Javar Seetharaman

Javar Sitaraman
Born	ஜாவர் சீதாராமன் Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency, British India
Occupation	Script Writer, Director, Actor
Years active	1947-1970

Javar Seetharaman alternatively spelled as Javert Seetharaman or Javar Sitaraman or Jawar Seetharaman (Tamil: ஜாவர் சீதாராமன்) is a Tamil author, script writer and actor.

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 a number of Tamil and Hindi Films. He came to be called as Jawar or Javert due to his memorable portrayal of Javert in the 1950 Tamil film, Ezhai Padum Padu based on Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

Bibliography

Tamil fiction

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

Partial filmography

Tamil films

• Miss Malini (1947) - Actor
• Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) - Actor (Inspector Javert)
• Marma Yogi (1951) - Actor
• Panakkari (1953) - Actor
• Andha Naal (1954) - Actor (C.I.D. officer Sivanandam), Screenplay, Dialogues
• viduthalai (1954) - Actor
• Chella Pillai (1955) - Actor, Screenplay
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1958) - Actor (Major Bannerman)
• Athisaya Penn (1959) - Story, Dialogue
• Kalathur Kannamma (1960) - Screenplay
• Parthiban Kanavu (1960) - Actor (Sivacharyar)
• Anandha Jodhi(1963) - Story, Dialogue
• Aalayamani (1962) - Screenplay, Dialogue
• Andavan Kattalai (1964) - Screenplay, Dialogue
• Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) - Actor(The djinn Jeem boom ba), Dialogue
• Pattathu Rani (1967) - Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
• Uyarndha Manidhan (1968) - Screenplay, Dialogue
• Thanga Surangam (1969) - Actor
• Sivandha Mann (1969) - Actor

Hindi films

• 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

Nominated

• 1963 – Filmfare Award for Best Story – Main Chup Rahungi