English ↔ Tamil · Translation & Transcreation
Put your words to work in English and Tamil.
I'm Elamaran Rajasekaran. El, to most people I work with. Tell me about your project and I'll take it from there, working exclusively between English and Tamil, in both directions, for clients and agencies across international time zones.
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What I do
The full range of English ↔ Tamil language work I take on, in both directions.
Translation
General Translation
Everyday and professional content, between English and Tamil.
Script Translation
Film and TV scripts, handled with care for tone and intent.
Subtitles Translation
Subtitles for shows and films, timed to read naturally.
UI/UX Translation
Apps and products, from buttons to help content.
Legal Translation
Sworn statements, agreements and official documents.
AI Data Training & Evaluation
AI Voice Evaluation (Bilingual)
Evaluating AI voices in English and Tamil.
AI Data Annotation
Labelling and preparing English and Tamil data for AI training.
Audio/Video Transcriptions
Verbatim Transcription
Every word captured exactly as spoken.
Clean Transcription
Readable transcripts, with fillers and false starts removed.
Edited/Literary Transcription
Spoken content shaped into polished, readable text.
Transcreation
Marketing Transcreation
Ads and campaigns adapted to land with the local audience.
Media Transcreation
Trailers, promos and creative content, culturally adapted.
Where to find my work
My Work
The channels, platforms and organisations where my work has appeared.
- Amazon Prime Video
- Netflix
- National Geographic Wild
- BBC Earth
- Fox Life
- Facebook (Meta)
- Snapchat
- OpenAI
- Reliance Fresh
- Shriram Life Insurance
- ICMR
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
Channel and platform names are where the work was published; the screen projects behind them were completed through third-party agencies.
Portfolio
Some of my works
The shows, titles and projects I have worked on, at a glance.
Shows & Titles
- Blue Bloods
- House MD
- Shameless
- Eat Street
- Hell's Kitchen
- Mega Icons
- Wild Africa
- Year Million
- Wicked Tuna
- Primal Survivor
- Animal Fight Club
- Airport Security
- Monster Croc
- Snake City
- David Rocco Dolce Vita
- Genius
- Alpha
- Hotel Transylvania 3
- Sometimes (Sila Samayangalil)
Projects
- Tamil trailer transcreation for Alpha and Hotel Transylvania 3
- Audio description for the Netflix movie Sometimes (Sila Samayangalil)
- UI/UX translation for Meta and Snapchat
- Certified legal translation of asylum seekers' sworn statements for USCIS
- Training material for Reliance Fresh
- Screening, enrolment and consent documents for an ICMR study
- Bilingual voice evaluation for OpenAI
- Advert transcreation for Shriram Life Insurance
The OpenAI voice-evaluation work was completed through a partner.
Working with me
What you can expect
- Accurate, culturally relevant work
- Careful adherence to your client and project guidelines
- Prompt, clear communication
- On-time delivery
These are the qualities I prioritise on every project, along with the tools that fit the job (Trados, Subtitle Edit, OmegaT, memoQ, Smartcat), quietly in service of the words.
Contact
Let's talk
Have an English ↔ Tamil project in mind? Tell me what you're working on. I reply promptly and work comfortably across international time zones.