Mithran R. Jawahar

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Mithran R. Jawahar
Born (1979-06-08) June 8, 1979 (age 44)
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Film director Screenwriter

Mithran R. Jawahar (born 8 June 1979) is an Indian film director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. [1]

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Career

Jawahar, an erstwhile assistant of Selvaraghavan, began working on his first film starring Dhanush in December 2004. A remake of the Telugu film Arya (2004), the film was later put on hold and restarted at a later date. [2] As a result, his debut venture was the 2008 film Yaaradi Nee Mohini , starring Dhanush and Nayantara, which was a runaway hit. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule , directed by Selvaraghavan. [3]

His next two films Kutty (2010) and Uthamaputhiran (2010), both again remakes and again featuring Dhanush in the lead role, also became successful. [4]

In 2014, Jawahar began work on Saamiyattam, a remake of the Telugu film Swamy Ra Ra , produced and featuring Srikanth in the lead role, but it was later shelved. [5]

He then moved on to direct a remake of the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu , titled Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai , in 2016. [6]

In 2021, Jawahar made his first original script with the social drama Mathil , which starred director-actor K. S. Ravikumar in the lead role which was made for digital platform Zee5. [7]

In 2022, he directed the film Thiruchitrambalam , which was his fourth collaboration with Dhanush, which also went to do well at the box-office. [8]

In 2023, Jawahar directed Ariyavan , the debut film of actor Ishaaon and the Tamil debut of actress Pranali Ghogare. [9]

Filmography

Films
Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmNotesRef
2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini Remake of 2007 Telugu film Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule [10]
2010 Kutty Remake of the 2004 Telugu film Arya [11]
Uthamaputhiran Remake of the 2008 Telugu film Ready [12]
2016 Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Remake of the 2012 Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu [13]
2021 Mathil Released on ZEE5
2022 Thiruchitrambalam Cameo appearance as a traffic police officer
2023 Ariyavan
Adhirshtasaali R Madhavan film†Filming [14] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". Archived from the original on 4 February 2005.
  3. ↑ "YAARADI NEE MOHINI MOVIE REVIEW - Behindwoods.com DHANUSH Nayanthara YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA Selvaraghavan Jawahar Karthik Kumar Raghuvaran yaaradi nee mohini movie wallpapers hot stills picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Srikanth turns a Producer with 'Samiyattam'". IndiaGlitz. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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  8. ↑ Menon, Thinkal (22 August 2022). "Dhanush's Thiruchitrambalam turns out to be a huge hit, grosses 50 crores from across the globe". OTTPlay . Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. The Mithran Jawahar directorial opened to positive reviews from critics and the audience.
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