C.Saratchandran (1958–2010), (Sarat) was an Indian documentary film maker, based in Kerala, India. He was also a documentary activist, who managed to conduct hundreds of film screenings of documentaries and film classics in remote towns and villages of Kerala Saratchandran was born on 16 February 1958. His parents are Chandrasekharan Nair and his mother is T. Sarada. His maternal grandfather was Professor M. P. Manmathan, a well known Gandhian and orator. He has two sisters, Neeraja Rajendran and Sarada Sunanda.