Film producer M. Saravanan, during an interview with The Hindu, in Chennai.
| Photo Credit: R. Ravindran
Veteran Tamil cinema producer and owner of AVM Studios in Chennai, M. Saravanan died on Thursday morning (December 4, 2025) due to age-related illness, his family said. He was 86.
Born in 1939, Saravanan, also known as AVM Saravanan, along with his brother M Balasubramanian assisted their father, veteran A.V. Meiyappan in managing AVM studio since the 1950s.
Saravanan was a part of several notable Tamil cinema hits, including Naanum Oru Penn (1963), Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Ayan (2009).
Published – December 04, 2025 09:19 am IST
