SP Muthuraman

About SP Muthuraman

SP Muthuraman is a director and other crew working in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. Clapnumber holds 62 titles for SP Muthuraman, from Kanimuthu Paappa in 1972 to Murattu Kaalai in 2012. By decade, that is 18 in the 1970s, 34 in the 1980s, 7 in the 1990s, 2 in the 2000s and 1 in the 2010s. Those titles are mostly family and drama.

Biography

Subbiah Palaniappan Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed 72 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly with R. Muthuraman, Jaishankar, Sivaji Ganesan and went on to direct successful films with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. S. P. Muthuraman debuted as an assistant director in the film Kalathur Kannamma (1960). He has received two South Filmfare Awards and a Best Director award from the Tamil Nadu State Government. Since 1977, his association with Rajinikanth proved to be extremely successful, as they went on work together in 25 films. Muthuraman was mainly responsible for moulding Rajini's career and turning him into a commercial star. He was also the associate producer of the Rajinikanth starrer Sivaji.