Siraj (1952 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

, who worked in

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Career

Throughout his career, he remained a close acquaintance to actor

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. In 1999, Siraj worked on the multi-starrer film ''

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'' (1999), also being responsible for the film's screenplay. In 2014, Siraj was working on a film titled ''Minnal'' and cast NRI actress Angana Adya in dual lead roles, giving her an extra character after being impressed with her performance. The film's lead actors were to be played by debutants Abhinay and Aathava, who developed an eight-pack for the film. The film was supposed to have a theatrical release in October 2014, but eventually was shelved.

Filmography

Death

Siraj died on 24 July 2017 at the age of 65 in Chennai after being admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siraj 1952 births 2017 deaths Film directors from Chennai 20th-century Indian people