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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = R. Kannan
| image = R.Kannan.JPG
| caption =
| size =
| years_active = 2008–present
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|07|21|df=y}}<br>[[Kancheepuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Rajmohan
| occupation = [[Film Director]]<br>[[Screenwriter]]
| spouse = Madhana (2009-present)
| children = Arjun, Laya
}}

'''R. Kannan''' (born '''Rajmohan''' on 21 July 1971) is an Indian [[Film director|filmmaker]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Narayanan|first=Venkateswaran|title=Vandhaan Vendraan|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Vandhaan-Vendraan/movie-review/10028162.cms|accessdate=19 September 2011|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the successful Tamil film ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' starring [[Vinay Rai]] and [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] in 2008.

==Career==
Kannan started his career assisting director [[Manobala]] before joining [[Mani Ratnam]] for films including ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002), ''[[Ayutha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004) and ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' (2007). He made his directorial debut with the drama film, ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' (2008) starring [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] and [[Lekha Washington]], winning critical acclaim and commercial success at the box office. Featuring the story of an estranged brother and sister fighting over an ancestral property, Kannan won praise for his work. Sify.com stated that Kannan "has the potential to churn out a neat feel-good entertainer", adding that "the most refreshing thing about Kannan's film is that he tries to combine mainstream Tamil film aesthetics with mass appeal".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-kondaan-review-tamil-pclwIodibchji.html|title=Jayam Kondan|website=Sify}}</ref> His second film, ''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'', a remake of Imtiaz Ali's ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), featured Bharath and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles and was also successful commercially. His subsequent releases ''[[Vanthaan Vendraan]]'' with [[Jiiva]] and [[Taapsee Pannu]], and the remake of ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]'' with [[Arya (actor)|Arya]].

After the release of ''Settai'', Kannan began pre-production works on a film titled ''Alangaram'' to be produced by PVP Cinemas during early 2014. He revealed that he had worked on the script for over two years and began negotiations with [[Karthi]] to play the lead role and Santhanam to portray a supporting role.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161010235557/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130823/entertainment-kollywood/article/director-kannan-ropes-santhanam-alangaaram]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/delhi-belly-to-mumbai-underbelly/article4564322.ece|title=Delhi Belly to Mumbai underbelly|first=Sudhish|last=Kamath|date=30 March 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

In October 2014, Kannan announced that he would direct and co-produce a film titled ''Poda! Aandavane En Pakkam'', which would highlight the struggles faced by engineering degree graduates. After unsuccessful negotiations with [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]] and [[Sridivya]], Kannan eventually finalised [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]], [[Prayaga Martin]] and Swetha Ashok for the leading roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/will-sridivya-join-hands-with-attakathi-dinesh.html|title=Will Sridivya join hands with Attakathi Dinesh?|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlykollywood.com/r-kannans-next-titled-poda-aandavane-en-pakkam/|title=R. Kannan's next is titled 'Poda Aandavane En Pakkam'|date=23 October 2014|website=Only Kollywood}}</ref> The film began production in March 2015, with the team shooting for a single schedule and songs in Chennai with the lead actors. However the film failed to progress beyond the first schedule and was ultimately shelved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/minus-the-masala/article7018679.ece|title=Minus the masala|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|date=21 March 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Kannan announced that he was simultaneously working on the script of a horror comedy titled ''Adiye Kantha'' in December 2014, but the film also did not materialise.<ref>{{cite web | title="Poda Aandavane En Pakkam" and ''Adiye Kantha' - some popular Tamil movie based on dialogues | website=The News Minute | date=2015-01-20 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/poda-aandavane-en-pakkam-and-adiye-kantha-some-popular-tamil-movie-based-dialogues-17899 | access-date=2020-08-28}}</ref> In August 2016, he began work on an action film titled ''[[Ivan Thanthiran]]'' starring [[Gautham Karthik]] in the lead role.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Writer !! Story !!Producer
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}}
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vanthaan Vendraan]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}}
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Oru Oorla Rendu Raja]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Ivan Thanthiran]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Boomerang (2019 film)|Boomerang]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Biskoth]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Thalli Pogathey (film) | Thalli Pogathey]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|2021 ||''[[Eriyum Kannadi]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|}

;As an actor
*''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004)
*''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' (2011)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:People from Kanchipuram district]]
[[Category:Tamil screenwriters]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]

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