He’s one of the hottest and most sought-after directors down South, with every film of his running to packed houses!
It started with the romantic musical Minnale with Madhavan, Reema Sen, Abbas and Vivek leading the cast, and Harris Jeyaraj’s tunes luring the masses. This soothing melody was followed by a pumped-up action-packed Kaaka Kaaka – the trendsetting cop film that proved to be Suriya’s biggest break! Again Harris headed the Music Department and we got some soulful music to savour! Several hurdles later, he enthralled audiences with the action thriller Vettaiyaadu Villaiyaadu with Kamal Haasan playing an Investigating Officer who hunts down a pair of serial killers. Everything about the movie struck gold, especially the beautiful compositions by Harris! His next hit was Pachaikili Muthucharam with an interesting lineup off stars, an equally interesting story line and Harris’ hit melodies!
Coming up in the near future are Varanamayiram with Suriya, Divya Spandana and Sameera and then Chennaiyul Oru Mazhai Kalam. The two movies promise to be off the beaten track with some amazing music, as always!
Gautam’s non-Tamil ventures include Rehna Hei Tere Dil Mein [Hindi] which was the remake of Minnale. The movie did not score as well as the original. Gharshana [Telugu] was the remake of Kaaka Kaaka, and starred Venkatesh and Asin. The Telugu audience was awestruck by the action flick!
Gautam, in his own way, has contributed towards a change for the better in Tamil cinema in terms of technical perfection and innovative and intriguing scripts. He has proved himself as a director with great potential and has won the respect of his peers and audiences. Today, as he celebrates his birthday, we would like to wish him loads of luck and success in the years to come!
Happy Birthday, Gautam!
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Check out:
The Kaaka Kaaka Photo Gallery
The Vettaiyaadu Villaiyaadu Photo Gallery
The Pachaikili Muthucharam Photo Gallery
The Varanamayiram Photo Gallery
