Palakrishnan Madhavan (1 January 1928 – 6 December 2003) was an Indian film director and producer in Tamil cinema in the 1960s and 1970s.
[2] Madhavan who came to Chennai to become an actor started his career as an assistant to director T. R. Ragunath.
[2] However his second film Annai Illam became successful at box-office.
[1] His notable films include Dheiva Thaai, Vietnam Veedu, Thanga Pathakkam, Kanne Pappa, and Kuzhanthaikkaga.
Madhavan died on 16 December 2003 at the age of 75 in Chennai.