Elan (director)

Elan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.

Early life
Elan was making short films since he finished his schooling in 2007.

Personal life
Elan is the son of Stills Pandian, a photographer.

Career
In 2017, he worked on Graghanam starring Krishna and Chandran. It was a thriller film about the happenings of a night. The film, however, remains unreleased. After completing a love story script, he began working on the next one without reaching out to producers. By chance, a friend of Yuvan Shankar Raja asked if he had any romance scripts, leading to Elan's debut directorial, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018). In celebration of Pyaar Prema Kaadhal 's success, Yuvan Shankar Raja gifted Elan a luxury car. The film was later remade in Telugu as Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). After the collaboration on Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) with Harish Kalyan, Elan was reported to collaborate with Harish again for his next directorial in 2019. In August 2023, Kavin, was reported to replace Harish for the lead role and the principal photography began on 1 June 2023 in Chennai. In an interview, Elan stated that "Vaaranam Aayiram was one of my biggest inspirations to make Star." and that it was a tribute to his late father.