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

M. Saravanan
Born	(1977-04-27) 27 April 1977 (age 45) Varagur, Salem district (now Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu), India.
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2009–present

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] 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
2013	Ivan Veramathiri	Y	Y	Tamil
2015	Valiyavan	Y	Y	Tamil
2016	Chakravyuha	Y	Y	Kannada	The plot is loosely based on the director's own earlier Tamil film Ivan Veramathiri.
TBA	Raangi	Y	Y	Tamil	Filming, female-centric film with Trisha
2023	Production No. 3	Y	Y	Kannada	Announced, starring of Puneeth Rajkumar and Sudeep

Awards

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
Engeyum Eppodhum	Edison Award 2012	Best Debut Director	Won	[7]
	6th Vijay Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[8]
		Best Story, Screenplay Writer	Nominated
	1st South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[9] [10]
		Best Debut Director	Won

References

External links

• M. Saravanan at IMDb

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