Sab John | |
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| Born | John Edathattil [1] |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
Sab John is an Indian screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil-language films. He is known for his work in the films Chanakyan (1989), Gunaa (1991) and Soorya Manasam (1992)
Sab John made his debut as a writer with the thriller film Chanakyan (1989). [2] [3] The story of the film was created in 18 days and he wrote a 450-page script for the film with director T. K. Rajeev Kumar. [4] He made his Tamil debut the following year with the romantic film Gunaa . [5] [1] After writing the scripts for several Malayalam films including Vyooham (1990) and Gandhari (1992), he returned to Tamil cinema with Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006). [3]
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