Valampuri Somanathan is a writer, producer and director in Tamil and Kannada cinema, credited on Thambathyam (1987).
Valampuri Somanathan (c. 1928 – 21 June 2010) was a Tamil scholar and poet. He worked as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. In addition to screenwriting, he produced and directed a few films in Tamil. He was elected as president of Film Producers Guild of South India in 1987.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Thambathyam | Writer | Tamil |
| 1979 | Sigappukkal Mookkuthi | Director | Tamil |
| 1977 | Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi | Director | Tamil |
| 1976 | Lalitha | Director | Tamil |
| 1971 | Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta | Writer | Kannada |
| 1970 | Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu | Writer | Kannada |
| 1970 | Arishina Kumkuma | Writer | Kannada |
| 1970 | Lakshmi Saraswathi | Writer | Kannada |
| 1965 | Sarasa B.A. | Director | Tamil |
| 1964 | Karuppu Panam | Writer | Tamil |
| 1963 | Paar Magale Paar | Writer | Tamil |
| 1963 | Vaanampadi | Writer | Tamil |
| 1958 | Thirumanam | Producer | Tamil |
| 1955 | Mangaiyar Thilakam | Writer | Tamil |
Often works with.
- K. S. L. Swamy4 films together
- M. S. Viswanathan4 films together
- Vijaya Bhaskar4 films together
- B. V. Radha3 films together
- Kamal Haasan3 films together
- Sivaji Ganesan3 films together
- A. Bhimsingh2 films together
- Gemini Ganesan2 films together
- K. A. Thangavelu2 films together
- K. Sarangkapani2 films together
- Kalpana2 films together
- Pushpalatha2 films together
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