Madonne Ashwin | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Film director |
Known for | Maaveeran |
Madonne Ashwin is an Indian film screenwriter and director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Ashwin is known for his critically and commercially successful films Mandela and Maaveeran [1] [2]
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Notes | Source |
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2012 | Dharmam | Short film | ||||
2017 | Kurangu Bommai | Dialogue writer | ||||
2018 | Vella Raja | Web series | ||||
2021 | Mandela | Directorial debut | ||||
2023 | Maaveeran | [3] |
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Award Ceremony | Year | Category | Work | Result |
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National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film) | 2013 | Best Director | Dharmam | Won |
68th National Film Awards | 2022 | Best Debut Film of a Director | Mandela | Won [4] |
Best Screenplay (Dialogue) | Won | |||
10th South Indian International Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Debut Director | Won | |
67th Filmfare Awards South | 2022 | Best Director | Nominated | |
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 2022 | Best Debut Director | Won | |
Best Story | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
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