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S. B. Khanthan

film director

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ7387375 ↗
Source-derived summary

S. B. Khanthan is an Indian film director, best known for his 2006 movie Jerry. He has also directed several stage plays, advertisements, and documentaries.

Filmography

Animation film

Prior to his directorial debut, Khanthan co-directed the first-ever 3D Animation film produced in India titled Pandavas: The Five Warriors, intended for Hollywood and American children.

As film director

Jerry (2006)

Television

Telefilms

Khanthan has also directed several telefilms written by Crazy Mohan, including Ganapathikku Kalyanam, Ganesanukku Kaalkattu, Sirippu Thirai and Computer Kaadal. Khanthan directed a telefilm written by director Mouli titled Naan Ready Nee Readiya which was telecast on Star Vijay TV.

Serials

Directed first serial in 1986-87 in DD1 titled Here is Crazy - 13 weeks. He went on to direct all the TV serials written by the humorist Shri Crazy Mohan

Maadhu-Cheenu - 7 Weeks in DD Metro, Singapore and Malaysian TVs; Now retelecasted Won Best Director award by Mylapore Academy.

Nil Gavani Crazy - 66 Weeks in Sun TV and Jaya TV

Si-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-Da-Ni - 106 Weeks in Raj TV and Jaya TV

Oru Babyin Diary - 16 Weeks in DD1 and Malaysian TV

Pathukku Pathu - 42 Weeks in DD, National-Tamil

Crazy Times - 85 weeks in Star Vijay TV

Vidathu Sirippu –75 Weeks in Jaya TV

Siri Siri Crazy – 15 Weeks in Kalaignar TV

He wrote and directed a serial for Sun TV produced by director Vasanth titled Charu-Latha which ran for 40 weeks.

Stage plays

Khanthan is the Founder-Director of Crazy Creations. He has directed and contributed to the music choreography for plays staged by Crazy Mohan totaling to over 4500 shows in India, USA, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Kuwait and Hong Kong.

Miscellaneous

Media

Khanthan has directed and produced various advertisements, corporate films, and documentaries under Studio Dream.

Editorial summary

“S. B. Khanthan” enters the record as film director. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Khanthan, film and director can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 1986—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Khanthan, film and director.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7387375. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2006 and 1986.

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