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He is a graduate of [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), Pune.<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/15sriram.htm Article about Sriram Raghavan on Rediff.com]</ref> [[Rajkumar Hirani]], one of his batchmates, edited his diploma |
He is a graduate of [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), Pune.<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/15sriram.htm Article about Sriram Raghavan on Rediff.com]</ref> [[Rajkumar Hirani]], one of his batchmates, edited his diploma |
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 Raghavan at the screening of Shubh Mangal Savdhan | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61)[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June, 1963) is an Indian film director and screen writer.[1] He is notable for producing a 45-minute docufiction on Indian serial killer Raman Raghav and 2004 Hindi feature film Ek Hasina Thi produced by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan. His second feature film was 2007's Johnny Gaddar.[2] His latest film Andhadhun (2018) received positive reviews and was commercially successful.[3] He is presently a member of the Advisory Board of the Kautik International Student Film Festival[4]
Early life and education
Sriram was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Tamil Brahmin family to a botanist father and a movie-loving mother. He grew up in Pune, where he did his schooling at the St. Vincent's High School.
He is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.[5] Rajkumar Hirani, one of his batchmates, edited his diploma film, The Eight Column Affair, which went on win the National Film Award in 1987.[1]
Career
He started his career before joining the FTII for Stardust, but left since he wasn't interested in it. Post his FTII studies, he made a documentary Raman Raghav, with Raghuvir Yadav. Later he worked as a writer for television soaps, writing many episodes of CID and Aahat, and also directed one episode of the Star bestseller called 'First Kill' Later, he met Ram Gopal Varma, who liked his work in Raman Raghav, and signed him up for the film Ek Hasina Thi, a dark thriller starring Saif Ali Khan and Urmila Matondkar.[citation needed]
He later went on to direct another thriller, Johnny Gaddaar, which marked the debut of Neil Nitin Mukesh. The movie garnered an overwhelming response from the critics, though it didn't fare well at the box office.
His third film, Agent Vinod was an original spy thriller and not a remake of the 1977 film, starring the Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor duo, produced by Khan himself. Sriram has recently directed a crime thriller named Badlapur starring Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam which started shooting on May 2014. This was with Illuminati films, the producers of "Agent Vinod". He is also signed for making a film based on a book by Vikas Swarup.[6] His latest film is Andhadhun, starring Ayushmann Khurana, Tabu, and Radhika Apte, which released on 5th October 2018 to critical acclaim.[7]
Filmography
- Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
- Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
- Agent Vinod (2012)
- Badlapur (2015)
- Andhadhun (2018)
References
- ^ a b c "Profile: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, But Slowly". Tehelka Magazine, Vol 5, Issue 22. 7 June 2008.
- ^ "Thanking the Stars". Indian Express. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sen, Raja (20 February 2015). "Review: Badlapur is a dark, unflinching, fantastic film". Rediff. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ http://kautik18.com/festival-people/
- ^ Article about Sriram Raghavan on Rediff.com
- ^ IANS. "Varun Dhawan: Playing an old man will be my toughest role". NDTV. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Andhadhun box office collection Day 1: Ayushmann Khurrana film riding on positive reviews". The Indian Express. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
- Sriram Raghavan at IMDb
- "Interview (2008)". CNN-IBN.
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