Sharad Devarajan

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.

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

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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