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Randor Guy is the pen name of Madabhushi Rangadorai[1](b. November 8, 1937[2][3] or according to his profile at galatta.com, March 13, 1945), a prominent Indian lawyer, columnist and film[4] and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper The Hindu.[5]
Early life
Guy graduated in B.Sc and B. L. from Madras University[6] and commenced his career as a lawyer.[6][7] After practising as a lawyer for a short time, he quit his job and joined a firm called Paterson and Co. where he worked for 5 years. In 1976, he resigned to devote all his time to writing.
Work as a film historian
Guy has been writing books on history and films since 1967. However, he became popular when his article on Frank Capra was purchased by the United States Information Agency for use as a reference work.[6] Randor Guy remains the only non-American whose work has been acquired as reference material by the Government of the United States of America.[6]
Guy is a regular columnist for newspapers as the Mylapore Times, The Hindu and The Indian Express. He also writes for the film magazine, Screen. He writes on a variety of topics though he is mainly popular as a film historian and critic.
Films
Guy has also written the screenplay for a few short documentaries and feature films. He has also produced a few advertisement films.[7] In 1999, he made a 100-minute feature film in English titled Perfumed Garden for a Hollywood film company.[6] The film was also subsequently dubbed into Hindi, Tamil and Telugu as Brahmachari.[1][6] He has also written a Sinhalese film called Paradise Peak based on a best-selling crime novel written by him.[6] Currently, he is working with the screenplay for an English film called Maya starring Kollywood actress Namitha.[8]Maya is Namitha's first film in English[8]
Awards and felicitations
On November 12, 2007, during a function commemorating the fifth anniversary of Samudra, a magazine dedicated to art and culture, Guy was awarded the Gnana Samudra award in recognition of his contributions to arts.[9]
Books by Randor Guy
- While the Breakers Roared. 1967. (Fiction)
- Indian Ribaldry. C. E. Tuttle Co. 1970. ISBN 0804809062.
- Chaya. 1980. (Fiction - Telugu)
- Kasi. 1981. (Fiction - Telugu)(Fiction - Telugu)
- Madhuri Oru Madhiri. 1982. (True Crime-Tamil)
- B.N. Reddi: a monograph. National Film Archive of India. 1985. ISBN 8120100034.
- A History of Tamil Cinema. 1991. (Film History - Govt. of Tamil Nadu)
- Starlight, Starbright: The Early Tamil Cinema. Amra Publishers. 1997.
- Murder for Pleasure. 1972. (Fiction)[10]
- Chitale (Biography)
- Monsoon. 1997.(Novelization of a Hollywood movie shot in India)
Notes
- ^ a b Varma, Shreekumar (November 13, 2007). "Remembrance of things past". The New Indian Express:Sunday Headlines. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Bhushan, Ravi (2007). Reference India. Rifacimento International. p. 106.
- ^ Dutt, K. C. (2001). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M Vol 1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 439. ISBN 8126008733.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Vasudev, A. (1988). Cinemaya: the Asian film magazine. p. 61.
- ^ "Silk Route". Mint (newspaper). September 30 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g "The GUY called RANDOR". sify.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ a b Fernandez, p 164
- ^ a b "Sensuous Namitha sizzles in Maya". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "'Gnana Samudhra' award for Randor Guy". The Hindu: Tamil Nadu/Chennai News. November 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ Mehta, Purushottam Pragji (1979). Indo-Anglian Fiction: An Assessment. Prakash Book Depot. p. 367.
References
- Fernandez, Joseph (2004). Corporate Communications: A 21st Century Primer. SAGE. ISBN 0761997466.
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