Javar Seetharaman

Javar Seetharaman (1919–1971) was an Indian author, screenwriter and actor.

Biography

N. Seetharaman was a lawyer from Trichy. He joined Gemini Studios to pursue a career in films. Besides acting, he also wrote the script and dialogues for some Tamil and Hindi films. He came to be called "Jawar" or "Javert" due to his portrayal of Javert in the 1950 Tamil film, Ezhai Padum Padu, based on Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

Bibliography

Tamil fiction

  • Minnal mazhai mohini
  • Panam pen pasam
  • Udal porul ananthi
  • Nane nan
  • Sorkgaththil puyal
  • Kase kadavul

Partial filmography

Tamil films

Actor
Writer

Hindi films

Writer

Awards and nominations

Nandi Awards
Nominated

References

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