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Arun Janardhanan: A Decade of Reporting on South Indian Politics, Crime, and Culture
Arun Janardhanan, The Indian Express's Tamil Nadu correspondent, covers politics, crime, faith, and disputes in the state. His reporting also extends to Sri Lanka, where he has documented elections, governance, and the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings for a decade.
Janardhanan's key coverage areas include Tamil Nadu state politics and governance, focusing on the DMK and AIADMK, new political figures like actor Vijay's TVK, internal party changes, Centre–State relations, and the Governor's role. He consistently reports on legal and judicial affairs at the Madras High Court, including religion-related disputes and cases involving state authority and civil liberties. His investigative work includes deep-dive series on cases such as the Tirupati encounter and the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, along with other investigative series from Tamil Nadu. He also covers culture, society, and crises, reporting on cultural organizations, language debates, and disaster events like cyclones and monsoon emergencies.
Janardhanan's journalism has been recognized with the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism. In addition to his reporting, he is a screenwriter, with his Malayalam feature film "Aarkkariyam" released in 2021.