director Chelan Now he has another feather in his cap as he has been elected as the new president of South Indian Film Writers Association. The filmmaker won the association’s elections in Chennai and gained the confidence of a majority of the voting members. His victory heralded a new beginning for the writers’ group, which elected a new set of officials to lead the association for future terms.
Chelan beats VC Guhanathan Have a strong vote advantage
The election will be held at the Film Musicians Association Hall in Vadapalani and voting will be held from 8 am to 4 pm. According to a report in The Hindu, Cheran, who represented the ‘Namma K. Bhagyaraj’ group, defeated VC Guhanathan of the ‘Thiraikkathai Mannan K. Bhagyaraj’ group in the race for the presidential post. Cheran polled an impressive 279 votes out of 432 voters, while Guhanathan polled 155 votes. The win confirms Cheran’s convincing election as the new president of the South Indian Film Writers Association.
Healthy participation in the election, team swept
In this election, association members actively participated and stood up to exercise their right to vote. In addition to the chairmanship, 21 posts including vice-chairman, secretary-general, treasurer and joint secretary were also elected. Cheran’s group was successful and Samuthirakani and Snekan were also elected as vice-chairmen. Before the vote, there was a brief dispute over the voting rights of ineligible members, but the election process ended peacefully before the evening count.
Chelan continues to balance film and leadership responsibilities
The win is expected to give Chelan a bigger role in addressing writers’ concerns and strengthening the association in the coming years. Apart from his administrative work, the National Award-winning filmmaker remains active in the field of Tamil cinema. Cheran is recognized for his ability to tell emotionally charged stories through films like Autograph, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Pokkisham.Over the years, Cheran has worked with actors like Sneha, Mallika, Parthiban, Padmapriya, Saranya Ponvannan and technicians/musicians like Bharadwaj, Sabesh Murali, Ilaiyaraaja and others.