Blue Sattai Maran is an Indian film director, social commentator and film critic known for his unique style of Tamil film criticism. He is also known for wearing his signature blue shirt at movie reviews.
Wiki/Biography
C. Elamaran, also known as Ilamaran, was born in 1969 in Pudupettai, Chennai (54 years old; as of 2023). He was expelled from school in eighth grade. In an interview, Malan said about this matter,
I grew up in Pudupettai, Chennai and studied in a school there. But they couldn’t stand my stubbornness and expelled me when I was in eighth grade. “
His father then gave him two options: go to another school or join his uncles who were in the film distribution business in Madurai. Since he has loved movies since he was a child, he chose to join his uncles.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents. He has three brothers.
wife and children
He is married.
Profession
Blue Sattai Maran entered the Tamil film industry at the age of 15, working for his uncle’s film distribution company. Soon, Satay and his three brothers also got into the film distribution business and started their own company. However, they were unable to maintain their position in the market. Malan then tried several ventures, but they all failed. Later, he worked in the production team of several Tamil films including Vel (2007), Seval (2008) and Lingaa (2014). He also joined Ram Babu Productions and worked in their team to produce 23 Kannada films. He also worked briefly as the assistant personal manager of a popular Tamil star. On January 27, 2012, he created a YouTube channel called Tamil Talkies where he uploaded his movie reviews. The channel has 1.63 million subscribers.
Blue Sattai Maran’s YouTube channel
In 2021, Brusathai Maran directed and starred in the Tamil political satire film “Anti-Indian”. He plays the painter Basha in the film. Malan also served as the screenwriter of the film. The film’s box office performance was average.
anti indian movie poster
dispute
accused of blackmail
In 2019, Blue Sattai Maran slammed the producers of Tamil film Charlie Chaplin 2 for treating audiences like “idiots”, after which the film’s director Shakti Chi Shakthi Chidambaram lodged a complaint with the police. The filmmaker accused Satay of trying to extort money from him and blackmail him. He stated in his complaint that Malan approached him to advertise his film in exchange for money and when he (Chidambaram) rejected the offer, Malan made negative comments about the film in a derogatory manner.
Criticized for comments about Iravin Nizhal
In 2022, R Parthiban’s Tamil film “Iravin Nizhal” was hailed as the world’s first single-shot non-linear film and received positive feedback from the audience. However, Brusathe Malan countered that the film was the world’s first single-shot non-linear film and also gave a critical review of the film. Malan’s remarks did not go down well with the Pattiban fans, who burned the effigies of Bru Sathay Malan to express their dissent.
received death threats
In 2023, before the release of Rajinikanth Jailer, Bulu Saty Malan gave a negative review to the film, which caused dissatisfaction among some of Rajinikanth’s fans, who criticized Malan. received death threats. Maran revealed the same situation on the X website, writing:
Tamil Nadu Police, please take action against those who issued death threats in this audio and against the admins who incited violence in discussions on this Twitter space. “
He further wrote,
Mr. CM Stalin, I want you to take action against those issuing death threats and the admins of this Twitter space to maintain law and order. The same man who issued death threats and incited others to engage in violence in public spaces also spoke in the audio. “
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as Blue Shirt Malan.
- Malan earned the nickname “Blue Sathay” because he wore the same shirt every week in front of the cameras. In an interview, Malan revealed the reason for wearing the same shirt in all the videos, saying:
When we decided to do this, I knew I had to do a weekly review. So that means 52 shirts in one year. It was too expensive and not worth the effort to me. So we made it a uniform. Now seven years later, I wear the same Durbin shirt every week. I only have one of them. It was 1500 rupees when I bought it. “
- In 1976, when Malan was just 7 years old, he went out to watch the 1957 film Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam. He revealed in an interview that he was fascinated by images of snakes and the prospect of “magic” in movie posters. He further said that the film was an emotional roller coaster for him.
- While he was still working as a personal manager’s assistant, two family friends approached him about creating a YouTube channel linked to movie theaters. It was at that time that he came up with the idea of doing an honest review of the movie. Two family friends who came to him, both software professionals, decided to tackle green screens and other technical work. Malan also asked one of his friends Adhawan to direct the show, and all he was looking for was a commentary host. Although he made more than 50 comparisons, no one was ready to do the research. Since they had rented a small office in Vadapalani and paid the rent for four months out of their own pocket, Malan decided to conduct the judging himself.
- Blue Sattai Maran revealed in an interview that he was very nervous in front of the camera at the beginning and often stuttered when commenting. He said,
I can’t even say “Welcome to Tamiltalkies.net”. But I still managed to do something. “
- In his first review, Malan delves into the film starring Ajith, who is known for his wide fan following. He compared the actor’s “Billa 2” with the film “Naan E” which was released around the same time.
- In 2019, his review of the Tamil film Petta was deleted due to alleged copyright infringement. Despite this, Malan insisted that the action was deliberately taken ahead of the weekend to avoid any impact on ticket sales.
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