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 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

List of R. Madhesh film credits
Year Film Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer
1999 Mudhalvan Assistant No Yes
2001 Chocolate No Story Yes
2002 Thulluvadho Ilamai No No Distributor
Villain No No Distributor
2004 Madhurey Yes Yes Yes
2008 Arasangam Yes Yes No
2012 Mirattal Yes Yes No Remake; original story writer not credited
2014 Kochadaiiyaan Creative No No
2016 Friends Yes Yes Yes Marathi remake; original story writer not credited
2018 Mohini Yes Yes No
2026 Sandakkari Yes Yes No Remake; original story writer 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.