Javar Seetharaman

Javar Sitaraman
Born	ஜாவர் சீதாராமன் Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency, British India
Occupation	Script Writer, Director, Actor
Years active	1947-1970

Javar Seetharaman alternatively spelled as Javert Seetharaman or Javar Sitaraman or Jawar Seetharaman (Tamil: ஜாவர் சீதாராமன்) is a Tamil author, script writer and actor.

Biography

N Seetharaman was a lawyer from Trichy. He joined Gemini Studios to pursue a career in films. Besides acting, he also wrote the script and dialogues for a number of Tamil and Hindi Films.^[1] 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.^[2]

Bibliography

Tamil fiction

• Minnal mazhai mohini
• Panam pen pasam
• Udal porul ananthi
• Nane nan
• Sorkgaththil puyal
• Kase kadavul ^[3]

Partial filmography

Tamil films

Actor

• Miss Malini (1947) - Actor
• Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) - Actor (Inspector Javert)
• Marma Yogi (1951) - Actor ^[4]
• Panakkari (1953) - Actor^[5]
• Penn (1954)
• Andha Naal (1954) - Actor (C.I.D. officer Sivanandam), Screenplay, Dialogues
• viduthalai (1954) - Actor
• Chella Pillai (1955) - Actor, Screenplay ^[6]
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1958) - Actor (Major Bannerman)
• Parthiban Kanavu (1960) - Actor (Sivacharyar)
• Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) - Actor
• Thanga Surangam (1969) - Actor
• Sivandha Mann (1969) - Actor

Writer

• Andha Naal (1954)
• Athisaya Penn (1959)
• Kalathur Kannamma (1960)
• Aalayamani (1962)
• Valar Pirai (1962)
• Aadi Perukku (1962)
• Anandha Jodhi (1963)
• Andavan Kattalai (1964)
• Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965)
• Antastulu (1965; Telugu)
• Ramu (1966)
• Anbe Vaa (1966; uncredited)
• Pattanathil Bhootham (1967)
• Uyarndha Manithan (1968)

Hindi films

Writer^[7]

• Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969) - Direction and Production
• Aadmi (1968) - Story
• Do Kaliyan (1968) - Story, Screenplay
• Suraj (1966) - Screenplay
• Shaadi (1962) - Story
• Bhai-Bhai (1956) - Screenplay

Awards and nominations

Nominated

• 1963 – Filmfare Award for Best Story – Main Chup Rahungi

References

1. Randor Guy: From Silents to Sivaji, A Look Back
2. "Blast from the past - Ezhai Padum Paadu 1950". The Hindu. 2 November 2007.
3. http://tamilelibrary.org/teli/novel.html
4. "Blast from the past — Marmayogi 1951". The Hindu. 14 March 2008.
5. "Blast from the past -Panakkari 1953". The Hindu. 27 December 2008.
6. "Blast from the past — Chella Pillai (1955)". The Hindu. 24 September 2009.
7. IMDB Profile