Eezhavaani

The director

Eezhavaani is the founder and managing director of Poovarashi Media Productions. Many documentaries, short films and feature films are produced through Poovarashi Media. Ezhavani is not only a film director but also a film producer. She is also the proprietor of Poovarashi Publishing House. She has published hundreds of books through Poovarashi Publishing House. Apart from this, she has established Poovarashi Foundation and is doing many social works through it. Movies directed by Eezhavaani such as Mookutthippoo (2024), Lucy (2023) etc. came to the screen and were well received by the fans. Another movie directed by Eezhavaani is “Gnayum Yayum” which will hit the screens in January 2025. This is her 3rd feature film. Crossing barriers and navigating as a woman in this challenging society is not easy. It is not an exaggeration, ssying that Eezhavaani is a personable woman who turns every obstacle into her success steps. Eezhavaani is not only a film director, but also a creator with dimensions of great novelist, poet, writer, etc. In 2020, she wrote and published the famous novel Kochikkadai vs. Kummidipoondi. She has also written a collection of short stories called Kaappu, short story books Yazhdevi 27, Nirvana Mukthi and collections of poems Mookuthippoo, Vilakkappatta thalkal, Oru mazhai naalum Nisi Thandiya Rathirium. She has also written a research book titled Eezhathu nattar padalum vazhakkatriyalum (Eelam’s Folk Song and Folklore). She is a famous writer who has written more than ten such books. Also her short story ‘Manju and a torn saree on a train’ has been included in the syllabus for the students of Azhagappa University. It is a further distinction that her novels, poems and short stories have been studied by students in reputed universities and colleges in India for their doctoral thesis. Eezhavaani is currently residing in Jaffna and Colombo. She is involved in film and publishing business in Chennai. She was born in Vavuniya. She did her primary education at Poovarasamkulam Maha Vidyalaya and her higher education at Rambaikulam National College for Women. She studied Diploma in Media from University of Colombo and Graduation from University of Peradana. She studied Diploma in Media from University of Colombo and Graduation from University of Peradana as external student. She did her Master’s degree from Alagappa University, Karaikudi. Ezhavani undergone director training at Balu Mahendra’s cinema training workshop.