Bramma G.

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Bramma
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s) Film director, writer, lyricist
Years active2014 – present
SpouseAishwarya
Children2

Bramma G is an Indian film director, writer, and lyricist who primarily works with the Tamil movie industry.

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Career

Bramma is a national award-winning Indian director and screenwriter.

Bramma's critically acclaimed Tamil cult movie Kuttram Kadithal , became the 62nd film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. [1] [2] His second directorial venture Magalir Mattum , starring Jyotika as one of the leads, produced by Actor Suriya's 2D Entertainment was a well received blockbuster too.

His diversity of experiences involving working in the Development sector, Government departments and theatre in the past has helped him gain a wider understanding of social issues, public administration and performing arts. This further translates into his work in the movie industry.

Bramma ventured into the web series space with Suzhal. [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Bramma's primary education was from Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya followed by schooling at the Government School, Kodambakkam. He later went on to do his bachelor's degree in physics from Loyola College, Chennai followed by Masters in business administration from Crescent Engineering College. During his college days, he won the National Championship for Mime in the year 1998 at Calicut and in 2002 he won the championship for his skit, which was written and directed by him. He has penned and directed over 200 street plays.[ citation needed ]

He founded Proscenium Theatre and Creative Solutions along with Mr. Udayaprakash in 2003. He later worked as the Regional Manager for the Red Ribbon Club program at Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society. He served NalandaWay Foundation as Project Head, worked for State Juvenile Homes and commissioned a Community Radio project at Bihar and Kashmir. He later served as the Joint Director-IEC for Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society followed by a brief stint in UNICEF as a Consultant for its Rural Development department in the years 2012 and 2015 respectively.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmWriterDirectorLyricistAwardsNotes
2015 Kuttram Kadithal YesYesYes1. National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil [6] [7]
2. Best Film, Tamil Nadu State Award for 2014 [8]

3. Best Film, Sri Sankaradass Swamigal Award, Pondicherry State Award, 2015
4. Best Film, Ananda Vikatan Award, 2014
5. Best Debut Director, Behindwood Awards
6. Best Debut Director, Edison Awards 7. Best Film, Tha.mu.ae.sa Awards
8. Best Film, 12th Chennai International Film Festival

2017 Magalir Mattum [9] YesYesYes1. Best Story, Vikatan Awards, 2017, [10] /br>

2. Best Film, Tha.mu.ae.sa Awards, 2017

2022 Suzhal: The Vortex [11] -Yes-

Amazon original series
(Episodes 1 to 4)

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  2. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards (2014)" (PDF). dff.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Amazon Prime announces two projects of Pushkar-Gayathri, Suzhal and Vadhandhi, cast and crew details inside". ottplay.com.
  4. ↑ "Suzhal The Vortex: Aishwarya Rajesh, Kathir, Sriya Reddy and R Parthiban To Star in a New Amazon Prime Video Series!". www.latestly.com.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Original Series Suzhal is set to premiere globally on 17th June". www.firstpost.com.
  6. ↑ "National Award Winners 2014". Times of India .
  7. ↑ "National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil". Wikipedia .
  8. ↑ "Tamil Nadu government announces state film awards for 2009-2014". New Indian Express .
  9. ↑ "Women empowerment has to start at home". First Post.
  10. ↑ Correspondent, Vikatan. "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2017 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". www.vikatan.com/.
  11. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (7 June 2022). "'Suzhal – The Vortex' Trailer: First Look At Amazon's Debut Long-Form Tamil-Language Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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