Subha (writers)

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Subha
Born
D. Suresh,
A. N. Balakrishnan
Occupationwriters
Years active1979-present

Subha is the name used by the writing partnership of D. Suresh and A. N. Balakrishnan, who write stories, detective novels and screenplays in Tamil. [1] [2] [3]

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Work

The duo began co-authoring stories when they were in college together, [4] [5] and have been publishing their work since 1979. They have published more than 450 short novels and more than 400 short stories. Most of their detective novels feature the characters Narendran and Vaijayanthi of Eagle Eye Detective Agency, and their coworker John Sundar. Other characters created by Subha are Selva and Murugesan, who also feature in their detective stories, and John Sembaruthi, who is a character in some of Subha's novels set in the army. They wrote film reviews for the magazine Kalki under the pseudonym "Jayamanmadhan". [5] [6]

They have also written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil films and television serials. The movies Kana Kandaen and Ayan were based on their published novels and were scripted by Subha together with director K. V. Anand. [7] [8] They co-authored the script for Ko , a political thriller, and Maatraan , a thriller with K.V. Anand. The script for 180 , a bilingual movie in Tamil and Telugu, was co-authored by Subha with director Jayendra. I (dialogues), Anegan, Yatchan, Thani Oruvan were co-authored by Subha.

Suresh and Balakrishnan run their own publishing company, Thanga Thaamarai Publications, which, in addition to their novels, brings out some non-fiction titles.

Personal life

After college, Suresh and Balakrishnan both worked in banks, which they eventually quit in order to become full-time writers. [7] They live with their families in adjacent apartments in Chennai.

Bibliography

Filmography

MovieYearNotes
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar 1998Dialogues only
Kana Kandaen 2005Co-authored & Dialogues
Chanakya 2005Dialogues
Rendu 2006screenplay
Inba 2008Dialogues only
Ayan 2009Co-authored
Ko 2011Co-authored & Cameo
Velayutham 2011Dialogues only
Nootrenbadhu 2011Co-authored
Maatraan 2012Co-authored
Arrambam 2013Co-authored
I 2015Dialogues only
Anegan 2015Co-authored
Yatchan 2015Co-authored
Thani Oruvan 2015Co-authored
Kavan 2017Co-authored
Velaikkaran 2017Co-authored
Naa Nuvve 2018Telugu film
Action 2019Co-screenplay and co-dialogue writers

See also

References

  1. Suganth, M (4 February 2011). "Tamil writers in demand". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. Chakravarthy, Pritham (2008). The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction. Chennai, India: Blaft Publications. p. 178. ISBN   978-81-906056-0-1.
  3. "இரட்டையர் சிறப்பிதழ்: சுபா நேர்காணல்: சினிமாவுக்கு எழுதுவோம்! ஆனால் இயக்கம் வேண்டாம்!". Andhimazhai (in Tamil). 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. Sudharshan. ""YENNAI ARINDHAAL IS DEFINITELY NOT OUR STYLE. ARRAMBAM IS!" - SUBA". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 "மூலிகை உணவு முதல் வாடகை நூலகம் வரை" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 17 November 1996. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. "நான்...சுபா". kungumam.co.in (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 Rangan, Baradwaj (12 August 2011). "Pen Pals". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. "Suriya's 'Maattrraan' to address a social issue". News18 . 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.