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Ahmed at the shoot of Endrendrum Punnagai in 2012
Born
I. Mueenuddin

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Loyola College, Chennai
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active2009–present

I. Mueenuddin, known as I. Ahmed, is an Indian film director and producer associated in South Indian cinema, predominantly known for his romantic-comedy film Endrendrum Punnagai (2013).

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Early life and education

Mueenuddin was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He completed his graduation in Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai.

Career

Mueenuddin started his career as an assistant director to Kathir in Kadhal Desam (1996) and Kadhalar Dhinam (1999).

He then left to Singapore to start a career as a television commercial ad director and directed more than 80 short films and content in other genres. He was the creative director for the media companies UTV, Radio City in India and Singapore. He has also set up a radio station, designing the core content and the sound of the station.

He was invited by the Contemporary Asian Arts Center and LASALLE-SIA College of Arts in Singapore to collaborate with musicians and performance artists on an artistic project named "Wax City" held in Bali, Australia and Singapore. He is the managing partner of "Think Entertainment". His films Vaamanan and Endrendrum Punnagai were released in 2009 and 2013 respectively.

Two days after the release of the Endrendrum Punnagai, Ahmed was approached and signed on for a project by actor-producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was impressed with the director's work in the film. [1] The pair announced that they would work on a film titled Idhayam Murali, a romantic musical set in New York City, and revealed that the film would be a multi-starrer with four prominent actors playing Stalin's friends. For one of the other leading male roles, the team had finalised Ashok Selvan. [2] For the leading female role, Ahmed discussed the script with Trisha and Samantha, before signing on Hansika Motwani to play the character of an Indian girl studying in New York. [3] [4] Anirudh Ravichander was signed on as the music composer, while Madhie joined the team as the film's cinematographer. [5] Prior to the start of production, Ahmed also revealed his intentions of remaking the film in Hindi in the future. [6] In June 2015, the team decided to postpone the film owing to budget issues, and opted to work on another project together. [7]

Ahmed directed his next Tamil-language movie titled Manithan , released in 2016 and had a genre of legal thriller. The film featured Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Radha Ravi, Prakash Raj, and Vivek. It is an official remake of Subhash Kapoor's Hindi film Jolly LLB (2013), which itself being loosely based on the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case. The story of Manithan revolves around a struggling lawyer in his hometown, comes to Chennai to become successful. He goes all out against a wealthy man in a hit-and-run case hoping that the publicity would help his business. The story was slightly altered from a comedy-drama genre in the original to a drama-thriller theme in Manithan. Manithan was released on 29 April 2016 to positive reviews.[ by whom? ] At present he is scripting for his next feature film. His next film is based on spy-thriller film which starring Jayam Ravi and Arjun Sarja in the lead roles and ensemble cast such as Tapsee Pannu, Rahman, and M.S.Bhaskar in prominent roles. This film is Pan Indian film simultaneously shot in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu & Hindi

Filmography

YearFilm Director Writer Notes
2009 Vaamanan YesYes
2013 Endrendrum Punnagai YesYes
2016 Manithan YesYes
2023 Iraivan YesYes

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