1970Nominee
Best Performance
Maanavan
Sandow M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar
Actor · Producer · Writer
Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
June 28, 1915
Biography
Sando Chinnappa Thevar was a producer of Tamil films in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced numerous movies with M. G. Ramachandran as lead actor. He launched all his movies under the Thevar Films banner, which also produced the Rajesh Khanna's Bollywood hit Haathi Mere Saathi (1971).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1957Nominee
Best Performance
Neelamalai Thirudan
1978Nominee
Best Picture
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
Career Highlights
1979Highlight
Best Writing
Thaayillamal Naanillai
1967Highlight
Best Writing
Deiva Cheyal