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| name = "Vietnam Veedu" Sundaram

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| caption birth_name = Sundaram

| birth_namebirth_date = c. = Sundaram1943

| birth_datedeath_date = 6 August = c. 19432016

| death_date death_place = 6 August[[Chennai]], 2016[[Tamil (agedNadu]], 76)India

| othernameoccupation = Playwright, screenwriter, film =director, actor

| domesticpartnerchildren = [[Anu Parthasarathy]]

| children website = Anu Parthasarathy

'''Vietnam Veedu Sundaram''' was aan popular [[Tamil people|Tamil]]Indian playwright, screenwriter and film director. He wrote films such as [[Gauravam (1973 film)|Gauravam]], [[Vietnam Veedu]], Gnana Oli, Satyam, Grihapravesam, Justice Gopinath, Annan Oru Koyil, [[Naan Yen Pirandhen]] and [[Naalai Namadhe (1975 film)|Naalai Namadhe]]. He also directed a few films and is well known for his family themes. HisHe storieswritten have been made intostories films in languages such as Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/05/16/sunday-celebrity-%E2%80%98vietnam-veedu%E2%80%99-sundaram%E2%80%99s-thinking-beyond-tomorrow-makes-him-batti|title=Sunday Celebrity: 'Vietnam Veedu' Sundaram's thinking beyond tomorrow makes him batting still - Asian Tribune|work=asiantribune.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> He also worked as an actor in films and television.

Sundaram was born in 1943 to a lawyer father in [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Turns, twists and drama ruled Sundaram's life and films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/turns-twists-and-drama-ruled-sundarams-life-and-films/ |accessdateaccess-date=17 November 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 August 2016}}</ref> His mother brought him to [[Madras]] in 1945 to see [[Mahatma Gandhi]] at Island Grounds. As he was not well-educated, he was made to work in a factory even at a very young age. In 1955-56 he joined Dunlop factory as a machine operator. In the meantime, he was also working as a service boy in United Amateur Artistes run by Y.G. Parthasarathy, his wife and Pattu. That kindled his interest in drama and cinema. He narrated real life incidents with imagination and make it an interesting story. This made him a good storyteller among his friends. Slowly he graduated himself in theatrics and play writing. Soon he became a good screenplay and dialogue writer.

He was the mastermind behind creating the highly successful play "Vietnam Veedu," hence the prefix for his name. Vietnam Veedu Sundaram played the hat-trick in films too with the same titles, all acted by the Nadigar Thilagam [[Sivaji Ganesan]], the Thespian of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vietnam-veedu-sundaram-passed-away-news-tamil-qigjLEcebjbhf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819061420/http://www.sify.com/movies/vietnam-veedu-sundaram-passed-away-news-tamil-qigjLEcebjbhf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2016|title='Vietnam Veedu' Sundaram passed away!|work=sify.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> He is known as the 'founder' of social mythology. The well known movies which he wrote include Vietnam Veedu, Gnana Oli, Naan En Piranden, Naalai Namadhe, Satyam, Gruhapravesam, Justice Gopinath, Anaan Oru Koyil, Oru Malarin Payanam, Navagraha Nayaki, Geethanjali, Aayiram Kannudayaal, Dharmam, Piranthen Valarthen, Nambinar Keduvathillai, Jallikattu, Raja Mariyadhai, Velundu Vinaiyillai, Soora Samhaaram. He also wrote story for Kannada film Anupama. He gained national fame for writing the story for 1978 Hindi film Devata starring Sanjev Kumar in the lead. He cast the ever green [[K. R. Vijaya]] in the role of goddess in "Namma Veetu Deivam", the first time social mythology in Tamil, which was remade into Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. That set the social mythology trend in films and televisions. He has directed more than dozen films and is well known for his family themes with one of them [[Gauravam (1973 film)|Gauravam]] being a cult classic.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/small-screen-promotes-theatre-art-says-vietnam-veedu-sundaram/article3393756.ece|title=Small screen promotes theatre art, says 'Vietnam Veedu' Sundaram|date=7 May 2012|publisher=|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016|vianewspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> His stories have been made into films in other languages also. He started acting in films since 1999.He turned actor on the small screen from 1998 and has to his credit quite a few television serials. He has worked as a writer for films with many popular stars including [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Kamal HassanHaasan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Karthik Muthuraman(actor)|Karthik]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031102080500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526004827/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031102080500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2005|title=A veteran reminisces ...|first=One of the early scriptwriters "Vietnam Veedu" Sundaram is famous for his family-oriented storylines He goes on a rewind trip in a conversation with S. R. ASHOK KUMAR "Vietnam Veedu"|last=Sundaram|date=3 October 2005|publisher=|pages=05|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|via=The Hindu (old)}}</ref>

Sundaram died on 6 August 2016 at the age of 76 due to age related ailments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/director-actor-screen-writer-vietnam-veedu-sundaram-dead-in-chennai-tamil-news-164602.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807162157/http://www.indiaglitz.com/director-actor-screen-writer-vietnam-veedu-sundaram-dead-in-chennai-tamil-news-164602.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2016|title=IndiaGlitz - Director actor Screen writer Vietnam Veedu Sundaram dead in Chennai - Tamil Movie News|work=indiaglitz.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> He is survived by his wife Chella and daughter [[Anu Parthasarathy]] who is a costume designer.<ref name = ie/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-costume-designer/anu-parthasarathy/anu-parthasarathy-interview.html|title=Anu Parthasarathy interview|work=behindwoods.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

* [[Naalai Namadhe (1975 film)|Naalai Namadhe]] (1975) - Scriptwriter

* [[Gruhapravesam (1976 film)|Gruhapravesam]] (1976)

*[[Brahmastram (1986 film)|Brahmastram]]'' (1986) (Telugu)

===As Actoractor===

* ''Kolakalam[[Kolagalam]]'' (2013)

*''[[Vandha Mala]]'' (2015)

|2000 - 2001 || ''[[Krishnadasi (2000 TV series)|Krishnadasi]]'' || Sama || rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]

|2004 - 2007|| ''[[My Dear Bootham (TV series)|My Dear Bootham]]'' || Alavudeen/Moosa's Grandfather

| ||''Rishimoolam''||Host||[[Puthuyugam TV]]

|2002 - 2005||''[[Metti Oli]]''||Gopi's fatherKathiresan||rowspan=5|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]

|2004 - 2006||''[[Raja Rajeshwari]]''||

|2004 - 2007|| ''Avargal''||

|2007 - 2012||''[[Athipookal (TV series)|Athipookal]]''||Krishnamurthy

|2008 - 2009||''[[Kalasam (TV series)|Kalasam]] ''

|2010||''[[Abirami (TV series)|Abirami]]'' ||Villain || [[Kalaignar TV]]

|2010 - 2012||''Pondatti Thevai'' || Minor Sundarrajan||rowspan=4|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]

|2012 - 2015||''[[Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval]]''||

|2012 - 2014||''[[Pillai Nila (TV series)|Pillai Nila]]''||Neelaveni's Uncle

|2013 - 2016|| ''[[Valli (2012 TV series)|Valli]]'' ||Sundaram

|2015 - 2016||''Thangamana Purushan''|| ||[[Kalaignar TV]]