Randor Guy

Madabhushi Rangadorai (; 8 November 1937 – 23 April 2023), better known by his pen name Randor Guy , was an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper The Hindu. He was also the official editor of the weekly column "Blast from the Past" that appeared in The Hindu for many years; in this series Randor Guy wrote about not so well known details of Tamil movies and the personalities (producers, directors, movie stars, lyricists, featured songs and box office collections), produced since the mid-1930s to the late 1960s.

Early life Randor Guy was born on 8 November 1937. His birth name was Rangadorai, but his pen name (an anglicized anagram of his birth name) later became official. He graduated with BSc and B. L. from Madras University and commenced his career as a lawyer. After practising as a lawyer for a short time, he quit his job and joined a firm called Paterson and Co. where he worked for five years. In 1976, he resigned to devote all his time to writing.

Work as a film historian Guy has been writing books on history and films since 1967. He became popular when his article on Frank Capra was purchased by the United States Information Agency for use as a reference work. He has written a Sinhalese film called Paradise Peak based on a best-selling crime novel written by him. Maya is Namitha's first film in English.

Awards and felicitations On 12 November 2007, during a function commemorating the fifth anniversary of Samudra, a magazine dedicated to art and culture, Guy was awarded the Gnana Samudra award in recognition of his contributions to the arts.

Books (Fiction)

(Fiction – Telugu) (Fiction – Telugu) (True Crime-Tamil)

(Film History – Govt. of Tamil Nadu)

(Fiction) Chitale (Biography) (Novelization of a Hollywood film shot in India)