Chandran Rutnam is a well known film maker from Sri Lanka who has been in Los Angeles for more than 38 years. He is of mixed Tamil and Sinhalese ancestry. Having started his movie career with Britain's David Lean in The Bridge on the River Kwai at the age of 16 and studied with American director George Lucas in film school, Rutnam brought numerous Hollywood movies to Sri Lanka. He worked as the production supervisor in Sri Lanka for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) amongst many other Hollywood movies.
Steven Spielberg once referred to Rutnam as "Our most valued friend in the Far East".
He is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Film Location Services which mostly hosts foreign films to be shot in Sri Lanka.
He founded the once-popular local airline company, Lionair and currently owns the Asian Aviation Centre in Sri Lanka.
He is the chief consultant at selvaass.com which is on film promotion via social media and location services worldwide.
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