who expressed pride in him for forging ahead despite his turn among critics, noted how rare it was for such a young filmmaker to write, direct and produce original material. She wondered whether that placed a bigger target on his back, as his reputation for doggedness was perpetuated within the industry and reinforced by critics." References External links 1970 births American film directors of Indian descent American film producers American male screenwriters American people of Indian Tamil descent American people of Malayali descent Artists from Puducherry Episcopal Academy alumni Film directors from Pennsylvania Film producers from Puducherry Film directors from Puducherry Horror film directors Indian emigrants to the United States Living people Male actors from Philadelphia Male actors from Puducherry Nebula Award winners People from Mahe district Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Science fiction film directors Screenwriters from Puducherry Tisch School of the Arts alumni