Full Name Chandran Rutnam Known for Film making Name Chandran Rutnam | Nationality Sri Lankan Religion Christian Role Film-maker | |
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Title President & CEO of Asian Film Locations Services&Ex-Chairman of Lionair&Chairman of Asian Aviation Centre Website Asian Film Locations ServicesAsian Aviation Centre Children Evelyn Rutnam, Danara Rutnam, Daniel Rutnam, James Rutnam, Chanel Rutnam Parents James T. Rutnam, Evelyn Wijeyaratne Rutnam Siblings Jayam Rutnam, Iswari Rutnam, George Rutnam, Padmini Rutnam, Dennis Rutnam, Rajah Rutnam, Indrani Rutnam Movies A Common Man, According to Mathew, The Road from Elephant, Ghosts Can't Do It, Mother Teresa: In the Name Similar People Ben Cross, Alston Koch, Nihal De Silva, Jayam Rutnam, Jonathan Sheinberg | ||
Exclusive interview with Chandran Rutnam
Chandran Rutnam is a Sri Lankan film maker.
Contents
- Exclusive interview with Chandran Rutnam
- According to Matthew Jacqueline Fernandez Alston Koch Official International Trailer 2017
- Family
- Lover of Motion Pictures
- Enthusiast of Aviation
- Tarzan the Ape Man
- Ghosts Cant Do It
- Mother Teresa
- Adara Kathawa
- Poronduwa
- Janelaya
- The Road from Elephant Pass
- A Common Man
- According To Mathew
- Prince of Malacca
- Gallery
- References
Rutnam has hosted numerous Hollywood films for their location shoots in Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
He was the Line Producer/Production Supervisor on several international productions including the Sri Lankan location shoot of Paramount Pictures' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indochine (1992).
Steven Spielberg once referred to Rutnam as "Our most valued friend in the Far East".
Rutnam has had the distinction of working with Sir David Lean, Sir Carol Reed, John Boorman, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Regis Wargnier.
Rutnam wrote the screenplay, produced, directed and edited the film The Road from Elephant Pass, which was a Finalist Award Winner at the New York International Television and Film Awards in 2011.
He wrote the adapted screenplay and produced and directed, A Common Man with Academy Award Winner Sir Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross. The film was nominated for the four main awards at the Madrid International Film Festival. The film won the Best Picture, Best Director and the Best Actor Awards in 2013.
According to Matthew | Jacqueline Fernandez | Alston Koch | Official International Trailer 2017
Family
Rutnam was born to a Tamil father Dr. James T. Rutnam and a Sinhala mother Evelyn Wijeratne, who gave him all his yearning for freedom and adventure. He has lived in Los Angeles, California for 38 years and is now residing in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a brother of Jayam Rutnam, the founder of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC).
Lover of Motion Pictures
Rutnam was a 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. 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.
Enthusiast of Aviation
Rutnam dreamt of conquering the aviation field and masterminded Asian Aviation Centre and Lionair. Lionair was established in October 1993 and started its operations on 24 October 1994. Lionair suspended its domestic services when an Antonov An-24 aircraft went missing shortly after it took off from Jaffna in 1998, but resumed services in October 2002.
Rutnam stated, "I was the sort of guy who would go to an airport and watch the planes taking off. I remember as a kid, I went to the Colombo port and watched the ships coming and going out. I do not know whether it was wanderlust or freedom of movement. I do not know which one it was. Some years ago a friend of mine and I decided that we should have an airline."