A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Sujatha
Birthplace:
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Born:
May 3, 1935
Died:
February 27, 2008
Sujatha was the pseudonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan, author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also composed screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies. In addition to the novels, stories, essays he wrote, he helped introduce haiku poetry to Tamil audiences. Brought up in Srirangam, Trichy, and having spent most of the later part of life in Bangalore, he described both places vividly in his various compocings. Among his popular novels are Pirivom Sandhipom (not related to the recent movie of the same name), Rathham Ore Niram, and Kolaiyudhir Kaalam. Penning with his wife's name, Sujatha's Tamil literary career spanned more than four decades. An engineer by profession, he was proficient in the language of technology. Widely read and knowledgeable, he presented his knowledge in simple Tamil. His works stood out during a time when Tamil composing was dominated by social/family dramas and historical novels. His identification with the masses, and his uncanny adoption of their way of talking, behavior, mindset and slang, helped make him popular across multiple demographic segments. He extended his composing skills and expertise from science to movies. The first of these efforts were Gaayathri and Priya. In Priya, his fictional character Ganesh was played by Rajinikanth. Kamal Hassan's Vikram was composed by him. He penned dialogues for the movie Roja, directed by Maniratnam. In recent times he has been associated with Mani Ratnam (for Kannathil Muthamittal, Aayitha Ezhuthu, etc.), Shankar (for Boys, Anniyan, Indian, Mudhalvan, Sivaji, and Enthiran) and Azhagam Perumal in Udhaya. He was also a co-producer for the banner MediaDreams, which went on to produce the critically acclaimed Bharathi, a biopic of the great Tamil poet Bhaarathiyaar. He was working on Shankar's Enthiran before he died on 27 February 2008.
Dialogue:
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2010 Enthiran
Novel:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
Original Story:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2001 Nila Kaalam
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
Producer:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Bharathi
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2001 Little John
2001 Nila Kaalam
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
Screenplay:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Bharathi
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000 Pandavas: The Five Warriors
2001 Little John
2001 Nila Kaalam
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
Story:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1996 Indian
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Bharathi
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000 Pandavas: The Five Warriors
2001 Little John
2001 Nila Kaalam
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2005 Anniyan
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
2016 Saithan
Writer:
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Priya
1979 Ninaithaale Inikkum
1981 Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
1986 Vikram
1992 Roja
1993 Thiruda Thiruda
1996 Indian
1998 Dil Se..
1998 Kannedhirey Thondrinal
1999 Mudhalvan
2000 Bharathi
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000 Pandavas: The Five Warriors
2001 12 B
2001 Little John
2001 Nila Kaalam
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Boys
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004 Chellamae
2004 Vaanam Vasappadum
2005 Anniyan
2005 Ullam Ketkumae
2007 Sivaji: The Boss
2008 Bheema
2009 Ananda Thandavam
2010 Enthiran
2016 Saithan
???? Marudhanayagam
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