Arun Vaidyanathan

Arun Vaidyanathan
Born	Arunachalam Vaidyanathan Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter

Arun Vaidyanathan (born in Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter of predominantely short films and television dramas. He directed his first full-length feature film in Tamil, Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, which released in July 2009.^[1]

Early life and career

Vaidyanathan was born and raised in Sirkali, a remote town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He watched movies during his childhood as it served as his only entertainment. In school, he was very much interested in music and dance and held the talent of receiving an applauding audience. He also discovered a talent for mimicry, which he pursued in college. This led to jobs in the television field. He wrote scripts, directed and performed in the leading television programs of South India aired on Sun TV and Raj TV. On Raj TV, he worked on a program called Hollywood Special where reviews about American films were given in Tamil. He loved that job and learned of many Hollywood films he would not have otherwise been exposed to.

Ever the pragmatist, he completed his education in Computer Science, allowing him to land a job with a leading software company which allowed him to migrate to the United States. He then completed a New York Film Academy program and began directing short English films in his home state, New Jersey.

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2005	Stinking Cigar	English	Short film
	Br(a)illiant	English	Short film
	Thaniyoru Manidhanukku	Tamil	Short film
	As You Wish	English	Short film
2006	The Noose	English	Short film
	The Seance	English	Short film
2007	One Soul	English	Short film
2009	Achchamundu! Achchamundu!	Tamil English	Feature Film

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2082582/bio

External links

Arun Vaidyanathan at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Vaidyanathan, Arun
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