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S
uresh Krishna (also known
as “London Baba“) was
born and brought up
in the village of Nelliady, near
Jaffna in the northern province
of Sri Lanka.
Since 2002, he has also worked
as an actor. He has played
the lead role in three films
(‘Theervu’, ‘Neerai Kaanaatha
He moved to the
United Kingdom
to complete his
higher education
and completed his
Bachelor of Arts
degree at Middlesex
University. In 1992
he became a
naturalised British
Citizen and settled in
Harrow, north-west
London.
He has worked in
finance for Samsung
Electronics for the last 8 ½
years, but has not restricted his
life purely to office work.
Veerkal’ and ‘Surya’) and his
fourth film yet to be certified
(‘Tamil MI-7’) which he stars
in and directs. Under his
performing name of London
Baba, he is currently acting in a
film called Thousand Dreams in
united kingdom and Its Director
Nantha, he has imitated the
superstar Rajinikanth and
released a video song album
called ‘Singa Nadai’ and also
wrote the song ‘Ulaga Tamila’
with music Ravi Devendran,
which was performed
by SP Bala and
released both as an
audio and video single.
Between 2000 and
2006, he encouraged
and promoted young
developing performer
(singers, dancers
and announcers) on
the Deepam Tamil
TV channel. During
this time he was
a key supporter
of the Kanakuyil
singing competition
programme, originated
by Mrs Yoha Thillainathan to
promote young singers.
‘Paradesi’ wins awards
at London film festival
S
outh Indian film Paradesi,
an adaptation of Paul
Harris Daniel’s book Red
Tea , took two award at the
London Film Festival, Best
Costume Designer for Poornima
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Ramasamy and the second for
cinematographer Chezhiyan.
The film directed by filmmaker
Bala, is on on the exploitation of
Indian tea estate workers by the
British in South India.
“The film involved shooting
in verdant landscapes of tea
estates. And that’s where the
challenge lay. We had to narrate
a sorrowful story against
this picturesque backdrop,”
Chezhiyan , said in an interview.
Paradesi is a sixth film for him
as cinematographer.
Chezhiyan was a civil engineer
who pursued his passion for
photography when he entered
films as last assistant in
famous Tamil film director Mani
Ratnam’s Alaipayuthe.
Poornima Ramasamy,
costume designer of the movie
who already won National
Award in India said “I am still
shocked,” Ramasamy is the
granddaughter of late M.G.
Naidu, founder of Naidu Hall,
a well-known garmen t store
in Chennai, and was assisting
her father at the store before
venturing into films.
Ramasamy has since wrapped
up French filmmaker Michel
Spinosa’s upcoming film, Mon
Espouse, which will be screened
at the Berlin Film Festival in
2014.