Naman Ramachandran is an Indian critic and journalist. He is the author of ''
Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography'' (
Penguin
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, 2012) and ''
Lights Camera Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai'' (
IBH, 2006). He writes for ''
Variety
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'', ''
Sight & Sound
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'',
and Cineuropa. Based in London,
[ he is also on the steering group of the London Indian Film Festival. He has also written the ]independent film
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'' Brahman Naman'', which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival
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.
Early life
Naman Ramachandran grew up in Alappuzha
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, Kerala
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. He later moved to Bangalore
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, Karnataka
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Works
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Citations
References
* (a review of ''Rajinikanth'')
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Brahman-Naman-Q-Michael-Jackson/articleshow/26199535.cms?
*http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140720/jsp/7days/18633795.jsp
*http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/explosive-eye-candy/article2274587.ece
*http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060909/asp/weekend/story_6697900.asp
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English-language writers from India
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Indian film critics
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Journalists from London
Living people
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Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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