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Ram is an Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kollywood's Top 25 Directors – Directors – Vetrimaran Balaji Sakthivel Lingusamy Vasanth Karu Pazhaniappan Simbudevan )〕 After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007), which fetched him strong critical acclaim. His second film ''Thanga Meengal'' (2013) also won critical praise and three National Film Awards. ==Career== Ram, while he was pursuing a Master of Arts postgraduate degree in Tamil literature at the Madras Christian College, began writing short stories in Tamil language.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ram on his Thamizh MA )〕 He met director Thangar Bachan and worked with him in a few films, who recommended that he meet Hindi film director Rajkumar Santoshi. Since he could not understand Hindi and was unaware about Hindi films and hence did not know who Rajkumar Santoshi was, he was initially reluctant, but eventually decided to meet him and joined him as a script writer, moving to Mumbai subsequently.〔 Ram worked together with Santoshi in several Hindi films, including ''Pukar'' (2000) and ''Lajja'' (2001),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=From Bollywood, for Thamizh – Tamil Movie News )〕 and helped him in shaping the story of Lajja.〔 Ram revealed that he first had planned to make a "cross-over English film on man-woman relationship" and approached Balu Mahendra to handle the cinematography, since he felt Mahendra's style suited his script best.〔 The project failed to take off, but Ram continued working with Mahendra. Though he did not assist him in any of his films, Ram considers Balu Mahendra as his teacher, who, he says, "converted" him "from being a film maniac to a film student" as he also learned about cinematic techniques from him, particularly about cinematography.〔 By mid-2006, Ram began working on his directorial debut, initially being titled as ''Tamil M.A.'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeeva to take Tamil issue – Tamil Movie News )〕 which was later changed to ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' to get exempted from the entertainment taxation. Ram told that the film would revolve around a young man, who gets into trouble because of his education, quoting that it would show the "pathetic state of our mother tongue () in today's society".〔 He selected Jeeva to essay the lead character in his film, after he had seen ''Raam'' (2005) and been impressed by the actor's performance,〔 while a newcomer Anupama from Mumbai was tipped to play the lead female character of Anandhi first,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anupama – From Bangalore, Ahoy! – Tamil Movie News )〕 however she was later replaced by Anjali, who debuted in Tamil cinema with this film.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeeva on a serious mode – Tamil Movie News )〕 The film was shot for nearly a year across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Chennai, and gained high anticipation in its finishing stage, mainly due to Jeeva's looks in the promotional stills,〔 and Ram's controversial statements at the film's soundtrack release, when he stated that he had "killed" everyone who had hurt him during earlier days through the screenplay of the film. ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' followed the journey of a lower middle class post-graduate degree holder in Tamil literature, who struggles to find a job and gradually turns a sociopath, frustrated by the inequality in the social stratification. Following its release in October 2007, the film received high critical praise,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=KATTRADHU TAMIL DIRECTOR RAM DHANUSH SADDAM HUSSAIN JEEVA MAHENDRAN FILM tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery )〕 becoming termed as a "cult classic".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Karunas produces for friend Ram – Tamil Movie News )〕 ''Behindwoods'' in its review called the film a "kurinji flower in Indian cinema", citing that "once in a while a movie re-writes Tamil cinema history" and that ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' was "one such precious gem", further adding that Ram deserved a "standing ovation for not bowing down to commercial format and sticking to his theme with strong conviction". Ram denied that the film was his autobiography, clarifying that, unlike the protagonist in the film, he went on to work as a media consultant and that the film was an autobiography of a fictional character named Prabhakar.〔 Shortly after the film's release, Ram was expected to commence his second project, which was tentatively titled ''Saddam Hussain'' and was to feature Dhanush and Bhavana in the lead roles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dhanush as Saddam Hussain! – Tamil Movie News )〕 The project was shelved and Ram took a sabbatical, beginning to pen a new story titled ''Thanga Meengal'' instead. By mid-2009, Touch Stone agreed to produce the film,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ram and his 'Thanga Meengal' – Tamil Movie News )〕 with Karunas being signed to play the lead role,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Karunaas is Ram's hero – Tamil Movie News )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Karunas turns serious – Tamil Movie News )〕 however the studio opted out the following year after facing financial troubles.〔 Director-producer Gautham Menon eventually accepted to produce it, asking Ram to enact the protagonist's role,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ram is Gautham's new hero – Tamil Movie News )〕 which he agreed to after shooting rehearsal scenes with cinematographer P. G. Muthiah and being "thoroughly convinced".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ram ready with 'Thanga Meengal' – Tamil Movie News )〕 ''Thanga Meengal'' discusses how a common man’s life is twisted and turned by globalization and today’s educational system.〔 The film was a critical success,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Happy With IFFI Response to 'Thangameengal': Director Ram )〕 winning three National Film Awards including the Best Tamil Feature Film Award 〔(Thangameengal wins 3 National Awards - The Times of India )〕 and three awards at the Chennai International Film Festival.〔('Thanga Meengal' at Indian Panorama in Goa | Deccan Chronicle )〕 It was also screened in the International Children's Film Festival, India in the Children's World section which screens the finest movies of the last decade,〔(Offbeat movies earn laurels at Chennai film festival - The Hindu )〕 and was the only Tamil film selected to Indian Panorama in IFFI, Goa.〔(`Thangameengal` goes for Indian Panorama in Goa )〕 In 2014, Ram started filming his next project ''Taramani'' that deals with contemporary relationships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ram (director)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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