also appeared in advertisements for TVS 50, the Popular Appalam and Roobini Oil and also appeared in a supporting character in Chennai Express.
He got the Tamil Nadu State Government Best Actor award for his performance in PASI in 1979. He also received various state awards like Kalaimamani award given by Minister J. Jeyalalitha.
He also established his skill as dubbing artist for Vishnuvardhan (Mazhalai Pattalam) and Chiranjeevi (47 Naatkal) films.
Delhi Ganesh also appeared in TV serials Kasthuri from Sun TV, Porantha Veeda Pugantha Veeda, Pallankuzhi, Vasantham, Manaivi, Enge Brahmanan, Chellamae, Ippadikku Thendral, Thirupaavai, Manithargal, Dinesh Ganesh, Aahaa, Thennilavu, and Sondha Bandham.
Some of his notable film appearances are from Sindhu Bhairavi, Nayagan, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Aahaa, and Dus.

Shanmuga Sundaram, is a sought after actor till date. He was born in Chennai in a family who is into business. His entry into the film industry was purely an accident.

When he was studying in college, he had accompanied one of his friends who is also an actor. In that particular shooting, one of the junior artists did not perform well. At that time, the director told Shanmuga Sundaram to try acting that role if he is interested. To the surprise of many, he had done that role with efficiency, which earned him appreciation spontaneously.  He also worked in Tamil theatre and then moving on to serials, he worked with a style that showed moderation rather than melodrama, something that was not very common among artists of his generation.

His voice is so unique that it is being imitated by all the mimicry artists in almost all functions, where mimicry is performed. Shanmuga Sundaram had the privilege of working with the legends like M.G.R and Sivaji Ganesan. He was one of the close friends of Kavignar Kannadasan.

Shanmuga Sunadaram’s role in the 1989 Tamil film, Karagattakaran was one of the movies, where his acting was well appreciated. His character in the serial like Annamalai, Selvi and its sequel, Arasi are some of his work with Raadhika Sarathkumar. He has worked with the renowned Indian filmmaker, Venkat Prabhu, son of Gangai Amaren who is a close relative of Shanmuga Sundaram. Because of his dedication in acting and his appearance as a man next door, Shanmuga Sundaram is a well known actor among the serial fans and has become a familiar face for all of them.

Ilavarasu is the cinematographer turned actor in Tamil cinema. He was born in the year 1964 in Melur in Madurai. His original name was Ilavarasan and his cinema friends called him Ilavarasu and the name stayed with him, till now. He was popular as a cinematographer in the year 1996, with the film Panchalankurichi with Prabhu and Madhubala in the lead. In 1997, he was offered with another Prabhu movie named Periya Thambi, which was directed by Chithra Lakshmanan, who is the popular producer and character artist now.

Chandra Hasan is an Indian Film Actor and Producer. He worked in the Tamil Film Industry. Chandra was born on the 6th of March in the year 1934. He was born in Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu. His father’s name is Srinivasan, and his mother’s name is Rajalakshmi. His father was an advocate. He has an elder brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. His elder brother Charuhasan is an Indian Film and Television actor who worked in Tamil Film and TV Industries.