R. Madhesh
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Madhesh R.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Madhesh in 2014
| name = R. Madhesh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|12|23}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = director, producer, Screenwriter
| years_active=1993-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).{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/284949 |work=Toronto Star |date=13 December 2007 |title=Vijaykanth and his crew take to the GTA for the Tamil film Arasangam |first=Gloria |last=Elayadathusseril |accessdate=22 May 2010}}
Career
Madhesh works in Tamil cinema as a director, producer and writer. He worked as an assistant director for S. Shankar for Gentleman (1993), Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998). He has distributed many movies including Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Villain (2002).{{cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |title=Madhesh, producer, director, distributor... |work=Chennai Online |accessdate=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129155630/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |archivedate=29 January 2010 }} He began his career by financing Shankar's Mudhalvan (1999),{{cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mudhalvan-17764/cast-crew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227071643/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mudhalvan-17764/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-date=27 February 2019 |title=Mudhalvan |work=Cinestaan |year=1999}} which was successful and was subsequently remade into a Bollywood film under the title Nayak (2001).
After the success of his directorial debut with Vijay in Madhurey (2004), Madhesh has directed other movies including the crime thriller Arasangam (2008) and the action comedy Mirattal (2012). He has also written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie Friends.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/friends/movie-review/50590886.cms |title=Friends Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=15 January 2016}} In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller Mohini, which starred Trisha in the lead role.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mohini/movie-review/65162151.cms |title=Mohini Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=27 July 2018}}
In 2019, Madhesh wrote and directed "Sandakari", featuring Vemal and Shriya Saran. Around 70 per cent of the filming was done in London. The film was scheduled for release in November 2021.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/sandakari/movieshow/70907417.cms |title=Sandakari Movie |work=The Times of India |date=30 August 2019}}
Filmography
=As film director=
=As producer and writer=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1703622}}
- [http://www.themoviemagic.com The Official Website]
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhesh, Rathnappa}}