Saran (director)
Saran | |
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Born | K. V. Saravanan[1] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 1998 – present |
Spouse | Sooba |
Children | Sanjanaa,Sanjith |
K. V. Saravanan, better known as Saran, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who active mainly in Tamil cinema. He was once an assistant to K. Balachander. He owns production house called Gemini Productions.
Early life
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Saran's father T. Kulandaivelayudam worked with the directorate of examinations and many of his relatives are teachers. He finished diploma in visual communications from the College of Arts And Crafts and became an instructor in textile designing. Saran worked as instructor for a year and, during this time, he did some work with a lady called Mohana who was art director for
By then, Saran was also a cartoonist for
His next film was Parthen Rasithen (2000) with Prashanth and Simran (their third time pair after successful hits such as Kannedhirey Thondrinal and Jodi). which did well at the box office and Simran's performance was well praised by critics (her first Villainous role).
But his next film
In early 2007, Saran agreed terms to direct his second film with Kamal Haasan in the lead role, while also taking up the role of producer. Saran later sold the production rights of the move to Ayngaran International, a move which irked Kamal Haasan and his team. As a result, the actor opted out and the film was shelved.[15] Later he directed Modhi Vilayadu (2009) starring Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal, the film was released to mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office. His next film is Aasal in which film Saran works once again with Ajith met with mixed reviews upon release but was an average at the box-office.
His next movie Aayirathil Iruvar starring Vinay Rai released in September 2017. His movie Market Raja MBBS with Arav was released in 2019.
Personal life
Saran and his wife Subha have two kids Sanjanaa and Sanjith.[16] His younger brother K. V. Guhan works as cinematographer in Tamil film industry.[17]
Filmography
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Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
1998 | Kadhal Mannan |
Director Debut; credited as Sharan | |||
1999 | Amarkalam | ||||
2000 | Parthen Rasithen | ||||
2002 | Alli Arjuna | ||||
2002 | Gemini |
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2002 | Gemeni |
Telugu film | |||
2003 | Jay Jay | ||||
2004 | Vasool Raja MBBS | ||||
Attagasam |
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2005 | Aaru | ||||
2006 | Idhaya Thirudan | ||||
Vattaram | |||||
2007 | Muni | ||||
2009 | Modhi Vilayadu | ||||
2010 | Aasal | ||||
2017 | Aayirathil Iruvar | ||||
2019 | Market Raja MBBS |
References
- ^ "TANTIS". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Director Saran on matters close to his heart". Rediff.com.
- ^ "A-Z (III)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Tiruchi News : From a child artiste to badminton player". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Talk of the Town". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 April 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: The Ajit-Shalini romance". Rediff.com. 15 September 1999. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Amarkalam – Tamil Movie Review". Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff.com. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Filmfare – Print Edition". Downloads.movies.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Southern film industry". Rediff.com. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Tamil movie news kamal dasavatharam ksravikumar ayngaran saran vasool raja MBBS muni kamalahassan asink.s.ravikumar Tamil movies kamal hasan gallery".
- ^ "Yet to see daylight!". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 January 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Suganth, M. "Saran gets Arav and keeps his title 'Market Raja MBBS'". The Times of India.
External links
- Saran at the Society Promoting Indian Cinematic Entertainment