John E
| John E | |
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| Born |
30 December 1958 Alleppey, Kerala, India |
| Other names | Sab John |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film maker, actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Teres |
| Children | 4 |
John E (born 30 December 1958) is an Indian screenwriter and filmmaker. John E a.k.a. Sab John has penned scripts for some very critically acclaimed films in Malayalam and Tamil. Presently a resident of Chennai, India, John renders his guidance to aspiring script writers.
John was born in Allepey, in the southern Indian state of Kerala to Simon Antony and Marykutty Antony. Though graduated in commerce, his accounting career did not last long. Very early in his career he discovered his interest in screenwriting and authored the script for the notable Malayalam film Chanakyan, a Kamal Haasan starrer.
During a professional screenwriting career spanning over 2 decades, John has written about 30 filmed screenplays. To name a few of his very successful films are: Gunaa, Vyooham, Gandhari, Soorya Manasam, Highway, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Mayilpeelikkavu, Priyam, Kuruthipunal and Chanakyan. Gunaa starring Kamal Haasan is about a mentally affected person's unadulterated love for a fictitious character named Abirami. The film was not only successful commercially, but also had an excellent blend of Kamal's acting, Ilayaraja's music and John's screenplay. It surely became a milestone project for everyone involved.
In addition to being a screenwriter John has also donned other roles in film making like acting, directing and production management. He was cast in a pivotal role in the much-acclaimed film Kuruthippunal as "Narasimhan" and won critical appreciation. The film was produced by Kamal Haasan and directed by P. C. Sreeram. He worked as the Executive Producer for Kamal's Hindi feature film Chachi 420.
John has written and directed documentaries for ROTARY CENTRAL VHS-TTK BLOOD BANK (2006), VCRC and Dengue fever (1995). "SMOKELESS HOMES" (Tamil) – promoting smokeless burners in the villages of Tamil Nadu for British Petroleum and "THE WAR" (English) for Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), a unit of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India were docu-dramas, both written and directed by him.
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