Kalaipuli S. Thanu

Kalaipuli S. Thanu is an Indian film producer and distributor, known for his films produced in Tamil cinema. He has produced several films through his two companies, V Creations and Kalaipuli Films International. Many of his films have been commercially successful, three of which are among the top-ten highest grossing Tamil films. He has won two National Film Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.
Personal life.
His son Kalaprabhu is a director who made his directorial debut with "Sakkarakatti" (2008).
Career.
S. Thanu began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaipuli Films with S. Thanu and Soori with "Yaar?" (1985), being their debut film as producers. He initially was a publicity designer being responsible for christening Rajinikanth as "Superstar" and creating 35 feet cutout of him in a theatre. He started his own company V. Creations and went on to produce commercially successful films like "Cooliekkaran" (1987), "Nallavan" (1988), "Vanna Vanna Pookkal" (1992), "Kizhakku Cheemayile" (1993), "Kandukondain Kandukondain" (2000), "Kaakha Kaakha" (2003), "Thuppakki" (2012), "Theri" (2016), "Kabali" (2016), "Asuran" (2019) and "Karnan" (2021).