Gnana Rajasekaran
| Gnana Rajasekaran | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 23, 1953 Pallikonda, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Spouse(s) | Sakunthala Rajasekaran |
Gnana Rajasekaran (born January 23, 1953) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright and Retired IAS Officer. His directional debut was Mogamul (1994) won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. His other works include Bharathi (2000), Periyar (2007) and Ramanujan (2014). As of 2014, Rajasekaran has won three National Film Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His films have been screened at international film festivals including the International Film Festival of India.
Gnana Rajasekaran was born in Pallikonda, Tamil Nadu, India, to Gnanaprakasam and Sharadambal, both teachers. He graduated with a BSc in Physics from Sacred Heart College, Tiruppatur; he gained a master's degree in physics from the Presidency College, Chennai. After he graduated, he worked as a technical officer with the Intelligence Bureau in Mumbai for four years, where many of his plays were staged. In 1983, he was appointed to the Indian Administrative Service, and was allotted the Kerala Cadre. Rajasekaran married Sakunthala Chidambaram in 1985, and they have two daughters, Sindhu Rajasekaran and Nandita.
Before his career as a film-maker, Rajasekaran published an allegorical novel titled “Yanai Kuthirai Ottagam”, which was judged the best novel of the year by the Tirupur Tamil Sangam. He has written and directed several plays including a collection of three plays titled “Vayiru” (published in 1980) and the 1996 Hindi version of the Play “Vayiru” won an all India award for the best script.
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