S. Narayana Swamy alias S. N. Swamy is a screenwriter and actor who works in the Indian film industry predominantly in the Malayalam cinema. Having born in

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Swamy is particularly known for scripting films in the thriller genre. He has frequently collaborated with directors K. Madhu, Joshiy and A. K. Sajan.

Career

Swamy is the creator of some of the well-known fictional characters in Malayalam cinema including Sethurama Iyer (portrayed by Mammootty) and

Sagar Alias Jacky ''Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It is the sequel of 1987 film '' Irupatham Noottandu'' and Mohanlal reprise his role as Sagar Alias Jacky. The film was written by ...

(portrayed by

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

). Sagar Alias Jacky, a notorious gold smuggler, was the protagonist in ''

Irupatham Noottandu ''Irupatham Noottandu'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, and Ambika. The film's music was composed by Shyam. The plot foll ...

'' (1987) and the eponymous '' Sagar alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009), its spiritual successor. Sethurama Iyer, a CBI officer and the protagonist of the CBI film series, was inspired by a real-life police officer called Radhavinod Raju who retired as Chief of India's National Investigative Agency. The film had five sequels."Never Say Never Again"
''

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''. Retrieved 1 March 2011 The character Inspector Balram played by Mammootty in the films '' Avanazhi''(1986) & sequel '' Balram vs. Tharadas''(2006) and Ali Imran, a cop played by Mohanlal in ''

Moonnam Mura ''Moonnam Mura'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. Starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Lalu Alex, Revathi, and Mukesh. The plot deals with a terrorist group kidnapping a grou ...

'' (1988) are some of his other creations.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swamy, S. N. Living people Indian male screenwriters Malayalam screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors in Malayalam cinema Screenwriters from Kochi 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers