R. Madhesh | |
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 Madhesh in 2014 | |
| Born | 23 December 1971 |
| Occupations | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Ramana Madhesh (born 23 December 1971), known as R. Madhesh, is an Indian director, producer and writer in Tamil cinema. He is mainly known for his debut film Madhurey (2004) and Vijayakanth's 150th film Arasangam (2008). [1]
Madhesh works in Tamil cinema as a director, producer and writer. He worked as an assistant director for S. Shankar for Gentleman (1993), Kaadhalan (1994), Indian (1996), Jeans (1998) and Mudhalvan (1999). He began his career by financing Shankar's Mudhalvan. [2] He has distributed many movies including Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Villain (2002). [2]
After initially being signed as the director for Jai , he made his directorial debut with Vijay in Madhurey (2004). [3] Madhesh has directed other movies including the crime thriller Arasangam (2008) and the action comedy Mirattal (2012). He has also co-written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie Friends . [4] In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller Mohini , which starred Trisha in the lead role. [5]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenplay | Story | Producer | ||||
| 1999 | Mudhalvan | Assistant | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2001 | Chocolate | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Thulluvadho Ilamai | No | No | No | Distributor | ||
| Villain | No | No | No | Distributor | |||
| 2004 | Madhurey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Arasangam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | Mirattal | Yes | Yes | No | No | Remake; original story writer not credited | |
| 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan | Creative | No | No | No | ||
| 2016 | Friends | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Marathi film; original story writer not credited | |
| 2018 | Mohini | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2026 | Sandakkari | Yes | Yes | No | No | Remake; original story writer not credited | |