John Dhanraj (

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:ஜான் தன்ராஜ்) is an Indian television host. He hosted

DD Podhigai DD Podhigai is Doordarshan's Tamil language channel. It is broadcast both terrestrially and via satellite. History Doordarshan Kendra Chennai's (''சென்னை தொலைக்காட்சி நிலையம்'') Regional sate ...

from 2010 to 2013. As of 2014 he is the host of Kalaignar TV's Nenju Porukkuthillaiye, which discusses social problems. He is the recipient of Edison Awards (India) for the best Anchor for Kaara Saram.

Early life

Dhanraj was born in

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district

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. He pursued his law degree at

Madras Law College Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, commonly known by its former name Madras Law College, is a law school, located in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is also referred to as Government Law College or GLC, Chennai. It was established in ...

, Chennai.

Career

Dhanraj began his career in 1992 on the

Sun TV (India) SUN TV is an Indian Tamil-language General entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched on 14 April 1993. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun TV Network. It was fo ...

program kavidhai Kelungal, an on spot poem show. He later hosted kaara saram program(2010-2013) for

,a social awareness program. He is currently hosting Nenju Porukkuthillaiye, broadcast on Kalaignar TV.

Lyricist

Dhanraj wrote several songs for the movie ''Manadhil our maargazhi'' (Tamil) and Lillies of March (Malayalam)

Television works

References

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