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Chandran Rutnam is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Indian born on 22 july 1948
Chandran Rutnam is a film maker from Sri Lanka who has been in Los Angeles for more than 38 years. He is of mixed Tamil and Sinhalese ancestry. Having started his movie career with Britain's David Lean in the oscar-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai at the age of 16 and studied with American director George Lucas in film school, Rutnam brought numerous Hollywood movies to Sri Lanka. He worked as the production supervisor in Sri Lanka for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) amongst many other Hollywood movies.
Rutnam is an award winning director for the movie A Common Man at the Madrid International Film Festival as the Best Director.
Steven Spielberg once referred to Rutnam as "Our most valued friend in the Far East".
He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Film Location Services which mostly hosts foreign films to be shot in Sri Lanka.
He founded the once-popular local airline company, Lionair and currently owns the Asian Aviation Centre in Sri Lanka.
He is the chief consultant at selvaass.com which is on film promotion via social media and location services worldwide.
Due to this exposure, to the consternation of his parents, he dropped out of school and went to London to pursue his dream of a career in films. He later moved to the United States and attended the film school at the University of Southern California and the San Fernando Valley College of Law. While working in Hollywood studios, Rutnam's break in selling Sri Lankan locations to international filmmakers came when he managed to convince John Derek, director of Tarzan the Apeman, to shoot the film starring his wife Bo Derek, in Sri Lanka rather than Africa.
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Chandran Rutnam
Rutnam is an award winning director for the movie A Common Man at the Madrid International Film Festival as the Best Director.
Steven Spielberg once referred to Rutnam as "Our most valued friend in the Far East".
He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Film Location Services which mostly hosts foreign films to be shot in Sri Lanka.
He founded the once-popular local airline company, Lionair and currently owns the Asian Aviation Centre in Sri Lanka.
He is the chief consultant at selvaass.com which is on film promotion via social media and location services worldwide.
Biography
Chandran Rutnam was born to a Sri Lankan Tamil father Dr. James T. Rutnam and a Sinhala mother Evelyn Wijeratne, who gave him all his yearning for freedom and adventure. Rutnam was 16-year-old school boy when David Lean arrived in Sri Lanka to shoot his Second World War epic, The Bridge on the River Kwai. The film crew hired a house that belonged to his parents for the shooting, and Rutnam hung out at the sets volunteering odd jobs until finally, he got hired as a stand-by props assistant and gofer. His big moment, Rutnam recalls, came when it was time to shoot the blowing up of the bridge — the film's finale — on location at the scenic Kitulgala river in central Sri Lanka. The crew had laid out only a couple of yards of rail track on either side of the bridge, not enough to show an approaching train. Rutnam's job was to run through a stretch of the jungle on one side working up smoke with a pair of smoke bellows. Of course, those who saw the film only saw the smoke, synchronized with the chugging sounds of a rapidly approaching train.Due to this exposure, to the consternation of his parents, he dropped out of school and went to London to pursue his dream of a career in films. He later moved to the United States and attended the film school at the University of Southern California and the San Fernando Valley College of Law. While working in Hollywood studios, Rutnam's break in selling Sri Lankan locations to international filmmakers came when he managed to convince John Derek, director of Tarzan the Apeman, to shoot the film starring his wife Bo Derek, in Sri Lanka rather than Africa.
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According to Mathew (2018)
Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Actors Jacqueline Fernandez
The story is based on the affair and the murders by Father Mathew Pieris, priest of St. Paul's Church, who was later "condemned to death by hanging" for the murder of his wife and the husband of his mistress.
A Common Man (2013)
, 1h34Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross
Rating45%
The film starts in a room full of bomb making material and newspaper articles about LTTE bombings in Sri Lanka, the screen then cuts to a typical busy morning in Colombo. "The Man" (Ben Kingsley) plants five bombs around the city; on a public bus, in a shopping mall and the Polgoda police station, on an intercity train, and at the Katukurunda Airfield. The man then establishes his mini control station on top a skyscraper in Dehiwala and calls the police chief Morris Da Silva (Ben Cross) and informs him that if four prisoners are not released, the bombs will be detonated.
The Road from Elephant Pass (2009)
, 2hDirected by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama
Rating71%
A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" is surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey the jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them leave there and arrives Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & ARMY points and continue the journey. Meanwhile both fall love immensely with each other.
Scriptwriter
A Common Man (2013)
, 1h34Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross
Roles Writer
Rating45%
The film starts in a room full of bomb making material and newspaper articles about LTTE bombings in Sri Lanka, the screen then cuts to a typical busy morning in Colombo. "The Man" (Ben Kingsley) plants five bombs around the city; on a public bus, in a shopping mall and the Polgoda police station, on an intercity train, and at the Katukurunda Airfield. The man then establishes his mini control station on top a skyscraper in Dehiwala and calls the police chief Morris Da Silva (Ben Cross) and informs him that if four prisoners are not released, the bombs will be detonated.
The Road from Elephant Pass (2009)
, 2hDirected by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama
Roles Writer
Rating71%
A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" is surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey the jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them leave there and arrives Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & ARMY points and continue the journey. Meanwhile both fall love immensely with each other.
Producer
A Common Man (2013)
, 1h34Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross
Roles Producer
Rating45%
The film starts in a room full of bomb making material and newspaper articles about LTTE bombings in Sri Lanka, the screen then cuts to a typical busy morning in Colombo. "The Man" (Ben Kingsley) plants five bombs around the city; on a public bus, in a shopping mall and the Polgoda police station, on an intercity train, and at the Katukurunda Airfield. The man then establishes his mini control station on top a skyscraper in Dehiwala and calls the police chief Morris Da Silva (Ben Cross) and informs him that if four prisoners are not released, the bombs will be detonated.
The Road from Elephant Pass (2009)
, 2hDirected by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama
Roles Producer
Rating71%
A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" is surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey the jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them leave there and arrives Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & ARMY points and continue the journey. Meanwhile both fall love immensely with each other.
, 1h35Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Geraldine Chaplin, Keene Curtis, Helena Carroll, William Katt, Ravindra Randeniya, Sangeetha Weeraratne
Roles Producer
Rating62%
In mid-1940s Calcutta, Mother Teresa teaches geography at her convent. One day, she and one of the other sisters go outside the convent to find food for their girls, only to get caught up in a riot. Though they manage to make it back to the convent, Mother Teresa is shocked by the sight of the massive number of people starving in the streets. Haunted by the images of the hungry people, Mother Teresa decides to leave the convent to devote her life to caring for the poorest of the poor.
Bloodsport II (1996)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Daniel Bernhardt, Pat Morita, Donald Richard Gibb, James Hong, Chad Stahelski
Roles Line Producer
Rating48%
After thief Alex Cardo (Daniel Bernhardt) gets caught and betrayed by his partner in crime John (Philip Tan) while stealing an ancient Jian in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten. One of the guards, Demon (Ong Soo Han), is particularly upset by Alex's appearance and tortures him whenever he gets the opportunity. Alex finds one friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun (James Hong), who teaches him a superior fighting style called "Iron Hand". When a "best of the best kumite" is to take place, Demon gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite, too.
Bloodsport III (1996)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Daniel Bernhardt, John Rhys-Davies, James Hong, Pat Morita, J.J. Perry, Chad Stahelski
Roles Line Producer
Rating42%
Bloodsport III reintroduces the character Alex Cardo (Daniel Bernhardt) from Bloodsport II. As Alex gambles in a casino, masked men steal money and a package from the casino, but not before Alex beats up several of the men. After the robbery, the casino owner convinces Alex to retrieve the package (a bag of diamonds) from the robbers, since they belong to a mob boss named Duvalier (John Rhys-Davies). Alex does so, and Duvalier invites him to a dinner party he's hosting as thanks.
Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)
, 1h30Directed by John Derek
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Ghost films
Actors Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn, Julie Newmar, Don Murray, Victoria Burgoyne, Henry Jayasena
Roles Producer
Rating21%
Scott and Kate are happily married despite their 30-year age difference. After Scott suffers a heart attack and is unable to make love, he commits suicide and becomes a ghost that only Kate can see and speak with. To make it possible for Scott to return as a human, they conjure up a plan to have a young man drown so that Scott can take his body.
Death Stone (1987)
, 1h33Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Serge Falck, Heather Thomas, Bradford Harris, Elke Sommer, Ravindra Randeniya, Tony Kendall
Roles Producer
Rating49%
Editor
A Common Man (2013)
, 1h34Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross
Rating45%
The film starts in a room full of bomb making material and newspaper articles about LTTE bombings in Sri Lanka, the screen then cuts to a typical busy morning in Colombo. "The Man" (Ben Kingsley) plants five bombs around the city; on a public bus, in a shopping mall and the Polgoda police station, on an intercity train, and at the Katukurunda Airfield. The man then establishes his mini control station on top a skyscraper in Dehiwala and calls the police chief Morris Da Silva (Ben Cross) and informs him that if four prisoners are not released, the bombs will be detonated.
The Road from Elephant Pass (2009)
, 2hDirected by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama
Roles Editor
Rating71%
A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" is surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey the jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them leave there and arrives Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & ARMY points and continue the journey. Meanwhile both fall love immensely with each other.