Puven Pather

Puven Pather is an Australian film director, screenwriter, actor and stunt performer born in South Africa.

Puven has been married to actress Jessica Gower since 2004, and the couple have a daughter named Sequoia.

Career

Pather came to Australia at the age of nine from Durban, South Africa. He began his film career at the age of 16, as a stunt performer in Melbourne. He has been a professional stunt performer and stunt coordinator since 1990. As a stunt performer, he has performed such stunts as high falls, water work (scuba), air rams, rock climbing, rigging, ski/snowboarding, full body torches, driving, fights, car hits, crash bangs and more. His credits include Superman, Ghost Rider and Charlotte's Web.

He has been an actor in films since 1995, often performing his own stunts.

He is a directing graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), where he gained recognition and won awards for his work as a Director. His directorial debut was with the films The Shot and The Visitor. As part of the Slamdance Film Festival, The Shot had its US premiere at American Cinematheque on 20 August 2003, at the Egyptian Theater. It was shown at the Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland, 5–9 March 2003, the 29th Seoul Independent Film Festival, and the AFTRS National screening tour.

Pather

Coordinates: 55°46′06″N 3°55′33″W / 55.7683°N 3.9257°W / 55.7683; -3.9257

Pather is a small suburb of Wishaw, Scotland and was initially built as a council estate. It is situated around ½ miles (0.8 km) from the town centre of the town. Pather can be entered from Caledonian Road through either Lomond Drive or Tarbert Avenue.

Street names

All the streets in Pather are named after Scottish Lochs except Hospital Road, which is an offshoot of the road that used to pass the now demolished Wishaw Hospital. Examples of this include Tarbert Avenue, Lomond Drive, Earn Crescent, Ness Street, Etive Street, and Sunart Street.

Education

There is a non-denominational primary school within the housing estate, called Thornlie Primary. The majority of the children from the area attend this school or the Roman Catholic Primary School, Saint Thomas' Primary which is a five-minute walk from the scheme.

Shops, services and facilities

Pather has a post office, two small shops, and a hairdresser. There is also a shop on the outskirts of the scheme which the locally referred to as "Chokkar's" after its previous owner, however, the shop has been under new management for several years. The shops in the scheme are locally known as "Top Shop" and "Middle Shop" in regards to their location in the scheme. There is also a small of arcade of shops across Caledonian road near the Lomond Drive entrance to Pather. The shop there is locally known as "Kenny's", also named after a previous owner. The arcade has contained other businesses in the past such as a cafe and furniture store.In the park adjacent to Thornlie Primary School there is now a large play and recreation area. Funded by various groups and organised by Pather Action Group, a local community organisation, it is open to all residents of the area.