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{{Infobox person
| name = C. Saratchandran
| image = C.Saratchandran.jpg
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| birth_name = C.Saratchandran
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1958|2|16}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|3|31|1958|2|16}}
| death_place = [[Kodakara]], Kerala, India
| restingplace =
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| othername =
| occupation = [[Documentary film]]Maker, Activist
| years_active = 1985 – 2010
| spouse = Sudha
| parents =Chandrasekharan Nair & T. Sarada.
}}
'''C.Saratchandran''' (1958–2010), (Sarat) was an Indian documentary film maker, based in Kerala, India. He was also a documentary activist, who managed to conduct hundreds of film screenings of documentaries and film classics in remote towns and villages of Kerala<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/memories-on-celluloid/article3262428.ece|title=Memories on celluloid|first=Usha|last=Sakaria|date=30 March 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/61562/documentary-maker-sarathchandran-passes-away.html|title=Documentary maker Sarathchandran passes away in rail mishap|date=1 April 2010|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-documentary-filmmaker-sarathchandran-dies-in-rail-mishap-1366201|title=Documentary filmmaker Sarathchandran dies in rail mishap|date=1 April 2010|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2012/mar/30/remembering-c-saratchandran-353886.html|title=Remembering C Saratchandran|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3039272/|title=The Third Eye of Resistance|via=IMDb}}</ref> Saratchandran was born on 16 February 1958. His parents are Chandrasekharan Nair and his mother is T. Sarada. His maternal grandfather was Professor M. P. Manmathan, a well known Gandhian and orator. He has two sisters, Neeraja Rajendran and Sarada Sunanda.

==Early life==
Saratchandran studied in [[Mahatma Gandhi College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. As a student activist he participated in protests against the repression and [[human rights]] violations during the [[Internal Emergency]] (1975–77) declared by then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. After his graduation he joined a construction company as an accountant. Satatchandran was part of the group that published the radical magazines "Samkramanam" and "Niyogam" in the late 70's and early 80's.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==As cinema activist==
He was also active in the successful fight against the decision of the government to construct a hydroelectric project in Silent Valley in the Western Ghats ranges of Kerala, which would have destroyed the pristine rainforests of the region. He was associated with the film making efforts of two stalwarts of Indian Cinema, [[G. Aravindan]] and [[John Abraham (director)]]. John Abraham and Odessa Film Society under his leadership were trying to develop an alternate crowd funded film making and distribution strategy that aimed to reach the people directly, breaking away from the commercially oriented film industry. Saratchandran imbibed the idea of this direct cinema approach and put it into practice successfully later.
Later Saratchandan moved to Saudi Arabia and took up the job of Education Promotion Adviser with the [[British Council]] there. He came back to India in 1998 with a VHS camera and a video projector and started his stint as a film maker making his first 5 documentaries on VHS. With his video projector he traveled in the villages and cities of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnata and states for screening his own films and others' films. His screenings helped in raising the awareness of the public on environment, human rights and other social issues. He often became involved with the peoples' struggles that formed the subject of all of his films. His long collaboration with P. Baburaj resulted in a few very important films that were acclaimed internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Friend-and-filmmaker/article16365070.ece|title=Friend and filmmaker|first=Venkiteswaran|last=C.s|date=8 April 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mlfblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/c-saratchandran-an-article-in-time-out-delhi/|title=Filmmaker P. Baburaj traces his cinematic journey with recently deceased activist and filmmaker C. Saratchandran|date=10 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vikalpbengaluru.org/may-08.html|title=May 08|website=VIKALP BENGALURU}}</ref>
Sarat was one of the founders of the [[ViBGYOR Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/vibgyor_film_collective?page=6&quicktabs_searchtabs=1&destination=blog/10161|title=ViBGYOR Film Collective's blog | Filmfestivals.com|website=www.filmfestivals.com}}</ref> one of the largest independent film festivals of South Asia. He was also an active member of [[Vikalp]], a human rights platform protesting against censorship and freedom of expression.

==Death==
He died on 31 March 2010 when he fell out of a train near Kodakara, Thrissur District while he was travelling from Thrissur to Ernakulam.

==Filmography==
*1987-Save the Western Ghats March: The Kerala Experience.
*1989-No to Dams: A Pooyamkutty.
*1989- Ellam Asthamikkum Munpe.
*2001- Kanavu (Dream),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montagefilmsociety.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/watch-documentary-kanavuthe-dream-by-c-saratchandran/|title=documentary-Kanavu(The Dream)-by C Saratchandran|date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thirdeyefilms.org/Kanavu|title=Kanavu (Dream) | Third Eye Films|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327191540/http://thirdeyefilms.org/Kanavu|archive-date=27 March 2009}}</ref> a film on a tribal children's commune in Wayanad.
*2003- Evicted from Justice – a video report on Muthanga massacre
*2008- Yours Truly John, a video essay on [[John Abraham (director)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bombay.afindia.org/documentaries/|title=Documentaries | Alliance Française de Bombay}}</ref>
*2001-To die for land – the ultimate sacrifice, on land [[Chengara struggle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://base.d-p-h.info/en/fiches/dph/fiche-dph-8526.html|title=The struggle of the landless in Kerala|website=base.d-p-h.info}}</ref>

==Filmography Co-directed with P Baburaj==
*1999- Chaliyar...The Final Struggle - Special Mention award, [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] 2000<ref>[https://miff.in/miff2000-award-winning-films/] https://miff.in/miff2000-award-winning-films/</ref> & The Bronze Tree Award, Vatavaran 2002
*2003- The Bitter Drink -Documentary on the [[Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/give-up-they-shall-not-7227|title=Give up, they shall not|website=www.downtoearth.org.in}}</ref>
*2005- Only An Axe Away – on Silent Valley- Jeevan TV award for Best documentary & Jury Prize, Mumbai International Film Festival, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medwet.org/2005/07/films-competing-for-the-golden-deer-ramsar-medwet-award-2005/|title=Films competing for the golden deer Ramsar MedWet Award 2005 — Medwet|website=medwet.org}}</ref>
*2006- 1000 Days and A Dream’. Second film on the [[Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle]]<ref>[https://miff.in/miff2008-award-winning-films/] https://miff.in/miff2000-award-winning-films/</ref> 10th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) Indian Jury Award Winner.

==Associated in Making==
*1985- ''Living in Fear'' Directed by [[K. P. Sasi]]
*1986- ''Purooravas'' Malayalm feature film Directed by Sivaprasad
*1989- ''Narmada A Valley Refuses to Die'' Directed by [[K. P. Sasi]]
*2000- [[Ek Alag Mausam]] a Hindi feature film Directed by [[K. P. Sasi]]
*2001- ''The Eighteenth Elephant – 3 Monologues'' Directed by P Balan
*2002-''The Turtle People''Directed by [[Surabhi Sharma]]
*2004- ''Express Highway: The Road to Destruction'' Directed by Sanju Surendran

==References==
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==External links==
*https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/12660/In-Conversation-Sanju-Surendrans-Debut-Film-Wins-2-IFFK-Awards
*https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iytwDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT167&lpg=PT167&dq=c+saratchandran+documentary+films&source=bl&ots=NXGw1-F5b_&sig=ACfU3U2rA56Cxlsq8xg178ixdDicpxSJxQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKjfSNrovpAhVXzTgGHRQKBE44FBDoATAHegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=c%20saratchandran%20documentary%20films&f=false
*http://cmsenvis.nic.in/film_maker_directory_ENVIS.pdf
*http://www.ramanifilms.com/?page_id=6
*http://maduraifilmfest.blogspot.com/2014_11_30_archive.html
*https://archive.informationactivism.org/en/vibgyorscreening.html

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