Kalaimamani Rama Narayanan ex-MLA
Narayanan in 2014
Born	(1949-04-03)3 April 1949 Karaikudi,Madras Province,Dominion of India (nowTamil Nadu, India)[1]
Died	22 June 2014(2014-06-22) (aged 65) Singapore
Occupations	Film director Film producer
Years active	1981–2013
Children	2

Rama Narayanan (3 April 1949 – 22 June 2014) was an Indian film director and film producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital roles,^[2][3] while in the 1990s, several of his films were based on Hindu devotional subjects.^[4]

Narayanan came toChennai intending to become a songwriter, but he became a dialogue writer for films. He and his friend M. A. Khaja started to write dialogues together under the pen name Ram-Rahim.^[5][6]

In 1976, Narayanan wrote his first story, screenplay and dialogue for the filmAasai Arubadhu Naal.^[5] He produced his first filmMeenakshi Kungumam in 1977 and directed his first filmSumai in 1981.^[5][6] He also wrote the script for Chiranjeevi's filmPunnami Naagu.^[7] His 50th film wasVeeran Veluthambi, for whichM. Karunanidhi wrote the story and dialogue. His 100th film wasThirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa.^[5]

In the 2010s, he finished the making of a comedy film titledSiva Poojaiyil Karadi withShiva andUdhayathara starring, but the film did not have a theatrical release.^[8]

• Meenakshi Kungumam (under Sri Devipriya Films)
• Velum Mayilum Thunai (under Sri Devipriya Films)
• Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (under Sri Devipriya Films)
• Naagam
• Kazhugumalai Kallan
• Pudhupatti Ponnuthaayi
• Koundar Veettu Mappillai (under Sri Devipriya Films)
• Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (underSri Thenandal Films)

• Aasai Arubathu Naal (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim)
• Durgadevi (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim)
• Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim)
• Manthoppu Kiliye (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim)
• Theru Vilakku (Story/dialogue) (As Ram-Rahim)
• Thenpandi Seemaiyile (Story/dialogue)
• Punnami Naagu
• Manaivi Oru Manickam

Narayanan was elected to theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly fromKaraikudi constituency in1989.

He became the chairman ofTamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram in late-1996.^[6]

He has also headed theTamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) for three consecutive elections, before resigning in 2011.^[9][10][5]

He has received theKalaimamani award of theGovernment of Tamil Nadu.^[5][11]

He died on 22 June 2014 at aSingapore hospital due tokidney-related ailments.^[12][13]

• Rama Narayanan atIMDb
• Rama Narayanan at Cinesouth
• Rama Narayanan Profile and Biography at Veethi

• 1949 births
• Kannada film directors
• 2014 deaths
• Film directors from Chennai
• 20th-century Indian people
• 21st-century Indian people
• Tamil film producers
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• Telugu film directors
• Screenwriters from Chennai
• People from Sivaganga district

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