Sujatha (writer)
Sujatha (b. May 3, 1935) is the pseudonym of the Tamil writer Rangarajan, who has written over 80 novels, 150 short stories, ten science books, ten plays, numerous poems and other articles. He is one of the most celebrated and decorated writers in Tamil literature. He is also a frequent contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Kanaiyali, and Ananda Vikatan He has a wide readership. He also served for a brief period as the editor of the periodical Kumudam. He has also written stories, screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil dramas, television serials and movies. In addition, he has contributed to educational CD-ROMs. He is also an active member of the Tamil Movie industry and has penned screen plays for a number of movies.
He also supervised the design and production of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during his tenure in Bharat Electronics which is currently used in elections throughout India.
Biography
Sujatha (Rangarajan) was born in Triplicane, Chennai but spent his childhood in Srirangam near Tiruchirapalli under the care of his paternal grandmother owing to the nomadic nature of his father's employment. He went to school in Srirangam and graduated from St.Joseph's College, Trichy. While there he had Abdul Kalam (the future President of India) as his class mate. Later, he received his engineering degree in electronics from the Madras Institute of Technology. His writing interests were largely inspired by the shortstories and serials published in Popular Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan. Sriranganthu Devathigal (Angels of Srirangam) is a series of short stories based on the real life incidents unfolded in that part of the world in 1940's and 50's. His first short story Paalam (bridge) was published in the Anandha Vikatan Magazine.
He worked for Bharat Electronics in Bangalore, India as a general manager before his retirement to Chennai, India, where he lives today.
Sujatha received an award from the India's National Council for Science and Technology in 1993 for making science accessible to the public through his books, magazine contributions and television scripts.
Bibliography
- AdhalinAl kAdhal seyvIr (ஆதலினால் காதல் செய்வீர்)
- aduththa nURRANdu (அடுத்த நூற்றாண்டு)
- anithAvin kAthalgaL (அனிதாவின் காதல்கள்)
- appA anbuLLa appA (அப்பா அன்புள்ள அப்பா)
- appAvin A-stin (அப்பாவின் ஆஸ்டின்)
- ap-sarA (அப்ஸரா)
- athanAl kAthal seyvIr (அதனால் காதல் செய்வீர்)
- Ayiram olippoRi vArththaigaL (ஆயிரம் ஒலிப்பொறி வார்த்தைகள்)
- Ayiraththil iruvar (ஆயிரத்தில் இருவர்)
- chinnakkuyili (சின்னக்குயிலி)
- en iniya iya-ndhirA (1 & 2) (என் இனிய இயந்திரா (1 & 2))
- enRAvathu oru nAL (என்றாவது ஒரு நாள்)
- ethaiyum oru muRai (எதையும் ஒரு முறை)
- gaNEsh X va-santhth (கணேஷ் X வஸந்த்)
- gAyathri (காயத்ரி)
- guruprasAdh kadaisi dhinam (குருப்ரசாத் கடைசி தினம்)
- -hA-stal dhinanggaL (ஹாஸ்டல் தினங்கள்)
- irayil punnagai (இரயில் புன்னகை)
- irupaththinAngku rUpAy thEvai (இருபத்தினாங்கு ரூபாய் தேவை)
- jannal malar (ஜன்னல் மலர்)
- kadavuL va-ndhiru-ndhAr (கடவுள் வந்திருந்தார்)
- kanavuth thozhiRchAlai (கனவுத் தொழிற்சாலை )
- kaNaiyAzhiyin kadaisi pakkanggaL (கணையாழியின் கடைசி பக்கங்கள்)
- kannikai (கன்னிகை)
- karaiyellAm seNbakappU (கரையெல்லாம் செண்பகப்பூ)
- madhyamar (மத்யமர்)
- maRupadiyum gaNEsh (மறுபடியும் கணேஷ்)
- mARuthal varum (மாறுதல் வரும்)
- mERkE oru kuRRam (மேற்கே ஒரு குற்றம்)
- mi-s thamizh thAyE nama-skAram (மிஸ் தமிழ் தாயே நமஸ்காரம்)
- nailAn kayiRu (நைலான் கயிறு)
- nijaththaith thEdi (நிஜத்தைத் தேடி)
- nil gavani thattu (நில் கவனி தட்டு)
- nillunggaL rAjAvE (நில்லுங்கள் ராஜாவே)
- niRamaRRa vAnavil (நிறமற்ற வானவில்)
- nirvANa nakaram (நிர்வாண நகரம்)
- dAktar narE-ndhiranin vinOdha vazhakku(டாக்டர் நரேந்திரனின் வினோத வழக்கு)
- oru pirayANam oru kolai (ஒரு பிரயாணம் ஒரு கொலை)
- padhinAlu nAtkaL (பதினாலு நாட்கள்)
- pirivOm sa-ndhippOm (1, 2) (பிரிவோம் சந்திப்போம் (1, 2))
- podhu maraththup pudhu muganggaL (பொது மரத்துப் புது முகங்கள்)
- priyA (ப்ரியா)
- SrIrangkaththu thEvadhaikaL (ஸ்ரீரங்கத்து தேவதைகள்)
- thangga muduchchu (தங்க முடுச்சு)
- thEdAthE (தேடாதே)
- thisai kaNdEn vAn kaNdEn (திசை கண்டேன் வான் கண்டேன்)
- Unjchal (ஊஞ்சல்)
- vasanthakAlak kuRRanggaL (வசந்தகாலக் குற்றங்கள்)
- vAymaiyE silasamayam vellum (வாய்மையே சிலசமயம் வெல்லும்)
- vairangkaL (வைரங்கள்)
- vAnam ennum vIthiyilE (வானம் என்னும் வீதியிலே)
- vasanthi X vasanthth (வசந்தி X வசந்த்)
- vazhakku (Drama) (வழக்கு (நாடகம்))
- vinjnjAnap pArvaiyiliru-ndhu (விஞ்ஞானப் பார்வையிலிருந்து )
- vivAdhangkaL vimarsanangkaL (விவாதங்கள் விமர்சனங்கள்)
In 2006 Sujata started writing a serial in the famous Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan titled Silvia. The novel is based on the new-found affluence and the careless mindset of the present-day youger generation of India. The Novel is a crime thriller with his famous characters Ganesh and Vasanth.
Style and influence:
Sujatha is a versatile writer in Tamil who has had a prodigious output ranging from short stories, novels, poems, plays, screenplays for movies, articles in popular science other non-fiction articles. Sujatha has written a number of science fiction stories in Tamil and has sought to explain science in very simple terms to a layman. His interests include archeology, astrophysics, Biotechnology, neuro sciences, Karnatic music, Tamil literature, sociology and others.
Adapted screen plays of Sujatha
Sujatha’s movie foray brought him national recognition through widely successful movies like
Directed by Bharathi Raja
- Kangal Kaidhu Sei ( with Bharathi Raja )
Directed by Mani Rathnam
- Roja
- Kannathil Muthamittal (with Mani Ratnam)
Directed by Shankar
Other Directors
- Priya
- Kariyallam Shenbaga Poo
- Ninaithaley Innikum
- Nadodi Thendral
- Whistle
- Vikram (with Kamal Hassan)
- Kandukondain Kandukondain (with Rajiv Menon)
- Ullam Ketkumae
- Chellamae
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