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Naman Ramachandran

Indian author and journalist

Naman Ramachandran is a critic and journalist. He is the author of Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography (Penguin, 2012) and Lights Camera Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai (IBH, 2006). He writes for Variety, Sight & Sound,^[1] and Cineuropa. Based in London, England,^[1] he is also on the steering group of the London Indian Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} He also wrote the independent film Brahman Naman, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.^[2]

Early life

Naman Ramachandran grew up in Thrissur, Kerala, India. He later moved to Bangalore, Karnataka.^[3]^[4]

Works

"Imagine Asia - Going South - We've all heard of Bollywood, but other areas of India produce equally stunning arthouse and commercial films in greater numbers. Naman Ramachandran investigates". Sight & Sound. 12 (5). London: British Film Institute: 20. 2002. ISSN 0037-4806.
Lights, Camera, Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai. Mumbai: India Book House. 2006. ISBN 9788175084414. OCLC 71428530.
Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Viking. 2012. ISBN 9780670086207. OCLC 825198202.

Citations

^ ^a ^b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (21 January 2013). "The man behind the idol". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ Nandini Ramnath (24 January 2016). "Sundance pick 'Brahman Naman' is about winning quizzes and losing virginity, says writer". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "'I've not met a star as simple as Rajinikanth'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Ranganna, Akhila (10 August 2016). "Writer Naman Ramachandran's Love Affair With Films". Man's World India. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

References

Menon, Sadanand (28 January 2013). "Power of the Dark Sun". India Today. Retrieved 28 January 2015. (A review of Rajinikanth)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Brahman-Naman-Q-Michael-Jackson/articleshow/26199535.cms?
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/explosive-eye-candy/article2274587.ece
Sushmita Biswas, "In the right frame", The Telegraph (Calcutta, India), 9 September 2006.