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Javar Seetharaman

Acting Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency, British India 19 credits

Biography

N Seetharaman was a lawyer from Trichy. He joined Gemini Studios to pursue a career in films. Besides acting, he also wrote the script and dialogues for a number of Tamil and Hindi Films.[1] He came to be called as Jawar or Javert due to his memorable portrayal of Javert in the 1950 Tamil film, Ezhai Padum Padu based on Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

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Known for

Film

Karnan

as Bhishma

Frequent co-stars

Sivaji Ganesan 1 shared title
N.T. Rama Rao 1 shared title
Savitri 1 shared title
Devika 1 shared title
M. V. Rajamma 1 shared title
S. A. Asokan 1 shared title
R. Muthuraman 1 shared title
O. A. K. Thevar 1 shared title
T. S. Muthaiah 1 shared title
R. Balasubramaniam 1 shared title

Career timeline

Sivandha Mann
Pattanathil Bhootham
KarnanAndavan Kattalai
Vanambadi
Irumbu ThiraiKaithi KannayiramKalathur KannammaParthiban Kanavu
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
Andha NaalManohara
Panakkaari
Thai Ullam
Marmayogi
Ezhai Padum PaaduMarudhanaattu Ilavarasi
Chandralekha
Miss Malini

Full filmography

  • Irumbu Thirai (1960) as Lawyer
  • Karnan (1964) as Bhishma
  • Kaithi Kannayiram (1960) as Jailor
  • Ezhai Padum Paadu (1950) as Inspector Javar
  • Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) as Jee Boom Baa
  • Panakkaari (1953)
  • Marmayogi (1951)
  • Chandralekha (1948) as Veerasimhan's bodyguard
  • Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi (1950)
  • Andha Naal (1954) as C. I. D Sivanandam
  • Kalathur Kannamma (1960) as Singaram
  • Parthiban Kanavu (1960) as Siruthondar
  • Andavan Kattalai (1964) as Principal
  • Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) as Bannerman
  • Thai Ullam (1952) as Magistrate Masilamani
  • Sivandha Mann (1969)
  • Manohara (1954)
  • Miss Malini (1947)
  • Vanambadi (1963) as Shiva Shkaran (Chithra father)