Mithran R. Jawahar

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Mithran R. Jawahar
Born (1973-11-20) 20 November 1973 (age 51)
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Film director Screenwriter

Mithran R. Jawahar (born 20 November 1973) is an Indian film director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. [1]

Career

Jawahar, an former 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]

Filmography of Mithran R. Jawahar (All films are in Tamil unless otherwise noted)
YearFilmNotes
2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini Remake of Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007)
2010 Kutty Remake of Arya (2004)
Uthamaputhiran Remake of Ready (2008)
2016 Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Remake of Thattathin Marayathu (2012)
2021 Mathil Released on ZEE5
2022 Thiruchitrambalam Cameo appearance as a traffic police officer
2023 Ariyavan

References

  1. ↑ "Mitran R Jawahar — Tamil Movie Directors Interview — Yaaradi Nee Mohini | Kutty". Videos.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Next is mine: Mithran Jawahar". IndiaGlitz. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Srikanth turns a Producer with 'Samiyattam'". IndiaGlitz. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mithran Jawahar to Remake Thattathin Marayathu". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "KS Ravikumar to star in OTT film titled Mathil directed by Mithran Jawahar". 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
  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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