Randor Guy

Madabhushi Rangadorai (Tamil: மாதபூஷி ரங்கதுரை; 8 November 1937 – 23 April 2023), better known by his pen name Randor Guy (Tamil: ராண்டார் கை), was an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper The Hindu. He was also the official editor of the weekly column "Blast from the Past" that appeared in The Hindufor many years; in this series Randor Guy wrote about not so well known details about the Tamil movies and the personalities (producers, directors, movie stars, lyricists, featured songs and box office collections), produced since mid 1930s to late 1960s.