M. Saravanan (film director)

M. Saravanan (Tamil: சரவணன்) is an Indian film director, best known for directing the film Engeyum Eppodhum (2011).^[1]

Career

Saravanan began his career as an assistant director under director A. R. Murugadoss. In 2009, he made his directorial debut with the Telugu film Ganesh starring Ram,^[2][3] which was a commercial failure. In 2011, he directed his first Tamil film Engeyum Eppodhum which featured Jai, Anjali, Ananya and Sharvanand, and was produced by his mentor A. R. Murugadoss in association with Fox Star Studios.^[4] The film gained very positive responses from critics and audience alike, emerging a sleeper hit.^[5] He was honoured with an award by the Human Rights Organization for directing Engeyum Eppodhum with a "very relevant social message which is the need of the hour".^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as		Language	Notes
		Director	Writer
2009	Ganesh Just Ganesh	Y	Y	Telugu	Screenplay only
2011	Engeyum Eppodhum	Y	Y	Tamil	SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Director – Tamil Nominated-Vijay Award for Best Director Nominated-SIIMA Award for Best Director – Tamil
2013	Ivan Veramathiri	Y	Y	Tamil
2015	Valiyavan	Y	Y	Tamil
2015	Production No.1	Y	Y	Kannada	Movie starring Puneeth Rajkumar and is also the 25th movie of Puneeth Rajkumar

Awards

• 2012: Edison Award for Best Debut Director – Engeyum Eppodhum^[7]

References

External links

• M. Saravanan at the Internet Movie Database