Javar Seetharaman

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

• Miss Malini (1947) - Actor
• Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) - Actor (Inspector Javert)
• Marma Yogi (1951) - Actor ^[4]
• Panakkari (1953) - Actor^[5]
• 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)
• Athisaya Penn (1959) - Story, Dialogue
• Kalathur Kannamma (1960) - Screenplay
• Parthiban Kanavu (1960) - Actor (Sivacharyar)
• Anandha Jodhi(1963) - Story, Dialogue
• Aalayamani (1962) - Screenplay, Dialogue
• Andavan Kattalai (1964) - Screenplay, Dialogue
• Pattanathil Bhootham (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^[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