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Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June 1963) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is primarily considered an auteur of neo-noir action thrillers. Raghavan made his directorial debut with Ek Hasina Thi (2004).
Sriram Raghavan is a director and writer of neo-noir thrillers in Hindi cinema. He has won several awards for his films, including Andhadhun (2018), a black comedy about a blind pianist.
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- Johnny Gaddaar (2007) Much like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Maqbool and Black Friday, Johnny Gaddaar became a blueprint for generations of future storytellers.
- Andhadhun (2018) Sriram Raghavan’s biggest hit triggered the kind of online and offline discourse that most directors only dream of. It became a cultural moment, a perfect distillation of his Pune-centric noir into a film that mobilised its craft into a language of entertainment.
- Badlapur (2015) Badlapur is a better Raman Raghav 2.0 than Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Which is fair, given that Sriram Raghavan was the first to make a docudrama about the Sixties' serial killer post his FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) days.
- Ek Hasina Thi (2004) A young woman is charmed and duped by her new boyfriend. After reaching rock-bottom in prison, she sets out to take warm-blooded revenge.
Apr 5, 2024 · Official JustWatch writer. Shaping Bollywood noir with Hitchcockian influences, Sriram Raghavan has built a career around cult favourite thrillers like Andhadhun, Johnny Gaddaar, and more recently, Merry Christmas.
Jan 10, 2024 · Home. Entertainment. Movies. Sriram Raghavan Interview: On ‘Merry Christmas,’ ‘Ikkis’ and 20 years as a filmmaker. The director also speaks about Alfred Hitchcock’s influence on his movies and...
Jan 17, 2024 · Sriram Raghavan on Merry Christmas, its ‘clap-worthy’ climax and why comparison with Andhadhun unfair: ‘Some haven’t taken it kindly’. Starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, Merry Christmas hit the screens last Friday, marking the director's return to the cinema halls after his 2018 blockbuster Andhadhun. Written by Justin Joseph Rao.
Jan 11, 2024 · Vijay Sethupathi. An Alfred Hitchcock fan, Sriram Raghavan creates dark, gritty worlds that feel familiar yet unique. As his much-anticipated film, Merry Christmas, hits theatres this Friday, let's revisit his earlier projects and how they crowned him the king of the thriller genre in Hindi cinema.
