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Gautham Vasudev Menon, also known as GVM, is a film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in little hands, Tamil cinema. He has also directed Hindi and Telugu fi lms, which are remakes of his own Tamil fi lms. Many of his fi lms have been critically acclaimed, most notably his romantic fi lms Minnale, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and his thrillers Kaakha Kaakha, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and Yennai Arindhaal. Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. mighty strength Menon produces fi lms through his Photon Kathaas fi lm production company. His production Thanga Meengal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. 6-year-old Chennai lad excels in karate, aims to become boxer PREMJI AMARAN | PRAVEEN KUMAR S | pair, the minor now has a bronze Premji and a silver medal to his name. Amaran is onviction, a word to describe The latter was acquired recently a playback singer, the drive people have in at a tourney held in Royapettah. fi lm composer, songwriter Cthem to do things that will Ayaan is expected to move up the change their lives or the lives of and actor. Son of veteran fi lm ranks, subsequently build his body those associated with them, is best and core to take up boxing in his composer and singer Gangai suited to describe Ayaan Kumar’s adult life. Amaran, he often composes rap parents. Anjali said she and her partner songs in Tamil cinema and is known Praveen Kumar and Anjali who did not want him to take up cricket for his comical performances in his live in Pudur, were determined despite being fi rm in their decision about one thing when they had a elder brother Venkat Prabhu’s fi lms to enrol him in sports. child, that they would provide every Ayaan, who is very enthusiastic Chennai 600028, Saroja, Goaand single opportunity to their ward to about his new training regime said Mankatha. Premgi is the son of vet- grow in the way that the toddler he loves the sport a ‘thousandthousand would want to. eran director and musician Gan- trillion times’. The fi rst AyaanAy Kumar gai Amaran, and the younger The result is that Ayaan has won standard student gets brother of fi lm director the bronze medal at a south zone home, packs his Karate tounrament that saw con- and actor Venkat training bags andd im- testants from four States turn up. mediately goes to train Prabhu. Taking part in sparring or rather for an hour three days a fi ghting an opponent, the six-year- week at present. old came third best in what was his He also said hee loves Kebiraj fi rst evert tournament. master who is thehe head of the ‘His father and I wanted to enrol academy that hee trains in. The ‘Not Just a Civil Servant’ Ayaan in a sport. So, we tried differ- academy is presentnt in Mugappair ent academies and the moment he and he is coached by Ravi Kumar by Anil Swarup clapped eyes on a punching bag, he at the moment. K took it up like fi sh to water. Howev- Ayaan is currentlytly getting ready OO Not Just A Civil Servant drafts BBOOK er, he cannot train for boxing as he for another tournamentment and slowly, the journey of Anil Swarup, a civil The young champ with his is very young. So, we enrolled him he is expected to move up the ranks servant who survived despite be- parents TES in mixed martial arts and Karate is and take up boxing,g, his love at fi rst BBITESI ing politically incorrect. He invites the fi rst one they teach,’ said Anjali. sight(!). readers into his world chronicling Having trained for just four Ayaan’s parents can be contacted the experiences that shaped him months at an academy in Mugap- at 9840911919. from growing years as a student to his years of rigorous training as a civil servant and fi nally man- aging crisis, both man-made and otherwise, that confronted the government. His career, spanning 38 years, revolved round tackling myriad of issues that ranged from dealing with corruption in the OJOY LAUNCHES state of Uttar Pradesh to coal mafi as, witnessing the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition to handling education mafi as. 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