Ram subramaniam

Born: 1974-10-11

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Ram Subramaniam is a critically acclaimed Tamil filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional producer, known for socially conscious storytelling and films like Thanga Meengal, Taramani, and Peranbu.

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Ram Subramaniam is a critically acclaimed Tamil filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional producer, known for socially conscious storytelling and films like Thanga Meengal, Taramani, and Peranbu.

Ram?Subramaniam -born 11?October?1974 in Coimbatore, Tamil?Nadu is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor working primarily in Tamil cinema. He began his career by assisting noted filmmakers such as Rajkumar Santoshi and Balu Mahendra before making his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh -2007, a film that received strong critical acclaim for its raw depiction of language and identity. His follow?up, Thanga Meengal -2013, earned him multiple National Film Awards and reinforced his reputation for socially conscious storytelling. With a distinct voice that blends realism, literary sensibility and emotional depth, Ram continues to be a significant creative presence in Tamil cinema.

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Alternative names Ram; Height 5'10"/ 80kg; Born October 11, 1974 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India; Children Mayan Ram Srisankara Gomathy Ram
Other works: Screenwriter, Producer, Actor, Assistant Director

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Attakathi -2012.

His experimental fusion of folk, electronic, and classical sounds with socially conscious themes.

Pizza, Jigarthanda, Kabali, Vikram Vedha, Pariyerum Perumal.

He shares close professional respect with many composers, including A.R. Rahman, but maintains a distinct, individual style.

Yes, he frequently performs playback singing for his compositions.

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He made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh -2007, a film that focused on a Tamil-literature-educated youth's frustration and identity crisis.

Before becoming a director, he worked as an assistant under Hindi filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi and also under legendary Tamil filmmaker Balu Mahendra.

He has said in an interview that for him a commercial film has only two categories: one that entertains and the other that "emotionally arrests" you - and his film Thanga Meengal -2013 falls into the latter.

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"I think I'm stupid and crazy and I blindly believe that people will accept whatever I give them. I have immense faith in my audience, for they have supported me from day one and given me confidence."

"I don't believe in character arcs, because my movies are not about characters or a single person's life. Nobody in real life has a character arc; your character is fixed based on certain things - time and place of birth, the society you were born into, the school you went to."

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A recurring focus on social?realist themes: Many of his films examine individuals caught up in broader societal currents rather than conventional hero-villain dynamics.

Emphasis on character psychology over typical arcs: Ram has said he doesn't believe in traditional character arcs because "nobody in real life has a character arc; your character is fixed based on certain things".

Literature?influenced filmmaking: Ram cites classical Tamil literature -for example, the Tolk?ppiyam as a foundation for his film language-his work tends to draw from literary sensibility.