13 Facts About Sriram Raghavan

Sriram Raghavan was born on 22 June 1963 and is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema.

Sriram Raghavan is primarily considered an auteur of neo-noir action thrillers.

Sriram Raghavan then went on to direct the critically acclaimed Johnny Gaddaar, an adaptation of the 1963 French movie Symphonie Pour Un Massacre by Jacques Deray; followed by the action spy film Agent Vinod starring Saif Ali Khan; a critical and commercial failure.

Sriram Raghavan's followup Badlapur, a film based on Death's Dark Abyss by Massimo Carlotto met with positive reviews and was a moderate commercial success at the box office.

Sriram Raghavan's prominence increased with Andhadhun which tells the story of a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a retired actor.

Sriram Raghavan is the recipient of several accolades, including two National film Awards and two Filmfare Awards.

Sriram Raghavan was born in Bombay, Maharashtra in a Tamil family to a botanist father and a movie-loving mother.

Sriram Raghavan grew up in Pune, where he did his schooling at the St Vincent's High School.

Sriram Raghavan is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Sriram Raghavan started his career before joining the FTII for Stardust, but left since he wasn't interested in it.

Sriram Raghavan later went on to direct another thriller, Johnny Gaddaar, which marked the debut of Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Sriram Raghavan next directed and wrote the revenge thriller Badlapur starring Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam which was released on 20 February 2015.

Sriram Raghavan saw L'Accordeur, a 2010 French short film about a blind pianist, in 2013 at the recommendation of his friend, filmmaker Hemanth M Rao and was inspired by it.