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Ram (director)

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Ram is an Indian film director and actor who works in Tamil cinema. Before directing he worked as a script writer in Mumbai with the Hindi director Rajkumar Santoshi, and he regards the director Balu Mahendra as his teacher. His directorial debut was Kattradhu Thamizh in 2007, which drew strong critical acclaim. His second film, Thanga Meengal in 2013, won critical praise and three National Film Awards, including the Best Tamil Feature Film Award. He followed it with Taramani in 2017, the biggest commercial success of his career, and his later films Peranbu in 2018, Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai in 2024 and Paranthu Po in 2025 premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The source also describes him as a mentor to filmmakers such as Mari Selvaraj and S. U. Arun Kumar.

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National Film Award 1
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1974 2
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Ram is an Indian film director and actor
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1. Grokipedia: Ram (director) (Grokipedia)
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earned him recognition with three National Film Awards, including for Best Feature Film in Tamil
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2. StudioFlicks: Director Ram (StudioFlicks)
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Born on October 11, 1974, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Ram (director) (Wikipedia)
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    Ram is an Indian film director and actor
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    Ram is an Indian film director and actor, who works in Tamil cinema.
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