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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox person
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|caption = Indian
|name = Mohan G.
|birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|occupation = [[Film director]], [[Screenwriter]], [[Actor]]
|spouse =
|children =
|years active = 2016 - present
|otherparty = [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]], [[Veera Vanniyar Peravai]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Mohan G.''', also known as '''Mohan G Kshatriyan''',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/apr/16/director-mohan-g-kshatriyansnext-film-with-selvaraghavan-titled-bakasuran-2442775.html | title=Director Mohan G Kshatriyan's next film with Selvaraghavan titled 'Bakasuran' | date=16 April 2022 }}</ref> is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who primarily active in the [[Tamil cinema]]. He is best known for ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' (2016), ''[[Draupathi (2020 film)|Draupathi]]'' (2020), ''[[Rudra Thandavam (2021 film)|Rudra Thandavam]](2021)'' and ''[[Bakasuran]]'' (2023).

==Personal life==
Mohan resides in [[Royapuram]], [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mohan-g-gets-bail-after-being-arrested-for-his-controversial-statement-on-pazhani-panchamirtham/articleshow/113654047.cms|title=Mohan G gets bail after being arrested for his controversial statement on Pazhani Panchamirtham|work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2024|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> He belongs to the [[Vanniyar|Vanniyar community]].
Mohan G revealed that he had used his name "Mohan G Kshatriyan" during the release of his film ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' (2016) and claimed to have an attraction towards the name. He also claimed that "Kshatriyan" is a name which represents warrior spirit and also said that he has his [[Caste system in India|caste name]] written as "Vanniya Kula Kshatriya" in his birth certificate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/mohan-g-opens-up-about-his-name-in-social-media.html | title=Mohan G opens up about his name in social media | date=24 February 2023 }}</ref> During an interview in February 2020, Mohan G said the suffix "Kshatriyan" in his name means as “someone who defends society” and said that he is totally unaware of what other [[Varna (Hinduism)|varnas]] do.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newsclick.in/Draupathi-G-Mohan-Tamil-Cinema-Richard-Rishi-Sheela-Rajkumar-Casteism | title=Morale Boosters for the Unsettled Mighty | date=3 May 2020 }}</ref>

==Career==
Mohan began his directorial career with ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]'' (2016), before making ''[[Draupathi (2020 film)|Draupathi]]'' (2020). The film had to be crowdfunded as no producer was willing to produce the film, fearing it would incite controversy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-film-on-chennais-2013-fake-marriage-cartel/articleshow/71984465.cms|title=A film on Chennai's 2013 fake marriage cartel|website=The Times of India |last1=Sangeetha |first1=P. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/politics/draupadi-is-the-film-that-told-the-truth-karunas-q67h7n|title=உண்மையை சொன்ன திரௌபதி படம்... வரிந்து கட்டி வக்காளத்து வாங்கும் கருணாஸ்..!|publisher=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/director-of-draupathi-says-similarities-with-popular-leader-are-unintentional/article30503065.ece|title=Director of 'Draupathi' says similarities with popular leader are unintentional|work=The Hindu|date=7 January 2020}}</ref> Opening to negative reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/draupathi-review-vile-casteist-film-should-have-never-been-made-119153|title='Draupathi' review: A vile casteist film that was better off not made|first=Priyanka|last=Thirumurthy|date=28 February 2020|website=The News Minute}}</ref> the film was criticized for its alleged intent to uphold [[casteism]].<ref name=":3">{{cite news|title=Films on inter-caste marriages stoke intense political debate in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/feb/29/films-on-inter-caste-marriages-stoke-intense-political-debate-in-tamil-nadu-2110048.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=The New Indian Express|date=29 February 2020 }}</ref>

He worked with [[Richard Rishi]] again on ''[[Rudra Thandavam (2021 film)|Rudra Thandavam]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite news|title=ருத்ர தாண்டவம் - சினிமா விமர்சனம்|language=ta|work=BBC News தமிழ்|url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/arts-and-culture-58760677}}</ref> The film claimed that people belonging to the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled castes]] misuse the [[Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989|Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act]] 1989, an affirmative action legislation meant to protect them from discrimination and violence. It echoed the political views of the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) party.<ref name="j379">{{cite news | last=Ganeshan | first=Balakrishna | title=How cinema is used as a vehicle for hate politics in Tamil Nadu | website=The News Minute | date=2021-12-22 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/how-cinema-used-vehicle-hate-politics-tamil-nadu-159010 | access-date=2024-11-23}}</ref> The film, criticised for allegedly promoting caste-pride and encouraging communalist hostility,<ref>{{cite news | last=Rajamani | first=Rajesh | title=The Super and Snoozy Seven: Presenting the best, and worst, of Tamil cinema in 2021 | website=Newslaundry | date=2021-12-28 | url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/12/28/the-super-and-snoozy-seven-presenting-the-best-and-worst-of-tamil-cinema-in-2021 | access-date=2024-11-23}}</ref><ref name="r603">{{cite news | last=Singaravel | first=Bharathy | title=How recent Tamil cinema has tackled gender, caste and communalism on screen | website=The News Minute | date=2022-10-09 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/how-recent-tamil-cinema-has-tackled-gender-caste-and-communalism-screen-168713 | access-date=2024-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/why-tamil-nadu-style-coalitions-non-elite-social-groups-are-vital-politics|title=Why Tamil Nadu-Style Coalitions of Non-Elite Social Groups are Vital to Politics | NewsClick|work=NewsClick |date=18 October 2021}}</ref> received mostly negative reviews.<ref name="Dinamani 2022">{{cite web | title=என்னது மிஷ்கின் கையால் இயக்குநர் மோகன் ஜிக்கு விருதா ? அதிர்ச்சியில் ரசிகர்கள் | website=Dinamani | date=2022-08-15 | url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2022/aug/15/director-mohan-g-got-best-screenplay-writer-award-from-mysskin-3898807.html | language=ta }}</ref>

In 2023, Mohan worked on ''[[Bakasuran]]'' featuring [[Selvaraghavan]] and [[Natty Subramaniam|Natty]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bakasuran-first-look-out-selvaraghavan-looks-fierce-in-mohan-gs-next-8112562/|title=Bakasuran first look out: Selvaraghavan looks fierce in Mohan G's next|date=26 August 2022}}</ref> Following the film's release, Mohan noted that he had been approached by Telugu film producer [[Bellamkonda Suresh]] to direct the Telugu version of the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/feb/20/bakasuran-remake-on-the-cards-40166.html|title=Bakasuran remake on the cards|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

Mohan's Draupathi 2 film will also be with Richard, marking his third collaboration with the actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlykollywood.com/richard-rishi-and-mohan-g-to-collaborate-again/|title=Richard Rishi and Mohan G to collaborated Draupathi 2 and made Box office bomb! |date=28 February 2023|website=Only Kollywood}}</ref>

==Arrest==
The district Cyber Crime Police arrested Mohan G in Chennai on 25 September 2024 for hurting the sentiments of Hindu devotees and Hindus during a YouTube interview where Mohan claimed that impotency-inducing pills were mixed with panchamirtham at the Palani Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani temple.<ref name="v888">{{cite web | last=மு.பூபாலன் | first=செ.சல்மான் பாரிஸ்,அ.பாலாஜி | title=Madurai high court Slams and Condition Bail to Director G Mohan | website=www.vikatan.com/ | date=2024-10-01 | url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/governance/madurai-high-court-slams-and-condition-bail-to-director-g-mohan-2 | language=ta | access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref> His arrest was after a case filed by the Samayapuram police after the Manager of the Samayapuram Arulmigu Mariamman temple submitted a complaint against Mohan G.<ref>{{cite web | last=Desk | first=Online | title=Palani panchamirtham row: Filmmaker Mohan G held, left out on bail; judge says arrest made in haste | website=dtnext | date=2024-09-24 | url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/director-mohan-g-arrested-after-controversial-comments-on-palani-temple-panchamirtham-804955 | access-date=2024-11-26}}</ref> The next day Mohan G was represented by a lawyer from Pattali Makkal Katchi and he was released in his own bail by the Judicial Magistrate Court-III in Trichy.<ref name="v888" /><ref name="q006">{{cite web | author=The Hindu Bureau | title=Palani panchamirtham row: Director Mohan G arrested, released on own bail | website=The Hindu | date=2024-09-24 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/palani-panchamirtham-row-tiruchi-police-arrest-film-director-mohan-g-for-controversial-remarks/article68676783.ece | access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref> After his request of Anticipatory bail, the Madurai high court granted him anticipatory bail on several conditions including giving apologies in [[Social media]] and popular English and Tamil newspapers in Tamil Nadu, attending the Palani police station everyday for three weeks to sign and that he should not be a mouth-militant and verify information before making any claims. The Judge also suggested that if Mohan G really cared about the Palani temple, he can go there and do cleanliness work.<ref name="v888" /> In November 2024, Mohan G released a video of his apology saying "I express my deepest regret. I will not make any claims like that again without verifying."<ref name="v883">{{cite web | last=Natarajan | first=Malavica | title="நான் அப்படி செய்திருக்கக் கூடாது.. ஆழ்மனதிலிருந்து மன்னிப்பு கேட்கிறேன்".. சரணடைந்த இயக்குநர் | website=Tamil Hindustan Times | date=2024-11-25 | url=https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/director-mohan-g-release-his-apology-video-for-spreading-rumor-anout-palani-panchamirtham-131732521582120.html | language=ta | access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year !! Film
!Director
!Producer!! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{No}}||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Draupathi (2020 film)|Draupathi]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Rudra Thandavam (2021 film)|Rudra Thandavam]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Bakasuran]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}||
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Draupathi 2]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|8684743}}

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