Sanjay Ram
{{short description|Indian film director and producer}}
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Sanjay Ram is an Indian film director and producer who has worked on Tamil films and was active in the late 2000s. Throughout his career, he worked on several films which failed to have a theatrical release. Furthermore, several of his films have been criticised for their gore content and excessive bloodshed on screen.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Neenu-Karthika-in-Director-Sanjay-Rams-flick/articleshow/13685173.cms|title = Neenu Karthika in Director Sanjay Ram's flick|website = The Times of India}}
Career
Sanjay Ram began his career by penning the script for the film Shree (2002) and Anbe Anbe (2003). Sanjay Ram worked on two village centric action films in 2006; Thoothukudi featuring choreographer Harikumar and Aadu Puli Attam featuring newcomers.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/khel/fullstory.php?id=14271871 |title='Aadu Puliyattam'-2006 version! - Sify.com |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126131707/http://www.sify.com/khel/fullstory.php?id=14271871 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead}} Thootukudi won positive reviews and became a surprise success at the box office. He then made the Saravanan-starrer Veeramum Eeramum (2007) and Iyakkam (2008), which he also produced.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-08-04/surya-31-03-08.html|title=Surya releases audio|date=31 March 2008|website=www.behindwoods.com}} In 2008, Sanjay Ram worked on Sivamayam, a tale based on the Mahabharata, featuring Shaam, Megha Nair, Sridevika and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. Despite beginning shoot in Chennai and Coimbatore and recording songs, the film did not have a theatrical release.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/carnaticmusic/season2003/fullstory.php?id=14653728 |title=Sivamayam - Another action film - Sify.com |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126131710/http://www.sify.com/carnaticmusic/season2003/fullstory.php?id=14653728 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead}} Furthermore, another film he worked titled Surla featuring Ajay Krishna and Sanchita Shetty also failed to have a theatrical release.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-09-03/radha-ravi-18-06-09.html|title=Complaints galore on Mumbai actresses - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Radha Ravi Ajay Krishna Karla Sanjay Ram|website=www.behindwoods.com}} He also announced a film titled Lingam with Mammootty and Sarath Kumar, but the project did not materialise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sarath-and-mammootty-in-lingam-tamil-news-49458.html|title=Sarath and Mammootty in  Lingam - Tamil News|date=29 August 2009}} Sanjay Ram worked on a film titled Poova Thalaiya during 2008 with Udhaya and Shirin, but the film ran into production troubles. As the film geared up for release in 2011, Shirin complained to the Nadigar Sangam that Sanjay Ram was trying to release the film without finishing her portions. The film then had a low key release in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/apr/29/shirin-files-complaint-against-sanjay-ram-248688.html|title=Shirin files complaint against Sanjay Ram|website=The New Indian Express}}
Sanjay Ram's next release was the family drama, Gowravargal (2010) starring Sathyaraj and Vignesh, which was jointly produced by ten financiers.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/youth/fullstory.php?id=14952440 |title=Untitled Document |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126131703/http://www.sify.com/youth/fullstory.php?id=14952440 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead}} Sanjay Ram next worked on a film title Sethu Samuthiram with Sarath Kumar, but the film was later dropped.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-10-01/sarath-kumar-sanjay-ram-01-09-10.html|title=Sarath Kumar - Tamil Movie News - Sarath to begin work soon - Sarath Kumar | Sanjay Ram | Sethu Samudram | Veeramum Eeramum - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}} He then began work on a multi-hero gangster subject titled Karuvarai Kutravaligal with himself, Ajay Krishna and Vaali in the lead roles but the film did not complete production. Likewise another project featuring Ajay Krishna, titled Meenkothi, was similarly incomplete.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-11-05/sanjay-ram-thoothukudi-31-03-11.html|title=Gangster Movie Coming Soon - Sanjay Ram - Thoothukudi - Karuvarai Kutravaligal - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}} In 2012, he began work on the comedy drama film titled Kutralam, which was later rechristened as Rosa, starring Vaali and himself in the lead roles alongside Neenu Karthika but the film also failed to have a theatrical release.{{Cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-events/Sanjay-Ram-turns-to-humour-07-05-12.html|title = Sanjay Ram Turns to Humour}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/|title=Super Good Movies.com - Best Movies Review, News, Offer, Lifestyle - Online Gaming Using Hollywood Movies To Create Slots UI & UX|website=Super Good Movies.com - Best Movies Review, News, Offer, Lifestyle}}
In 2013, he began a film titled Kiliyanthattu: Thoothukudi 2, a sequel to his earlier film. Despite having an audio launch event, yet again, the film did not have a theatrical release.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/movietrailer/17722.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205184958/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/movietrailer/17722.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2015|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/sanjay-ram-to-make-kiliyanthattuthoothukudi-2-100846.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042239/http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/sanjay-ram-to-make-kiliyanthattuthoothukudi-2-100846.html |url-status=dead }}
Filmography
;Director
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| 2006 | Thoothukudi | Uncredited as director |
| 2006 | Aadu Puli Attam | |
| 2007 | Veeramum Eeramum | Also actor |
| 2008 | Iyakkam | |
| 2010 | Gowravargal | |
| 2011 | Poova Thalaiya |
;Writer
- Anbe Anbe (2003)