Sharad Devarajan
BornMarch 6, 1975
New York, USA
Websitewww.liquidcomics.com
www.graphicindia.com

Sharad Devarajan is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Liquid Comics LLC,[1] a digital entertainment company. Devarajan is also the co-founder and CEO of the Graphic India Pte. Ltd., which he co-founded with CA Media LP, the Asian investment arm of Peter Chernin's The Chernin Group, LLC.

Prior to Graphic India, Devarajan was the co-founder, chief executive officer and publisher of Virgin Comics LLC and Virgin Animation Pvt. Ltd.

Devarajan is also an adjunct professor of business at Columbia Business School.[2]

Mr. Devarajan is also a Producer / Executive Producer on a number of theatrical live-action film projects based on the companies’ comic properties including: Gamekeeper,[3] The Leaves,[4] Ramayan 3392 A.D,[5] Dominion: Dinosaurs Versus Aliens [6] and a creator of Ani-Max and First Family.[7] In 2013, Devarajan worked with Stan Lee to create a new Indian superhero, Chakra the Invincible.

In digital entertainment, Devarajan worked with Batman comic book writer Grant Morrison as executive producer and co-writer on Graphic India's digital web series 18-Days,.[8] Devarajan also worked with filmmaker John Woo and Tiger Hill as executive producer on the animated web series “Seven Brothers,”[9]

In 2010, Devarajan partnered with the Open Hands Initiative to bring together a group of American and Middle Eastern students with disabilities to work together and create a new superhero that reflected their shared challenges and shared values.[10] The superhero “Silver Scorpion” received worldwide acclaim for promoting advocacy for the rights of the disabled in the Middle East. [11]

In 2011, Devarajan worked with the estate of Elvis Presley to launch a book Graphic Elvis, which he served as editor and co-author of and which was released on the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Liquid Comics. May 6, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Columbia Business School Directory : Detail : Sharad Devarajan". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. ↑ Graser, Marc (July 26, 2007). "Guy Ritchie to direct 'Gamekeeper'". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Summit rakes up 'The Leaves' - Entertainment News, Comic Book Biz, Media - Variety". www.variety.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Kelman tapped to adapt 'Ramayan 3392 AD'". 8 October 2011.
  6. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/news/ni10481134/>
  7. ↑ "Fremantle dives in with Liquid Comics - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety". www.variety.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26.
  8. ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (July 22, 2013). "Comic-Con: Grant Morrison to Launch Indian Animated Series on YouTube". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (December 20, 2011). "John Woo Launches Animated Web Series 'Seven Brothers' with Liquid Comics (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ McCormack, Claire (March 8, 2011). "Can a Disabled Muslim Comic-Book Superhero Save the World?". Time. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (April 25, 2012). "U.S.-Syrian Superhero "Silver Scorpion" Debuts as MTV Web Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ Truitt, Brian (July 17, 2011). "'Graphic Elvis' illustrates The King's love of comics". USA Today. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  1. ↑ Overdorf, Jason (July 25, 2004). "A MULTICULTURAL WEB". Newsweek. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Fleming, Michael (July 23, 2009). "Fremantle dives in with Liquid Comics". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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