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'''Sreedhar Rajan''' is an Indian journalist and film critic, based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He started his career as an advertising executive and later became a film director and screenwriter. His directorial debut ''[[Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum]]'' (1983) was based on [[Indira Parthasarathy]]'s novel [[Kuruthipunal (novel)|''Kuruthipunal'']], about the [[Kilvenmani massacre]] of 1968.<ref>{{cite news|last1=B|first1=Kolappan|title='America was a golden cage for me'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/america-was-a-golden-cage-for-me/article3589304.ece|accessdate=31 May 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 July 2012}}</ref> The film won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] in 1983. Following that, he made films such as ''Iravu Pookkal'' (1986) and ''Pookkal Vidum Thooodhu'' (1987). He has also served various positions including a member of the advisory panel of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]], and the [[National Film Development Corporation of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=30th National Film Festival, 1983|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=31 May 2015|page=5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003130200/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm30thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> He is married to Jaya Sreedhar Rajan, daughter of Tamil actor [[Gemini Ganesan]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=N|first1=Sathiya Moorthy|title=Real estate 'sparked' Gemini Ganesan woes|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/nov/27gem.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=31 May 2015|date=27 November 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=தமிழ் திரை உலகில் 'காதல் மன்னன்' என்று புகழ்பெற்ற nஜமினிகணேசன்|url=http://www.thinakaran.lk/Vaaramanjari/2011/11/13/?fn=s11111316&p=1|accessdate=31 May 2015|work=[[Dinakaran]]|language=Tamil|date=13 November 2011}}</ref><br />
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* ''[[Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''Iravu Pookkal'' (1986)<br />
* ''Pookkal Vidum Thooodhu'' (1987)<br />
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