# Sab John

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{{Short description|Indian screenwriter and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Sab John
| image        =
| birth_name   = John Edathattil<ref name="A" />
| occupation   = {{Hlist|Screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 1989{{ndash}}present 
}}
'''Sab John''' is an Indian screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil-language films. He is known for his work in the films ''[Chanakyan](/source/Chanakyan)'' (1989), ''[Gunaa](/source/Gunaa)'' (1991) and ''[Soorya Manasam](/source/Soorya_Manasam)'' (1992)

== Career ==
Sab John made his debut as a writer with the thriller film ''[Chanakyan](/source/Chanakyan)'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web |title=18 ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് 450 പേജുള്ള 'ചാണക്യന്റെ' തിരക്കഥ; നിഗൂഢതകളുടെ 'മയിൽപ്പീലിക്കാവ്': സാബ്ജോൺ പറയുന്നു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2020/06/02/sab-john-screenwriter-of-blockbuster-movie-chanakyan-about-his-life.html |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=Manorama Online |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Writer of Kamal Haasan's Chanakyan emerges from obscurity with online screenplay class |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/2020/06/01/sab-john-screenwriter-of-blockbuster-movie-chanakyan-career-writing.html |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=OnManorama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711194911/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/2020/06/01/sab-john-screenwriter-of-blockbuster-movie-chanakyan-career-writing.html |archive-date=2020-07-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> The story of the film was created in 18 days and he wrote a 450-page script for the film with director [T. K. Rajeev Kumar](/source/T._K._Rajeev_Kumar).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |date=20 February 2020 |title='A man in the bar told our hero that he looked like Kamal Haasan and should try acting' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/a-man-in-the-bar-told-our-hero-that-he-looked-like-kamal-haasan-and-should-try-acting/articleshow/74226517.cms |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723224439/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/a-man-in-the-bar-told-our-hero-that-he-looked-like-kamal-haasan-and-should-try-acting/articleshow/74226517.cms |archive-date=23 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his Tamil debut the following year with the romantic film ''[Gunaa](/source/Gunaa)''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2020 |title=Sab John, Who Wrote Kamal Haasan-Starrer Guna, On The Five Basic Elements Of Screenwriting |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/sab-john-who-wrote-kamal-haasan-starrer-guna-on-the-five-basic-elements-of-screenwriting/ |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=Film Companion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727060713/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/sab-john-who-wrote-kamal-haasan-starrer-guna-on-the-five-basic-elements-of-screenwriting/ |archive-date=27 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="A">{{Cite web |date=31 October 2016 |title=Get the story right |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Get-the-story-right/article15879586.ece |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)}}</ref> After writing the scripts for several Malayalam films including ''[Vyooham](/source/Vyooham_(1990_film))'' (1990) and ''[Gandhari](/source/Gandhari_(film))'' (1992), he returned to Tamil cinema with ''[Sillunu Oru Kadhal](/source/Sillunu_Oru_Kadhal)'' (2006).<ref name="auto" />

== Filmography ==
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=== As a writer ===
*''[Chanakyan](/source/Chanakyan)'' (1989) 
*''[Kshanakkathu](/source/Kshanakkathu)'' (1990)
*''[Vyooham](/source/Vyooham_(1990_film))'' (1990)
*''[Gunaa](/source/Gunaa)'' (1991) (Tamil)
*''[Soorya Manasam](/source/Soorya_Manasam)'' (1991)
*''[Gandhari](/source/Gandhari_(film))'' (1992)
*''[Bharanakoodam](/source/Bharanakoodam)'' (1994)
*''[Highway](/source/Highway_(1995_film))'' (1995)
*''[Mayilpeelikkavu](/source/Mayilpeelikkavu)'' (1998)
*''[Priyam](/source/Priyam_(2000_film))'' (2000) 
*''[Sillunu Oru Kadhal](/source/Sillunu_Oru_Kadhal)'' (2006) (Tamil)
*''[Sivappu Mazhai](/source/Sivappu_Mazhai)'' (2010) (Tamil)

=== As an actor ===
*''[Kuruthipunal](/source/Kuruthipunal_(film))'' (1995) (Tamil)
*''[Sathyameva Jayathe](/source/Sathyameva_Jayathe)'' (2000)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|3299108}}

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Category:Indian screenwriters
Category:Screenwriters from Kerala
Category:Malayalam screenwriters
Category:Tamil screenwriters
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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