Gnana Rajasekaran

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Gnana Rajasekaran
Filmmaker
SpouseSakunthala Rajasekaran

Gnana Rajasekaran (born 23 January 1953) is an Indian

filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright and Retired IAS Officer.[1] His directional debut was Mogamul (1994) won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. His other works include Bharathi (2000), Periyar (2007) and Ramanujan (2014). As of 2014, Rajasekaran has won three National Film Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His films have been screened at international film festivals including the International Film Festival of India.[2]

Early life

Gnana Rajasekaran[3] was born in Pallikonda, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India, to Gnanaprakasam and Sharadambal, both teachers. He graduated with a BSc in Physics from Sacred Heart College, Tiruppatur; he gained a master's degree in physics from the Presidency College, Chennai. After he graduated, he worked as a technical officer with the Intelligence Bureau in Mumbai for four years, where many of his plays were staged. In 1983, he was appointed to the Indian Administrative Service, and was allotted the Kerala Cadre. Rajasekaran married Sakunthala Chidambaram in 1985, and they have two daughters, Sindhu Rajasekaran and Nandita.

Career

Before his career as a film-maker, Rajasekaran published an allegorical novel titled Yanai Kuthirai Ottagam, which was judged the best novel of the year by the Tirupur Tamil Sangam. He has written and directed several plays including a collection of three plays titled Vayiru (published in 1980) and the 1996 Hindi version of the play won an all India award for the best script.

Rajasekaran's debut film,

Satyaraj[5] and Khushbu, and won the Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 48th National Film Awards and was screened in various international film festivals. Ramanujan (2014) is a biographical film based on the life of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Rajasekaran has also directed various short films such as Oru Kan, Oru Parvai (1999, Tamil), Vivaram Onum Ariyam (Malayalam), Puthia Keralam (Malayalam) and Kanavu Nijamagum (Tamil, 2007).

Rajasekaran is the dean of SRM Sivaji Ganesan Film Institute, Chennai. He has held high positions in various public sector entities. He such as Secretary to Government for the 'Energy and Labour Departments' - Government of Kerala and Chairman for 'Kerala State Electricity Board'.

He also serves as a director on the board of BGR Energy Systems Ltd.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Notes
1995 Mogamul Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
1999
Mugam
2000 Bharathi National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
2007 Periyar National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
2014 Ramanujan Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
2021 Ainthu Unarvugal

References

  1. ^ The Hindu, 26 August 2006, "The known and the unknown", R. Krishanmoorthy [1]
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19961222233122/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950624/03/2325a.html
  3. ^ "'Periyar was against Brahminism, not Brahmins'". Rediff. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 14 January 2007.
  5. ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". Archived from the original on 2 January 2007.
  6. ^ Board of Directors, BGR Energy Systems Limited

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