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	R. Amarendran's love for acting started in the 1980s when he was a college student. He took part in the Loyola college production of Girish Karnad's ''Tughlaq'' which soon led him to get minor roles in Mithran Devanesan's [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] musicals in Chennai, India. He later acted in English plays for several theatre groups in Chennai. In 1989 he was one of four Indians to be selected by the French government to go the L'ecole Nationale d'art Dramatique at the [[Theatre National De Strasbourg\|Theatre National de Strasbourg]] in France to train in acting and to act in a French play that was staged in Delhi, Calcutta and Strasbourg. On his return from France he decided to direct plays himself and in 1992 he founded the Theatre Arlequin. He staged more than 25 plays in English and French the most notable of which were ''[[Tartuffe]]'' by Moliere, ''[[The Lesson]]'' by Eugene Ionesco, ''[[The Maids]]'' by Jean Genet and Tony Kushner's adaptation of Pierre Corneille's ''[[L'Illusion Comique]]''.		R. Amarendran's love for acting started in the 1980s when he was a college student. He took part in the Loyola college production of Girish Karnad's ''Tughlaq'' which soon led him to get minor roles in Mithran Devanesan's [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] musicals in Chennai, India. He later acted in English plays for several theatre groups in Chennai. In 1989 he was one of four Indians to be selected by the French government to go the L'ecole Nationale d'art Dramatique at the [[Theatre National De Strasbourg\|Theatre National de Strasbourg]] in France to train in acting and to act in a French play that was staged in Delhi, Calcutta and Strasbourg. On his return from France he decided to direct plays himself and in 1992 he founded the Theatre Arlequin. He staged more than 25 plays in English and French the most notable of which were ''[[Tartuffe]]'' by Moliere, ''[[The Lesson]]'' by Eugene Ionesco, ''[[The Maids]]'' by Jean Genet and Tony Kushner's adaptation of Pierre Corneille's ''[[L'Illusion Comique]]''.

	His film career started in 2008 when he landed the main villain’s role in the movie [[Bale Pandiya (2010 film)\|''Bale Pandya'']] directed by Siddharth Chandrasekhar. He has acted in a major role in the critically acclaimed ''[[Vidiyum Munn]]''<ref>{{cite web\|author=Baradwaj Rangan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vidiyum-munn-in-the-mood-for-thrills/article5408389.ece \|title=Vidiyum Munn: In the mood for thrills \|publisher=The Hindu \|date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/vidiyum-munn-is-brilliant/20131130.htm \|title=Vidiyum Munn is brilliant - Rediff.com Movies \|publisher=Rediff.com \|date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> which was inspired by the British film ''[[London to Brighton]]''. He also played the role of the history teacher in the multi-Oscar winner Hollywood film ''[[Life of Pi (film)\|Life of Pi]]''. His most memorable roles are in ''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'', ''Vidiyum Munn'' ~~and~~ [[Kabali (film)\|''Kabali'']].		His film career started in 2008 when he landed the main villain’s role in the movie [[Bale Pandiya (2010 film)\|''Bale Pandya'']] directed by Siddharth Chandrasekhar. He has acted in a major role in the critically acclaimed ''[[Vidiyum Munn]]''<ref>{{cite web\|author=Baradwaj Rangan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vidiyum-munn-in-the-mood-for-thrills/article5408389.ece \|title=Vidiyum Munn: In the mood for thrills \|publisher=The Hindu \|date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/vidiyum-munn-is-brilliant/20131130.htm \|title=Vidiyum Munn is brilliant - Rediff.com Movies \|publisher=Rediff.com \|date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> which was inspired by the British film ''[[London to Brighton]]''. He also played the role of the history teacher in the multi-Oscar winner Hollywood film ''[[Life of Pi (film)\|Life of Pi]]''. His most memorable roles are in ''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'', ''Vidiyum Munn,'' [[Kabali (film)\|''Kabali'']] and ''[[Vikram Vedha]]''.

	Amarendran is also a story writer and his first children´s book ''Siri´s Smile ~~in English~~'' has been translated into several Indian languages. This book is recommended by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for schools. ~~Recently~~,{{When\|date=September 2020}} he authored another children's book called ''Salim the Knife-Sharpener''.		Amarendran is also a story writer and his first children´s book in English ''Siri´s Smile,'' written in 2011, has been translated into several Indian languages. This book is recommended by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for schools as part of the [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/early-literacy-programme Early Literacy Program]. In 2015,{{When\|date=September 2020}} he authored another children's book called ''[https://www.tulikabooks.com/hindi/salim-the-knife-sharpener-dhaarwala-salim-hindi.html Salim the Knife-Sharpener]''.

	== Plays ==		== Plays ==

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{{short description|Indian theatre director and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}'''R Amarendran''' (also known as Amarendran Ramanan or Amar) is an Indian theatre director and actor who has directed and acted in several plays in English and French staged in Chennai and Pondicherry.
R. Amarendran's love for acting started in the 1980s when he was a college student. He took part in the Loyola college production of Girish Karnad's ''Tughlaq'' which soon led him to get minor roles in Mithran Devanesan's [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] musicals in Chennai, India. He later acted in English plays for several theatre groups in Chennai. In 1989 he was one of four Indians to be selected by the French government to go the L'ecole Nationale d'art Dramatique at the [[Theatre National De Strasbourg|Theatre National de Strasbourg]] in France to train in acting and to act in a French play that was staged in Delhi, Calcutta and Strasbourg. On his return from France he decided to direct plays himself and in 1992 he founded the Theatre Arlequin. He staged more than 25 plays in English and French the most notable of which were ''[[Tartuffe]]'' by Moliere, ''[[The Lesson]]'' by Eugene Ionesco, ''[[The Maids]]'' by Jean Genet and Tony Kushner's adaptation of Pierre Corneille's ''[[L'Illusion Comique]]''.

His film career started in 2008 when he landed the main villain’s role in the movie [[Bale Pandiya (2010 film)|''Bale Pandya'']] directed by Siddharth Chandrasekhar. He has acted in a major role in the critically acclaimed ''[[Vidiyum Munn]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=Baradwaj Rangan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vidiyum-munn-in-the-mood-for-thrills/article5408389.ece |title=Vidiyum Munn: In the mood for thrills |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/vidiyum-munn-is-brilliant/20131130.htm |title=Vidiyum Munn is brilliant - Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> which was inspired by the British film ''[[London to Brighton]]''. He also played the role of the history teacher in the multi-Oscar winner Hollywood film ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]''. His most memorable roles are in ''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'', ''Vidiyum Munn'' and [[Kabali (film)|''Kabali'']].

Amarendran is also a story writer and his first children´s book ''Siri´s Smile in English'' has been translated into several Indian languages. This book is recommended by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for schools. Recently,{{When|date=September 2020}} he authored another children's book called ''Salim the Knife-Sharpener''.

== Plays ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Title
!Playwright
!Performed in
!Contribution
!Remarks
|-
|''[[Tartuffe]]''
|[[Molière]]
|English
|Director
|
|-
|''[[The Lesson]]''
|[[Eugène Ionesco]]
|English
|Director
|
|-
|''[[The Maids]]''
|[[Jean Genet]]
|English
|Director
|
|-
|''[[L'Illusion Comique]]''
|[[Pierre Corneille]]
|English
|Director
|[[Tony Kushner]]'s adaptation
|-
|''[[Tughlaq (play)|Tughlaq]]''
|[[Girish Karnad]]
|English
|Actor
|
|-
|''[https://www.playscripts.com/play/1399 The doctor in spite of himself]''
|[[Molière]]
|French
|Director
|Performed at [https://madras.afindia.org/ Alliance Francaise of Madras]
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that are to be released soon
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|2010 || ''[[Bale Pandiya (2010 film)|Bale Pandiya]]'' || AKP ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Va (film)|Va]]'' || Gnani ||
|-
|2012 || ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' || History teacher ||
|-
|2013 || ''[[Vidiyum Munn]]'' || Saloon Singaram ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Yatchan]]'' || Jack the travel fixer ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'' || Deivanayagam ||
|-
| ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' || Velu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2017 ||''[[Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae]]''||Singapore Singaaram ||
|-
|''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' ||Sangu ||
|-
| ''[[Maayavan]]'' || Pramodh||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Andhra Mess]]'' || Janardhanan ||
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Papparapaam]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that are to be released soon}}|| A senior actor || delayed
|-
|}

==References==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulikabooks.com/our-books/picture-books/general-picture-books/siris-smile|title=Siris Smile|accessdate=11 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017100822/http://www.tulikabooks.com/our-books/picture-books/general-picture-books/siris-smile|archivedate=17 October 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulikabooks.com/our-books/picture-books/general-picture-books/salim-the-knife-sharpener|title=Salim the Knife-Sharpener|accessdate=23 March 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406160014/http://www.tulikabooks.com/our-books/picture-books/general-picture-books/salim-the-knife-sharpener|archivedate=6 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/05/13/stories/2010051350630100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520111426/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/05/13/stories/2010051350630100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=The games people play|date=2010-05-13|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Karunanidhis-Tamil-play-to-be-staged-in-French/articleshow/6144673.cms|title=Karunanidhi's Tamil play to be staged in French|work=The Times of India|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/villain-on-screen-hero-for-children/articleshow/57834493.cms|title=r amarendran: Villain on screen, hero for children | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
<ref>http://bookshelf-library.com/bookdetails/919 - Amarendran's book in Recommended reading for schools</ref>
<ref>http://www.ralphrobertmoore.com/koontz-r.html - Amarendran's rewrite</ref>
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