Javar Sitaraman
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Javar Seetharaman alternatively spelled as Javert Seetharaman or Javar Sitaraman or Jawar Seetharaman is a Tamil
author
, script writer and actor
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to pursue a career in films. Besides acting, he also wrote the script and dialogues for a number of Tamil and Hindi Films. He came to be called as Jawar or Javert due to his memorable portrayal of Javert in the 1950 Tamil film, Ezhai Padum Padu
based on Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
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Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
author
Author
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, script writer and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Biography
N Seetharaman was a lawyer from Trichy. He joined Gemini StudiosGemini Studios
Gemini Studios was launched when Thiruthuraipoondi Subramanian Srinivasan bought a film distribution concern at an auction and renamed it as Gemini Pictures also known as Gemini Studios. Gemini Studios served as a breeding ground for innumerable artists and technicians for the south Indian Film...
to pursue a career in films. Besides acting, he also wrote the script and dialogues for a number of Tamil and Hindi Films. He came to be called as Jawar or Javert due to his memorable portrayal of Javert in the 1950 Tamil film, Ezhai Padum Padu
Ezhai Padum Padu
Ezhai Padum Padu is a 1950 Tamil film directed by K Ramnoth. It was simultaneously released in Telugu as Beedala Patlu. It was an adaptation of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. The film was released on Deepavali day, 1950 and was a hit. For his memorable portrayal of Inspector Javert in this film,...
based on Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
by Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
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Tamil Fiction
- Minnal mazhai mohini
- Panam pen pasam
- Udal porul ananthi
- Nane nan
- Sorkgaththil puyal
- Kase kadavul
Tamil Films
- Miss MaliniMiss MaliniMiss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral...
(1947) - Actor - Ezhai Padum PaduEzhai Padum PaduEzhai Padum Padu is a 1950 Tamil film directed by K Ramnoth. It was simultaneously released in Telugu as Beedala Patlu. It was an adaptation of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. The film was released on Deepavali day, 1950 and was a hit. For his memorable portrayal of Inspector Javert in this film,...
(1950) - Actor (Inspector Javert) - Marma Yogi (1951) - Actor
- Panakkari (1953) - Actor
- Andha NaalAndha NaalAndha Naal is a 1954 Tamil crime mystery film directed by Veenai S. Balachander. It is arguably the first film-noir in Tamil cinema and is the first Tamil film to be made without songs. The film was inspired by the 1950 Akira Kurosawa film Rashômon...
(1954) - Actor (C.I.D. officer Sivanandam), Screenplay, Dialogues - viduthalaiViduthalaiViduthalai is a Tamil film is directed by K. Vijayan. It stars Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan, Vishnuvardhan and Madhavi.-Plot:Rajni is a big-time thief robbing money from the rich. He is capable of opening any lock however big it is. His girlfriend Madhavi is a singer and a dancer in a club. One day...
(1954) - Actor - Chella Pillai (1955) - Actor, Screenplay
- Veerapandiya KattabommanVeerapandiya Kattabomman (film)Veerapandiya Kattabomman is a 1959 Tamil feature film written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The cast includes Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, S. Varalakshmi, and V. K. Ramaswamy....
(1958) - Actor (Major Bannerman) - Athisaya PennAthisaya PennAthisaya Penn is a 1959 Tamil Romantic comedy film written by Javar Seetharaman and directed by M. V. Raman. The film starred Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vyjayanthimala in the lead while R. S. Manohar, S. A. Ashokan, E. V. Saroja, Madhuri Devi, K. Sankarapani, K. N. Kamlam, M. S. Thirowpathi, V....
(1959) - Story, Dialogue - Kalathur KannammaKalathur KannammaKalathur Kannamma is a 1959 Tamil language film directed by A. Bhimsingh. This was the first movie that starred iconic Indian actor Kamal Haasan. Kamal Haasan entered the film world at the age of four and this movie won him the President’s Gold Medal. The film's cast includes Gemini Ganesan and...
(1960) - Screenplay - Parthiban KanavuParthiban KanavuParthiban Kanavu is a famous Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.-Plot summary:This novel deals with the attempts of the son of Chola king Parthiban, Vikraman, to attain independence from the Pallava ruler, Narasimhavarman.The Cholas remain vassals of the Pallavas...
(1960) - Actor (Sivacharyar) - Anandha JodhiAnandha JodhiAnandha Jodhi is a Tamil language film starring MGR in the lead role of the protagonist.-Sound track:...
(1963) - Story, Dialogue - AalayamaniAalayamaniAalayamani is a Tamil film from the house of P.S. Veerappa released in 1962, starring Sivaji Ganesan, B. Sarojadevi, S.S.Rajendran, M.R. Radha. Telugu film Gudi Gantalu is produced based on this film.-Plot:...
(1962) - Screenplay, Dialogue - Andavan KattalaiAndavan KattalaiAndavan Kattalai is a 1964 Tamil film from the house of P.S. Veerappa released in 1964.-Plot:Prof. Krishnan is a one rolemodel Professor, honest and austere he is a staunch follower of Swami Vivekananda...
(1964) - Screenplay, Dialogue - Pattanathil BhoothamPattanathil BhoothamPattanathil Bhootham is a Tamil film directed by M.V. Raman, shot in Eastman Colour released in 1967.-Plot:Pattanathil Bhootham is a straightforward adaptation of The Brass Bottle 1964 with a romantic comedy twist, written by 'Javart' Sitaraman....
(1967) - Actor(The djinn Jeem boom ba), Dialogue - Pattathu Rani (1967) - Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
- Uyarndha Manidhan (1968) - Screenplay, Dialogue
- Thanga Surangam (1969) - Actor
- Sivandha Mann(1969) - Actor
Hindi Films
- Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969) - Direction
- Aadmi (1968) - Story
- Do Kaliyan (1968) - Story, Screenplay
- SurajSurajSuraj is a 1966 swashbuckler Ruritanian romance Hindi film produced by S. Krishnamurthy and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in the lead with Ajit, Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, Johnny Walker, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Lalita Pawar and Neetu Singh forms an...
(1966) - Screenplay - ShaadiShaadi (film)Shaadi is an 1962 Indian film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Pandu. It stars actors Dharmendra and Saira Banu.The title reflects the Urdu word for a marriage , specifically a wedding ceremony.-Plot:an elder patriarch Ratan Malhotra Shaadi is an 1962 Indian film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Pandu....
(1962) - Story - Bhai-BhaiBhai-BhaiBhai-Bhai is a 1970 Bollywood drama film directed by Raja Nawathe. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh and Mumtaz.-Cast:*Sunil Dutt ... Ashok / Deep *Asha Parekh ... Taaj*Mumtaz ... Bijli*Mehmood... Johnny*Pran*Jeevan*Raj Mehra...
(1956) - Screenplay