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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 writer and director of Hindi films such as Andhadhun, Badlapur, and Johnny Gaddaar. He started his career in journalism and TV serials, and won several awards for his work in the action genre.
- January 1, 1
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- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Apr 5, 2024 · If you wish to get on a nail biting Sriram Raghavan binge, our streaming guide has you covered with everything you need to know about the director’s limited but impactful filmography and where to stream them.
- Johnny Gaddaar (2007) Johnny Gaddaar is a film dedicated to Vijaya Anand and James Hadley Chase, and is one of the gold standards of Indian noir. The film follows a gang of four, dubbed nonchalantly as The Gang: Sheshadri (Dharmendra), Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh), Prakash (Vinay Pathak), and Shardul (Zakir Hussain).
- Andhadhun (2018) To take a scene and attempt to weave around a robust three-act structure sounds like a project assignment given to a group of students taking a writing course.
- Badlapur (2015) The Indianization of Massimo Carlotto’s novella Death’s Dark Abyss, Badlapur is about the lingering infinitude of crime and mortality.
- Ek Hasina Thi (2004) The first theatrical feature film of Sriram Raghavan is a tale of love gone awry and its eventual metamorphosis into a revenge thriller.
- Notorious (1946) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. When I was at FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), we were asked to choose one filmmaker and study his work.
- The Fallen Idol (1948) Director: Carol Reed. We all know Carol Reed's The Third Man. This film is lesser known. I saw it after reading the short story on which it was based.
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Director: John Huston. I saw this at a John Huston retrospective in Mumbai. I remember having to apply to get entry, it wasn't easy.
- Jules et Jim (1962) Director: François Truffaut. On a story level, you may think this is like a Hindi film – two men on opposite sides of the war fall in love with the same woman.
5 titles. 1. Ek Hasina Thi (2004) Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama. 7.5. Rate. A woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.
From Alfred Hitchcock’s spy movie Notorious to the lovely romance of Vijay Anand’s Kala Bazar – here are the best films the director’s watched
