P. L. Thenappan

PL. Thenappan
PL. Thenappan
Born	Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Film producer; actor;
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Anbumeena
Children	2

PL. Thenappan is an Indian film producer and actor who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry.^[1] He owns the production company Shree Rajalakshmi Films (P) Ltd. He debuted as a producer with the Tamil film Kaathala Kaathala (1998). He is a producer known for making big budget films.^[2] and at the same time producing small budget films as well.

Filmography

Films as producer

Year	Movie	Company	Director
1998	Kaathala Kaathala	Saraswathi Films	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
2002	Pammal K. Sambandam	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	Mouli
2002	Panchathantiram	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	K. S. Ravikumar
2002	Punarjani (Malayalam)	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	Major Ravi
2003	Diwan	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	Surya Prakash
2005	Kana Kandaen	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	K. V. Anand
2005	Priyasakhi	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	K. S. Adhiyaman
2006	Vallavan	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	Silambarasan
2008	Durai	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	A. Venkatesh
2010	Ayyanar	Sri Rajalakshmi Film (P) Ltd	S. S. Rajamithran
2019	Peranbu	Shree Raajalakshmi Films	Ram

Films as co-producer

Year	Movie	Company	Director
1999	Padayappa	Arunachala Cine Creation	K. S. Ravikumar
2000	Thenali	R. K. Celluloids	K. S. Ravikumar

Films as Actor

Year	Title	Role
1995	Muthu	Tea Master
2012	Nellai Santhippu
2017	Kurangu Bommai	Ekambaram
2017	Balloon
2018	Sketch
2018	Madura Veeran	Perumal
2019	Peranbu	Land mafia member
2019	Gangs of Madras	Minister Tamizhvaanan
2022	Vezham	Minister
2022	Suzhal: The Vortex (Web Series)	Maniyar
2023	Bakasuran
	Thugs	Annachi
	Theerkadarishi
	Raavana Kottam
	Kasethan Kadavulada	ACP Govindaraj
	Por Thozhil	Maarimuthu
2024	Maharaja	Ramki Saloon Owner
	Dhonima
	Appu VI STD
	Mura (Malayalam)	Ratnam
	Turbo (Malayalam)	Politician
2025	Dragon	Thenappan
	Myyal
	Maareesan	Police Inspector Kanagaraj^[3]
	Thalaivan Thalaivii	Village president

Films as production executive

Year	Movie	Company	Director
1990	Puriyaadha Pudhir	Super Good Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1991	Perum Pulli	Super Good Films	Vikraman
1991	Putham Pudhu Payanam	Super Good Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1992	Chinna Pasanga Naanga	AGS Movies	Raj Kapoor
1992	Oor Mariyadhai	Super Good Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1992	Cheran Pandiyan	Super Good Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1992	Thevar Magan	Raaj Kamal Films International	Bharathan
1993	Suriyan Chandiran	Ayanaar Cine Creations	K. S. Ravikumar
1993	Band Master	AGS Movies	K. S. Ravikumar
1994	Magalir Mattum	Raaj Kamal Films International	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
1994	Nattamai	Super Good Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1995	Muthukulikka Vaariyala	Thrimurthy Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1995	Periya Kudumbam	Ravi Shankar Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1995	Muthu	Kavithalayaa Productions	K. S. Ravikumar
1996	Parambarai	Malar Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1996	Avvai Shanmugi	Sree Mahalakshmi Combines	K. S. Ravikumar
1997	Dharma Chakkaram	Lakshmi Movie Makers	K. S. Ravikumar
1997	Bharathi Kannamma	Pankaj Productions	Cheran
1997	Pistha	Pyramid Films	K. S. Ravikumar
1997	Chachi 420 (Hindi)	Raaj Kamal Films International	Kamal Haasan
1998	Natpukaaga	Surya Movies	K. S. Ravikumar
1999	Thodarum	Sri Devi Movie Makers	Ramesh Khanna

Films as production manager

Year	Movie	Company	Director
1987	Poove Ilam Poove	Vijayakala Pictures	Sirumugai Ravi
1988	Thenpandi Seemayile	Sri Thenandal Films	C. P. Kolappan
1989	Enga Ooru Mappillai	VNR Creations Citizen Films	T. P. Gajendran
1989	Raaja Raajathan	Dhanisha Pictures	E. Ramdoss
1989	Appuraja (Hindi)	Raaj Kamal Films International	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
1991	Gunaa	Swathi Chitra Internationals	Santhana Bharathi
1994	Sakthivel	AVM Productions	K. S. Ravikumar

Short films

Apart from mainstream cinema, Thenappan has produced two short films in French, which were screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.

Year	Movie	Company	Director
2009	Ecluse (French)	Shree Rajalakshmi Films	Mahendran Bhaskar
2010	La ville ne dort pas (French)	Shree Rajalakshmi Films	Mahendran Bhaskar

References

^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

^ "6 வது படிச்சப்ப ஒயின்ஷாப்புல வேலை பார்த்தேன்... - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". www.kungumam.co.in. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Santhanam to spoof Osama Bin Laden". Oneindia. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ Features, C. E. (24 July 2025). "Kamal Haasan says Maareesan left him "laughing and thinking", calls it "inventive and spirited"". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
^ Publication: Tamil Weekly 'Kumudam' – Date: 25 March 2002
^ Publication: Tamil Weekly 'Bhakya' – Date: 2 August 2002
^ Publication: The Hindu – Metro Plus – Date: 23 May 2002
^ Thanthi TV (13 October 2017), (13/10/2017) Ayutha Ezhuthu Neetchi | Entertainment Tax Cut to 8% : Will ticket prices drop..?, retrieved 7 November 2017

[1] "6 வது படிச்சப்ப ஒயின்ஷாப்புல வேலை பார்த்தேன்... - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". www.kungumam.co.in. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[2] "Santhanam to spoof Osama Bin Laden". Oneindia. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

[3] Features, C. E. (24 July 2025). "Kamal Haasan says Maareesan left him "laughing and thinking", calls it "inventive and spirited"". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

[4] Publication: Tamil Weekly 'Kumudam' – Date: 25 March 2002

[5] Publication: Tamil Weekly 'Bhakya' – Date: 2 August 2002

[6] Publication: The Hindu – Metro Plus – Date: 23 May 2002

[7] Thanthi TV (13 October 2017), (13/10/2017) Ayutha Ezhuthu Neetchi | Entertainment Tax Cut to 8% : Will ticket prices drop..?, retrieved 7 November 2017

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