M. Rajesh: Difference between revisions

'''M. Rajesh''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working primarily in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]. Known for making comedy films, he made his directorial debut with ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' in 2009 and followed it up with ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' (2010) and ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'' (2012), all three of which emerged very successful at the box office. After this his subsequent films became [[box-office bomb]]s.

Rajesh worked with the production unit ''Cosmic Blues'', and as an assistant on many short films and advertisement films for one-and-a-half years before shifting to [[Chennai]]. He began his feature film career as an assistant director under [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] in ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]'' (2002), and later assisted [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] on a few films including ''[[Sukran]]'' (2005) and ''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]'' (2006). After deciding to turn director, Rajesh opted against imitating Ameer or Chandrasekhar's directing styles, but wanted his own style that would appeal to youngsters, and wrote the script of ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' (2009).<ref name="Bromance" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Inian |title=BEB Rajesh Interview |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/director-interview/director-rajesh.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804044849/http://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/director-interview/director-rajesh.html |archive-date=4 August 2021 |access-date=4 August 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The film became a commercial success, as did his next two directorial ventures, ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' (2010) and ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'' (2012). All three films were described by ''[[Sify]]'' as having reinvented "the trend of light-hearted comedy entertainers without big storylines".<ref name="Midas" /> Rajesh later wrote the dialogues for ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' (2013), also a success.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2018 |title=Rajesh to direct Sivakarthikeyan’s next? |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajesh-to-direct-sivakarthikeyans-next/articleshow/63354039.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804054738/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajesh-to-direct-sivakarthikeyans-next/articleshow/63354039.cms |archive-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> However, his subsequent directorial ventures ''[[All in All Azhagu Raja]]'' (2013), ''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]'' (2015),<ref name="Midas" /> ''[[Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru]]'' (2016) and ''[[Mr. Local]]'' (2019) became [[box-office bomb]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2020 |title=Sun Pictures to produce Rajesh's next with GV Prakash |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sun-pictures-to-produce-rajeshs-next-with-gv-prakash-news-tamil-umsfmvagaegff.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218081719/https://www.sify.com/movies/sun-pictures-to-produce-rajeshs-next-with-gv-prakash-news-tamil-umsfmvagaegff.html |archive-date=18 December 2020 |access-date=4 August 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2020 |title=This Day Last Year: Sivakarthikeyan shared his happiness on the talented Nayanthara getting a bigger role with ‘Mr. Local’ |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-day-last-year-sivakarthikeyan-shared-his-happiness-on-the-talented-nayanthara-getting-a-bigger-role-with-mr-local/articleshow/75717200.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515205952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-day-last-year-sivakarthikeyan-shared-his-happiness-on-the-talented-nayanthara-getting-a-bigger-role-with-mr-local/articleshow/75717200.cms |archive-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> By the time of ''Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga''{{'}}s release, he was described by ''Sify'' as having lost his "[[Midas touch]]", and that he "should work on something out of the box to taste the much needed success".<ref name="Midas" /> His latest venture, ''[[Vanakkam Da Mappilei]]'', premiered on [[Sun NXT]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=Bhuvanesh |date=16 April 2021 |title=Vanakkam Da Mappilei Movie Review: Uninspiring and problematic |work=[[Cinema Express]] |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/apr/16/vanakkam-da-mappilei-movie-review-a-tata-bye-bye-film-23982.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530141645/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/apr/16/vanakkam-da-mappilei-movie-review-a-tata-bye-bye-film-23982.html |archive-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>