Education
Guy graduated in Bachelor of Science and B. L. from Madras University and commenced his career as a lawyer
Guy graduated in Bachelor of Science and B. L. from Madras University and commenced his career as a lawyer
He is also the official editor of the weekly column "Blast from the Past" that appears in The Hindu every Sunday. After practising as a lawyer for a short time, he quit his job and joined a firm called Paterson and Company where he worked for five years. In 1976, he resigned to devote all his time to writing.
Guy has been writing books on history and films since He became popular when his article on Frank Capra was purchased by the United States Information Agency for use as a reference work.
Randor Guy remains the only non-American whose work has been acquired as reference material by the Government of the United States of America. Guy is a regular columnist for such newspapers as the Mylapore Times, The Hindu and The Indian Express.
He also writes for the film magazine, Screen. He writes on a variety of topics though he is mainly popular as a film historian and critic.