R. Madhesh
Indian film director
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Ramana Madhesh (born 23 December 1971), known as R. Madhesh, is an Indian director, producer and writer in Tamil cinema. He is mainly known for his debut film Madhurey (2004) and Vijayakanth's 150th film Arasangam (2008).[1]
R. Madhesh | |
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Madhesh in 2014 | |
| Born | 23 December 1971 |
| Occupations | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Career
Madhesh works in Tamil cinema as a director, producer and writer. He worked as an assistant director for S. Shankar for Gentleman (1993), Kaadhalan (1994), Indian (1996), Jeans (1998) and Mudhalvan (1999). He began his career by financing Shankar's Mudhalvan.[2] He has distributed many movies including Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Villain (2002).[2]
After initially being signed as the director for Jai, he made his directorial debut with Vijay in Madhurey (2004).[3] Madhesh has directed other movies including the crime thriller Arasangam (2008) and the action comedy Mirattal (2012). He has also co-written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie Friends.[4] In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller Mohini, which starred Trisha in the lead role.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1996 | Indian | Co-Director | No | No | Kamal Hasssan , Manisha koirala | |
| 1998 | Jeans | Co-Director | No | No | Prasanth, Aishwarya Rai | |
| 1999 | Mudhalvan | Co-Director | No | Yes | Arjun , Manisha koirala | |
| 2001 | Chocolate | No | Story | Yes | Prasanth, Suhasini Manirathnam | |
| 2002 | Thulluvadho Ilamai | No | No | Distributor | Dhanush | |
| Villain | No | No | Distributor | Ajith | ||
| 2004 | Madhurey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Vijay | |
| 2008 | Arasangam | Yes | Yes | No | Vijayakanth | |
| 2012 | Mirattal | Yes | Yes | No | Remake; original story writer not credited | |
| 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan | Creative Director | No | No | Rajini kanth | |
| 2016 | Friends | Yes | Yes | Yes | Marathi remake; original story writer not credited | |
| 2018 | Mohini | Yes | Yes | No | Trisha | |
| TBA | Sandakkari | Yes | Yes | No | Remake; original story writer not credited | |