Javar Seetharaman

Javar Seetharaman (1919–1971) was an Indian author, screenwriter and actor.^[1]

Javar Seetharaman
Born	N. Seetharaman (1919-01-07)7 January 1919[citation needed] Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	30 November 1971(1971-11-30) (aged 52)[citation needed] Chennai
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, director, actor
Years active	1947–1970

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Bibliography

Tamil fiction

• Minnal mazhai mohini
• Panam pen pasam
• Udal porul ananthi
• Nane nan
• Sorkgaththil puyal
• Kase kadavul^[4]

Partial filmography

Tamil films

Actor

• Miss Malini (1947)
• Chandralekha (1948) – Veerasimman Body God
• En Kanavar (1948) – Sarojavar
• Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) – Inspector Javert
• Marmayogi (1951)^[5]
• Panakkari (1953)^[6]
• Manohara (1954) – Sathyaseelan
• Andha Naal (1954) – C.I.D. officer Sivanandam; also screenplay, dialogues
• Viduthalai (1954)
• Chella Pillai (1955) – also screenplay^[7]
• Manamagan Thevai (1957) – College Principal
• Kanniyin Sabatham (1958)
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) – Major Bannerman
• Engal Kuladevi (1959)
• Irumbu Thirai (1960) – Lawyer
• Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu (1960) – King
• Kaithi Kannayiram (1960) – Police Officer
• Kalathur Kannamma (1960) – Jameendar Singaram
• Kadavulin Kuzhandhai (1960) – Muthaiya Pillai
• Parthiban Kanavu (1960) – Sivachariyar
• Aalukkoru Veedu (1960)
• Kumara Raja (1961)
• Kaanal Neer (1961)
• Valar Pirai (1962) – Varatharajan
• Anandha Jothi (1963) – C.I.D Sundaram (C.I.D Police Officer)
• Ratha Thilagam (1963)
• Vaanampadi (1963) – Dr Sivasankar
• Andavan Kattalai (1964) – College Principal
• Karnan (1964) – Bhishmar
• Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) – Bootham
• En Thambi (1968) – Karunakara Boopathy
• Thanga Surangam (1969) – Arockiyasamy
• Sivandha Mann (1969) – King

Writer

• Andha Naal (1954)
• Athisaya Penn (1959)
• Kalathur Kannamma (1960)
• Valarpirai (1962)
• Aalayamani (1962)
• Aadi Perukku (1962)
• Anandha Jodhi (1963)
• Andavan Kattalai (1964)
• Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965)
• Antastulu (1965; Telugu)
• Ramu (1966)
• Pattathu Rani (1967)
• Pattanathil Bhootham (1967)
• Uyarndha Manithan (1968)

Hindi films

Writer^[8]

• Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969) – direction and production
• Aadmi (1968) – story
• Do Kaliyan (1968) – story, screenplay
• Suraj (1966) – screenplay
• Shaadi (1962) – story
• Bhai-Bhai (1956) – screenplay

Awards and nominations

Nandi Awards

• 1965 – Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer – Antastulu^[9]

Nominated

• 1963 – Filmfare Award for Best Story – Main Chup Rahungi^{[citation needed]}