R. Madhesh

R. Madhesh
Madhesh in 2014
Born (1971-12-23) 23 December 1971
Occupationsdirector, producer, Screenwriter
Years active1993-present

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]

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 has distributed many movies including Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Villain (2002).[2] He began his career by financing Shankar's Mudhalvan.[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

As film director

Year Film Notes Cast and Crew
2004 Madhurey Also producer Vijay (actor)
2008 Arasangam Vijayakanth
2012 Mirattal [Note 1] Vinay Rai
2016 Friends Marathi film; also producer[Note 1] Swapnil Joshi and Sachit Patil
2018 Mohini Trisha Krishnan
2024 Sandakari TBR Shriya saran and Vimal (actor)

As Co-director

Year Film Notes Cast and Crew
1993 Gentleman Assistant Director Arjun Sarja & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman
1994 Kadhalan Associate Director Prabhu Deva & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman
1996 Indian Co-Director Kamal Haasan & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman
1998 Jeans Co-Director Prasanth & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman
1999 Mudhalvan Co-Director also producer Arjun Sarja & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman
2014 Kochadaiiyaan Creative Director Rajinikanth & S.Shankar, A.R.Rahman

Other crew positions

Year Film Writer Producer Notes
1999 Mudhalvan No Yes Director S.Shankar Music A.R.Rahman
2001 Chocolate Story Yes Prasanth Starer
2002 Thulluvadho Ilamai No Distributor Dhanush debut film
Villain No Distributor Ajith Kumar starer

Notes

  1. ^ a b Although the film is a remake, the original story writer was not credited.

References

  1. ^ Elayadathusseril, Gloria (13 December 2007). "Vijaykanth and his crew take to the GTA for the Tamil film Arasangam". Toronto Star. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Madhesh, producer, director, distributor..." Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 May 2012). "Maverick maker". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Friends Movie Review". The Times of India. 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Mohini Movie Review". The Times of India. 27 July 2018.
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