R. N. R. Manohar

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|name = R. N. R. Manohar
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|birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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|occupation = Film director
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'''R. N. R. Manohar''' is a Tamil film actor and director. He directed films like ''[[Maasilamani]]'' (2009) and ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/interviews/581/r-n-r-manohar/vellore-mavattam-will-be-a-milestone-for-nandha-says-r-n-r-manohar |title='வேலூர் மாவட்டம்' நந்தாவுக்கு நிச்சயம் ஒரு மைல்கல்லா இருக்கும்! - ஆர்.என்.ஆர்.மனோகர் |trans-title='Vellore Maavattam' will be a milestone in Nandha's career - R. N. R. Manohar |work=Koodal |accessdate=2014-03-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323092135/http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/interviews/581/r-n-r-manohar/vellore-mavattam-will-be-a-milestone-for-nandha-says-r-n-r-manohar |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==
RNR Manohar started his career by assisting [[K. S. Ravikumar]] in films like ''[[Band Master (film)|Band Master]]'' and ''Suriyan Chandran''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX0797xy8Tc</ref> He wrote dialogues for ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' and also worked as assistant and appeared in a small role as reporter in that film. He wrote dialogues for ''[[Thennavan]]'' and ''[[Punnagai Poove]]''. Manohar played a small role in ''Thennavan'' appearing as a gangster who tries to kill [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] instead gets killed by him. As an actor, he was seen playing small negative roles in films like ''[[Dhill]]'' and ''Sutta Pazham''. He appeared as [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]'s brother in law in ''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]''.

In 2002, Manohar announced that he would direct a film titled ''Velu'' featuring [[Prashanth]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in the lead role, though the film later did not materialise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2002/dec/28-12-02.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041108091322/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2002/dec/28-12-02.htm|archive-date = 8 November 2004|title = 28-12-02}}</ref>

He made his directorial debut with ''[[Maasilamani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/maasilamani-made-for-each-other-tamil-news-47521|title = - Tamil News}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090622053920/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/06/19/stories/2009061950570200.htm ]</ref> His second directorial was ''Vellore Maavattam'', a police drama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9359/tamil/vellore-mavattam/3373/review.htm|title=Vellore Mavattam Review | Vellore Mavattam Tamil Movie Review by PGV}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== As director and writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! rowspan="2" | Year !! rowspan="2" | Film !! colspan="2" | Credited as !!rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Notes
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! style="width:90px;"|Director !! style="width:90px;"|Writer
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| 1994 || ''[[Maindhan (1994 film)|Maindhan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Also co-director
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| 1995 || ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Also co-director
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Pudhumai Pithan (1998 film)|Pudhumai Pithan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Also co-director
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Thennavan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Punnagai Poove]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Maasilamani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Vandae Maatharam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|}

=== As actor ===
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
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| 1995 || ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' || Madhavan || Also co-director
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| 1999 || ''[[Kallazhagar]]'' || || Also co-director
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| 2001 || ''[[Dhill]]'' || ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Thennavan]]'' || Nagappa ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Don Chera]]'' || "Royapuram" Bava ||
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| 2007 || ''[[Sabari]]'' || Manohar ||
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| 2008 || ''[[Sutta Pazham]]'' || Church father ||
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| 2013 || ''[[Ya Ya (film)|Ya Ya]]'' || Seetha's father ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]'' || Maanikkam ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Salim (film)|Salim]]'' || Thavapooniam ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Kaadu (2014 film)|Kaadu]]'' || ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' || Sathyadev's uncle ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Naanum Rowdy Dhaan]]'' || Thalaivar ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Vedalam]]'' || Corrupt Police Officer ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Eetti]]'' || Sampath ||
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|2016 || ''[[Miruthan]]'' || Minister ||
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|2016 || ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]'' || Minister ||
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|2016 || ''[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|Aandavan Kattalai]]'' || Minister ||
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|2016 || ''[[Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada]]'' || Mahesh's father ||
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|2016 || ''[[Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo]]'' || Mahesh's father || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
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|2017 || ''[[Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru]]'' || Minister ||
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|2017 || ''[[Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal]]'' || Krishna's father ||
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|2017 || ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' || Thilak's father ||
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|2017 || ''[[Rubaai (film)|Rubaai]]'' || ||
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|2017 || ''Puyala Kelambi Varom'' || ||
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|2017 || ''[[Pichuva Kaththi]]'' || ||
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|2018 || ''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'' || Maavattam Thamizhazhagan ||
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|2018 || ''[[Kaala Koothu]]'' || Gayathri's father ||
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|2018 || ''[[Enna Thavam Seitheno]]'' || Village gangster ||
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|2019 || ''[[Viswasam]]'' || Thookudurai's uncle ||
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|2019 || ''[[Aghavan]]'' || ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Kanchana 3]]'' || Shankar's friend ||
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|2019 || ''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' || Advocate ||
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|2019 || ''[[Kuppathu Raja (2019 film)|Kuppathu Raja]]'' || Kai Saamman's father ||
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|2019 || ''[[Kaappaan]]'' || Member of Parliament ||
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|2019 || ''[[Sixer (2019 film)|Sixer]]'' || Politician ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Senior Police Officer ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Adavi (film)|Adavi]]'' || Estate owner ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Seeru]]'' || MLA ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Nungambakkam (film)|Nungambakkam]]'' || Director General of Police ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Naanga Romba Busy]]'' || ||
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| 2021 || ''[[V (2021 film)|V]]'' || ||
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| 2021 || ''[[Bhoomi (2021 film)|Bhoomi]]'' || Judge ||
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| 2021 || ''[[Teddy (film)|Teddy]]'' || Purushottaman ||
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| 2021 || ''4 Sorry'' || ||
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==References==
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