Naman Ramachandran is an Indian-born critic and journalist. He is the author of Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography (Penguin, 2012) and Lights Camera Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai (IBH, 2006). He writes for Variety, Sight & Sound,[1] and Cineuropa. Based in London, England,[1] he is also on the steering group of the London Indian Film Festival.[citation needed] He also wrote the independent film Brahman Naman, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[2]