Ashwin Saravanan is an Indian film director, who has directed predominantly

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films. Directorial debut from ''

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'' and film making style is

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. Second film was

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and it is a

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. Third movie is Connect and it is a supernatural horror movie.

Career

Ashwin Saravanan began writing short stories during his years in college and eventually made some short films. Inspired by the success of young filmmakers in the early 2010s such as

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and Nalan Kumarasamy, Ashwin chose to quit his job in the software industry to work as a film director. His first film, the horror drama ''

'' (2015) featured

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in the lead role, and the film won positive reviews from critics. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "''Maya'' is wholly original and cerebral as well. Even after the film has ended, we keep thinking about it, replaying the scenes in our mind and thinking about the inventiveness in how the plot lines are brought together. And that is its real success".

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wrote: "''Maya'' is a stupendous film and the entire team has done a remarkable job on par with international standards", going on to call it "undoubtedly one of the best horror movies of Tamil cinema". Ashwin subsequently began working on ''Iravaakaalam'', a thriller film starring S. J. Suryah and Wamiqa Gabbi, by early 2017. Despite completing production, the film remains unreleased owing to financial problems face by the producers, Thenandal Studio Limited. In 2018, Ashwin moved on to work on a bilingual psychological thriller film, ''

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'' (2019), shot in Tamil and Telugu. The film featured

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playing a character dealing with an 'anniversary reaction', a condition which triggered unsettling feelings around the anniversary of a traumatic event. Produced by Y NOT Studios, the film performed well at the box office. Ashwin then began pre-production on a film starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead role, but the film failed to develop into production despite a year of work. Ashwin's latest release was '' Connect'' (2022), a horror drama featuring Nayanthara, Anupam Kher and Sathyaraj in leading roles. He wrote the script for the film during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, noting that he added elements of the anxiousness that he was feeling during the period into the script. After pitching the idea to Nayanthara, the actress also agreed to produce the film.

Personal life

Ashwin is married to Kaavya Ramkumar, who has worked as a co-writer in his films.

Filmography

*''Note: All films are in Tamil unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saravanan, Ashwin Living people Tamil film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian people Tamil screenwriters