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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saji Surendran
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|19 July 1982}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| mother = Vijayalakshmi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/A-Long-Running-Love-Story/2014/08/18/article2385573.ece1|title = A Long-Running Love Story}}</ref>
| spouse = Sangeeta(2005 – present)
| children =
| education =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| website =
}}

'''Saji Surendran''' is an [[India]]n [[film director]] in [[Malayalam films]], known for his commercially successful comedies, most notably ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' (2009) and ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/44741/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055846/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/44741/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Saji Surendran was born to Surendran & Vijayalakshmi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/A-Long-Running-Love-Story/2014/08/18/article2385573.ece1|title = A Long-Running Love Story}}</ref> in [[Nedumangad]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], and attended Lourdes Mount School, [[Vattapara]], [[Trivandrum]]. He completed his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Mahatma Gandhi College]], [[Trivandrum]]. When he was studying there, he also acted in TV Serials he also worked as assistant director of [[Viji Thampi]] in many movies & television serials. His brother Aji Surendran also acted in some TV serials. Saji is married to Sangeeta since 16 March 2005<ref>http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/238/23</ref>

==Before 2009==

Surendran was a serial director before 2008. In 2004 he received the Best Telefilm Award for his ''Manasam'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]) at the Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/19/stories/2005021908910400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514163632/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/19/stories/2005021908910400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2005|title=TV critics' awards announced |accessdate=9 July 2010|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 February 2005}}</ref> He is known for directing the television serials ''Manasam'', ''Megham'', ''Alippazham'', ''Mandharam'', ''Dhaya'', and ''Ammakkay''.
;Television Serials
*Manasam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Megham ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Alippazham([[Surya TV]])
*Mandharam([[Kairali TV]])
*Madhavam([[Surya TV]])
*Ammakayi([[Surya TV]])
*Daya ([[Kairali TV]])

==After 2009==

Saji Surendran came to the film industry by directing [[Jayasurya]]-[[Bhama]] starring ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'', which was a success at the [[box office]] and gave [[Jayasurya]] a big break. After ''Ivar Vivahitharayal'', he directed ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' with a huge cast that included [[Jayasurya]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]], [[Jayaram]] [[Bhavana]], Vandana Menon, [[Samvrutha Sunil]] and [[Rima Kallingal]]. ''Happy Husbands'' became the first major hit of 2010, and ran for more than 150 days at theatres throughout [[Kerala]]. Saji Surendran then directed ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]'', starring [[Jayasurya]], [[Jayaram]], [[Kunchako Boban]] and Kamlahasan in the guest role and [[Meera Jasmine]]. It received mixed reviews.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Name
! Screenplay
! Cast
! Notes
|-
| 2006
|''December Mist''<ref>http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/215206?page=0,0</ref>
| G A Lal
| [[Anoop Menon]], Reenu Mathews
| Short film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
|[[Jayasurya]], [[Bhama]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], [[Navya Nair]]
| Debut feature film
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
|[[Jayaram]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], Vandana Menon, [[Rima Kallingal]]
|Remake of [[Sakthi Chidambaram]]'s Tamil film [[Charlie Chaplin (2002 film)|Charlie Chaplin]].
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
|[[Jayaram]], [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Meera Jasmine]]
|Kamal Haasan made a cameo appearance
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Kunjaliyan]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
| [[Jayasurya]], [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]], [[Jagadeesh]]
|Shot at [[Pollachi]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Husbands in Goa]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
| [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Angry Babies in Love]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
| [[Anoop Menon]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemascoop.in/cinemascoop/movie/115-angry-babes-in-love |title=Angry Babes in Love Malayalam Movie |publisher=Cinemascoop.in |date= |accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemascoop.in/news/topscoop/102-angry-babes-malayalam-movie |title=Angry Birds Malayalam Movie renamed to Angry Babes in Love |publisher=Cinemascoop.in |date= |accessdate=2013-06-04}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[She Taxi (2015 film)|She Taxi]]''
| Krishna Poojappura
|[[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Anoop Menon]], [[Ansiba Hassan]], [[Suraj Venjaramood]], [[Tini Tom]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3507882}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1982 births]]

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