Sanjay Ram is an Indian film director and producer who has worked on Tamil films and was active in the late 2000s. Throughout his career, he worked on several films which failed to have a theatrical release. Furthermore, several of his films have been criticised for their gore content and excessive bloodshed on screen.[1]

Sanjay Ram
OccupationDirector

Career edit

Sanjay Ram began his career by penning the script for the film Shree (2002) and Anbe Anbe (2003). Sanjay Ram worked on two village centric action films in 2006; Thoothukudi featuring choreographer Harikumar and Aadu Puli Attam featuring newcomers.[2] Thootukudi won positive reviews and became a surprise success at the box office. He then made the Saravanan-starrer Veeramum Eeramum (2007) and Iyakkam (2008), which he also produced.[3] In 2008, Sanjay Ram worked on Sivamayam, a tale based on the Mahabharata, featuring Shaam, Megha Nair, Sridevika and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. Despite beginning shoot in Chennai and Coimbatore and recording songs, the film did not have a theatrical release.[4] Furthermore, another film he worked titled Surla featuring Ajay Krishna and Sanchita Shetty also failed to have a theatrical release.[5] He also announced a film titled Lingam with Mammootty and Sarath Kumar, but the project did not materialise.[6] Sanjay Ram worked on a film titled Poova Thalaiya during 2008 with Udhaya and Shirin, but the film ran into production troubles. As the film geared up for release in 2011, Shirin complained to the Nadigar Sangam that Sanjay Ram was trying to release the film without finishing her portions. The film then had a low key release in 2011.[7]

Sanjay Ram's next release was the family drama, Gowravargal (2010) starring Sathyaraj and Vignesh, which was jointly produced by ten financiers.[8] Sanjay Ram next worked on a film title Sethu Samuthiram with Sarath Kumar, but the film was later dropped.[9] He then began work on a multi-hero gangster subject titled Karuvarai Kutravaligal with himself, Ajay Krishna and Vaali in the lead roles but the film did not complete production. Likewise another project featuring Ajay Krishna, titled Meenkothi, was similarly incomplete.[10] In 2012, he began work on the comedy drama film titled Kutralam, which was later rechristened as Rosa, starring Vaali and himself in the lead roles alongside Neenu Karthika but the film also failed to have a theatrical release.[11][12]

In 2013, he began a film titled Kiliyanthattu: Thoothukudi 2, a sequel to his earlier film. Despite having an audio launch event, yet again, the film did not have a theatrical release.[13][14]

Filmography edit

Director
Year Film Notes
2006 Thoothukudi Uncredited as director
2006 Aadu Puli Attam
2007 Veeramum Eeramum Also actor
2008 Iyakkam
2010 Gowravargal
2011 Poova Thalaiya

References edit

  1. ^ "Neenu Karthika in Director Sanjay Ram's flick". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "'Aadu Puliyattam'-2006 version! - Sify.com". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Surya releases audio". www.behindwoods.com. 31 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Sivamayam - Another action film - Sify.com". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Complaints galore on Mumbai actresses - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Radha Ravi Ajay Krishna Karla Sanjay Ram". www.behindwoods.com.
  6. ^ "Sarath and Mammootty in  Lingam - Tamil News". 29 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Shirin files complaint against Sanjay Ram". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Untitled Document". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Sarath Kumar - Tamil Movie News - Sarath to begin work soon - Sarath Kumar | Sanjay Ram | Sethu Samudram | Veeramum Eeramum - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  10. ^ "Gangster Movie Coming Soon - Sanjay Ram - Thoothukudi - Karuvarai Kutravaligal - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  11. ^ "Sanjay Ram Turns to Humour".
  12. ^ "Super Good Movies.com - Best Movies Review, News, Offer, Lifestyle - Online Gaming Using Hollywood Movies To Create Slots UI & UX". Super Good Movies.com - Best Movies Review, News, Offer, Lifestyle.
  13. ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 5 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)