Madhan (writer)

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Madhan
Born (1947-07-11) 11 July 1947 (age 77)
Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Cartoonist, writer

Madhan, real name Maadapoosi Krishnaswamy Govindan' (born 11 July 1947 in Srirangam), is a Tamil cartoonist, journalist, writer and film critic. [1] He previously worked for the weekly magazine Ananda Vikatan and is currently hosting a film review show Madhan Movie Matinee in PudhuYugam TV. [2]

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He was one of the juries for the TV program Naalaya Iyakunar, Season 1.

In 2016, he was the presenter of the Tamil supernatural investigation television series Manithanum Marmangalum . [3]

Madhan resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Works

The works are not listed in chronological order.

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References

  1. Ramani, Hema Iyer (6 August 2015). "'A cartoonist is born, not made'". The Hindu . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. Naig, Udhav (9 November 2014). "Movie critic Madhan is back with a new show". The Hindu . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. "Pudhyugam goes for revamp with new logo, packaging and refreshing". tvnews4u.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.