Nelson Venkatesan

Nelson began his career in the radio industry, where he worked for ten years, before making his first feature film, Oru Naal Koothu (2016).{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/oru-naal-koothu-director-nelson-venkatesan-talks-about-his-film.html|title=Oru Naal Koothu director Nelson Venkatesan talks about his film|date=24 October 2015|website=Behindwoods}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/may/15/cg-has-made-filmmakers-lazy-nelson-venkatesan-11618.html|title=CG has made filmmakers lazy: Monster-director Nelson Venkatesan|website=Cinema Express}} The romantic drama, focused on modern day marriages, starred a relative rookie cast of Attakathi Dinesh, Miya George and Nivetha Pethuraj in the lead roles. Upon release, the film won critical acclaim, with a reviewer from The Deccan Chronicle noting "the movie has an engaging screenplay, powerful dialogues backed by intense performances and alluring music".{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/120616/oru-naal-koothu-movie-review-a-film-not-to-be-missed.html|title=Oru Naal Koothu movie review: A film not to be missed|date=12 June 2016 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/oru-naal-koothu-is-easily-relatable-says-director-nelson/story-RwFc90kloCQVMHG9nOYfiI.html|title=Oru Naal Koothu is easily relatable, says director Nelson|date=6 June 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/oru-naal-koothu-review-a-refreshing-change-from-blood-n-sickle-dance/story-joYDrwz939lr4N2ebzByZJ.html|title=Oru Naal Koothu review: A refreshing change from blood 'n sickle dance|date=10 June 2016|website=Hindustan Times}} The Hindu later listed it as one of the best films from Tamil cinema in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/The-best-of-Kollywood-in-2016/article16937964.ece|title=The best of Kollywood in 2016|newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 December 2016|via=www.thehindu.com |last1=Rangan |first1=Baradwaj }} Nelson then made Monster, a comedy featuring S. J. Surya in the lead role, which told the tale of a mouse entering a household.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-nelson-venkatesan-made-monster-story-about-rat-tnm-interview-101862|title=How Nelson Venkatesan made 'Monster' – a story about a rat: A TNM interview|date=16 May 2019|website=The News Minute}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/081117/sr-prabhu-teams-up-with-nelson-venkatesan.html|title=SR Prabhu teams up with Nelson Venkatesan|date=8 November 2017 }} He was then attached to the Tamil remake of the Telugu film Jersey during 2019, with a proposed cast of Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul, but the project was later stalled.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/amala-paul-joins-hands-with-vishnu-vishal-for-jersey-tamil-remake-1581422-2019-08-16|title=Amala Paul joins hands with Vishnu Vishal for Jersey Tamil remake|website=India Today}}

His third film Farhana (2023), starring Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead role, opened to critical acclaim. A reviewer from The Week noted "Nelson Venkatesan's Farhana is like a breath of fresh air; a masterful narrative that weaves together the elements of mystery, intrigue, and psychological suspense, with a silken thread of emotion".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2023/05/13/dcm20-anushka-srinivasan-iyer.html|title=Dream Warrior Pictures' Farhana a thrilling thought-provoking entertainer|website=The Week}} Despite protests from Islamic pressure groups during the release of the film, Venkatesan maintained that he did not misuse the lead character's "Islamic background for easy narrative pleasures".{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/may/23/voice-of-an-empath-2577559.html | title=Voice of an empath | date=23 May 2023 }}

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