John Dhanraj Explained

John Dhanraj
Birth Name:John Dhanraj
Birth Place:Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:Indian
Active:1992- present
Medium:Television, Film
Notable Work:Host of Nenju Porukkuthillaiye

John Dhanraj (Tamil:ஜான் தன்ராஜ்) is an Indian television host. He hosted DD Podhigai from 2010 to 2013. As of 2014 he is the host of Kalaignar TV's Nenju Porukkuthillaiye,[1] which discusses social problems. He is the recipient of Edison Awards (India) for the best Anchor for Kaara Saram.

Early life

Dhanraj was born in Chennai district Tamil Nadu, India. He pursued his law degree at Madras Law College, Chennai.

Career

Dhanraj began his career in 1992 on the Sun TV (India) program kavidhai Kelungal,[2] an on spot poem show. He later hosted kaara saram program(2010-2013) for DD Podhigai,a social awareness program. He is currently hosting Nenju Porukkuthillaiye, broadcast on Kalaignar TV.

Lyricist

Dhanraj wrote several songs for the movie Manadhil our maargazhi (Tamil)[3] and Lillies of March (Malayalam)[4]

Television works

Title ChannelYear
Kavidhai kelungal 1992
Kaarasaram 2010-2013
2013–present

References

  1. Web site: எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் சேனல் . cinemaexpress.com . 2014-08-22 . 3 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103024722/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D++%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D&artid=111246&SectionID=143&MainSectionID=143&SEO=&SectionName=Tv . dead .
  2. "பிரபலமான நிகழ்சிகள்", Kumudam, 19 October 1995.
  3. Web site: மனதில் ஒரு மார்கழி . www.maalaisudar.com . 2014-08-22 . 18 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140818034405/http://www.maalaisudar.com/staticpage.php?id=35552&section=14&%20catid=113 . dead .
  4. Web site: John dhanraj Albums(malayalam) . www.raaga.com . 2014-08-22.