Cheran - The Indian Film Director
Cheran is an eminent Indian film director, actress and actor best known for his roles in Tamil cinema. He is an award-winning director of six films and an all-time Tamil film star. Cheran was born in Kerala. He is the grand son of a village priest in the Chera district of Kerala, a fertile land of ancient temples and historic monuments that have been a part of Cheran's life from a young age. Cheran started working as a writer in the movie industry at the age of thirteen. After studying a bit in college, he joined the production department of a famous Tamil movie, "Vinayaprabhaswamy", which is based on a traditional legend in Cherai and Kerala. Cheran was then hired to direct the movie. He was also involved with the production, editing and even some script reading, before he became a director himself. Cheran, with his natural talent for story telling, managed to produce a very successful Tamil movie, which went on to be a hit. The movie is called 'Raksha Bandhan'.