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S. B. Khanthan | |
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| Born | Madras, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Creative Director |
S. B. Khanthan is a Tamil film director of the movie Jerry . He has also directed several stage plays, advertisements and documentaries. [1]
Khanthan is a Chartered Accountant by qualification, senior executive in a consumer durable conglomerate by experience and a creative director by profession. He is the son of noted Harikatha exponent Thiruvidaimarudur Sambamoorthi Ganapaadigal Balakrishna Sastrigal and was introduced to the world of fine arts at a very young age and to the nuances of film making (from conception till delivering the reels to theater) through his brother, director & Actor T. S. B. K. Moulee.
Khanthan was introduced to humour through decades of association with friend and humourist, Shri Crazy Mohan and to basics of Visual Communication through cinematographer, P. C. Sreeram.
Through his firm Studio Dream, Khanthan conceives, produces and directs advertisements, corporate films and documentaries.
Notable among them are
Khanthan has also directed advertisements for popular products like
Khanthan is the Founder-Director of Crazy Creations. He directs and provides music choreography for all the plays staged by Crazy Mohan totaling to over 4500 shows in India, USA, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Kuwait and Hong Kong.
Khanthan has also directed the following telefilms written by Crazy Mohan.
Khanthan was also responsible for converting the following successful stage plays to DVD formats to cater to the needs of the international audience.
Khanthan co-directed the first-ever 3D Animation film produced in India titled Paanadavaas the 5 Warriors meant for Hollywood and American kids.
Khanthan directed a telefilm written by director Mouli titled Naan Ready Nee Readiya which was telecast in Star Vijay TV. He followed it up by writing and directing a serial for Sun TV produced by director Vasanth titled Charu-Latha which ran successfully for 40 weeks. The natural tale involving two lovely female kids was well received by the audience.
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