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'''Ramana Madhesh''' (born 23 December 1971) is an Indian film director, producer and writer in [[Tamil cinema]]. He is mainly known for his debut ''[[Madhurey]]'' (2004) and [[Vijayakanth]]'s 150th film ''[[Arasangam]]'' (2008).<ref name="glitz">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/284949 |work=Toronto Star |date=13 December 2007 |title=Vijaykanth and his crew take to the GTA for the Tamil film Arasangam | first=Gloria | last=Elayadathusseril | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>
'''Ramana Madhesh''' (born 23 December 1971), known as '''R. Madhesh''', is an Indian [[film director|director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter|writer]] in [[Tamil cinema]]. He is mainly known for his debut film ''[[Madhurey]]'' (2004) and [[Vijayakanth]]'s 150th film ''[[Arasangam]]'' (2008).<ref name="glitz">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/284949 |work=Toronto Star |date=13 December 2007 |title=Vijaykanth and his crew take to the GTA for the Tamil film Arasangam |first=Gloria |last=Elayadathusseril |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Madhesh works in [[Tamil cinema]] as a [[film director|director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter|writer]]. He worked as an assistant director for [[S. Shankar]] for ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993), ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' (1994), ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996), ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998) and ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' (1999). He began his career by financing Shankar's ''Mudhalvan''.<ref name="C"/> He has distributed many movies including ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002) and ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' (2002).<ref name="C">{{cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |title=Madhesh, producer, director, distributor... |work=Chennai Online |accessdate=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129155630/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |archivedate=29 January 2010 }}</ref>


Madhesh not only a director producer and he distributed many movies including ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002) Which was the debut film of actor Dhanush, director Selvaragavan and ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |title=Madhesh, producer, director, distributor... |work=Chennai Online |accessdate=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129155630/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ma.asp |archivedate=29 January 2010  }}</ref>
After initially being signed as the director for ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]'', he made his directorial debut with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in ''[[Madhurey]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=27 May 2012 |title=Maverick maker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/maverick-maker/article3459146.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115140854/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/maverick-maker/article3459146.ece |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 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 (2016 film)|Friends]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/friends/movie-review/50590886.cms |title=Friends Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=15 January 2016}}</ref> In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller ''[[Mohini (2018 film)|Mohini]]'', which starred [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mohini/movie-review/65162151.cms |title=Mohini Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
 
He started out in Tamil cinema by bankrolling Shankar's ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' (1999),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mudhalvan-17764/cast-crew|title = Mudhalvan (1999) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director}}</ref> which turned out to be a blockbuster and was subsequently remade into Bollywood under the title ''Nayak'' (2001).<ref>https://www.justdial.com/entertainment/artist/Ramana-Madhesh/A631352</ref>
 
Since, his directorial debut with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in ''[[Madhurey]]'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422689/|title = Madurey|website = [[IMDb]]|date = 29 August 2004}}</ref> was a box office hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/box-office-report-tamil-news-10472.html|title=Box office report - Tamil News|date=7 September 2004}}</ref> Madhesh has helmed a handful of movies, notable among which are the crime thriller ''[[Arasangam]]'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/arasangam/|title = Arasangam (2008)}}</ref> and the action comedy ''[[Mirattal]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4728460/|title = Mirattal|website = [[IMDb]]|date = 2 August 2012}}</ref> Besides these, he has also written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie ''Friends''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/friends/movie-review/50590886.cms|title=Friends Movie Review &#123;3/5&#125;: Critic Review of Friends by Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller ''[[Mohini (2018 film)|Mohini]]'', which starred [[Trisha Krishnan]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mohini/movie-review/65162151.cms|title=Mohini Movie Review &#123;2.0/5&#125;: Critic Review of Mohini by Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
Currently 2019 he Madhesh writing and directing feature film titled "Sandakari" with Vemal and Shriya Saran. In this film Madhesh finished almost 70 percent of the film in UK London. The production company released the first look poster with Shriya Saran and Vemal which is runaway hit. This film schedule to be released in November 2021 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/sandakari/movieshow/70907417.cms|title=Sandakari Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos &#124; eTimes|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> <ref>https://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8m8m_6TWpbs%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8m8m_6TWpbs&docid=97daRcXGhevs3M&tbnid=ePGmV5ocGq1fFM%3A&vet=1&w=1280&h=720&client=opera&bih=653&biw=1332&ved=2ahUKEwjaysnC-qzlAhVL66QKHWVZCBgQxiAoCnoECAEQKw&iact=c&ictx=1</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ List of R. Madhesh film credits
!Year
!Film
!director
!Producer
!screenWriter
!Other
!Language
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]''
| Assistant Director
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Arjun, Madhubala
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 1994
! rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" scope="col" | Year
| ''[[Kadhalan]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:175px;" scope="col" | Film
| Associate Director
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Credited as
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" scope="col" | Ref.
| Prabu deva, Nagma
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 1996
! width=65 scope="col" |Director
| ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''
!Writer
| Co Director
! width="65" scope="col" |Producer
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Kamal Hassan, Manisha Koirala
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1999 || ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' || {{partial|Assistant}}
| ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]''
|{{no}} || {{yes}} || ||
| Co Director
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Prasanth, Aishwaya Rai
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 1999
| 2001 || ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]'' || {{no}}
| ''[[Mudhalvan]]''
|{{partial|Story}}|| {{yes}} || ||
| Co Director
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y|N=}}
| Arjun, Manisha koirala
| Tamil       
|-
|-
| 2001
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' || {{no}}
| ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]''
|{{no}} || {{partial|Distributor}} || ||
| Direction Adviser
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Prashanth, Jaya Re
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' || {{no}}  
| ''[[Madhurey]]''
|{{no}} || {{partial|Distributor}} || ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Vijay, Rakshita, Sonia agarwal
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2004 || ''[[Madhurey]]'' || {{yes}}  
| ''[[Arasangam]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Vijayakanth, Biju menon
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2008 || ''[[Arasangam]]'' || {{yes}}  
| ''[[Mirattal]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} || ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Vinay, Prabhu, Sharmila
| Tamil
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2012 || ''[[Mirattal]]'' || {{yes}}  
| ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} || Remake; original story writer not credited ||
| As creative Director
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone
| Tamil
|-
| 2016
| ''Friends''
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Swapnil Joshi, Gauri nalavade
| Marathi
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Mohini (2018 film)|Mohini]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Trisha, Jackie Bhagnani
| Tamil
|-
|2022
|''Sandakkari''
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|Vimal, Shriya Saran
|Tamil
|-
|}
 
 
===[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!Year
| 2014 || ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' || {{partial|Creative}}
!Films
|{{no}} || {{no}} || ||
!Category
!Result
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2016 || ''[[Friends (2016 film)|Friends]]'' || {{yes}}
|''[[Chocklet]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] remake; original story writer not credited ||
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Sound Designing |Best Sound Engineer]]
|rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
|-
|2004
| 2018 || ''[[Mohini (2018 film)|Mohini]]'' || {{yes}}
|''[[Madurey (2004 film)|Madurey]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} || ||
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art direction (Best Art Director)]]
|-
|-
|2004
| 2026 || ''Sandakkari'' || {{yes}}
|''[[Madurey]]''
|{{yes}}|| {{no}} ||  Remake; original story writer not credited  ||
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing (Best Editor)]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/cine-review/friends/moviereview/50597589.cms


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1703622}}
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* [http://www.themoviemagic.com The Official Website]


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R. Madhesh
Madhesh in 2014
Born (1971-12-23) 23 December 1971 (age 54)
OccupationDirector, producer, screenwriter
Years active1993-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]

Career[edit | edit source]

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]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

List of R. Madhesh film credits
Year Film Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer
1999 Mudhalvan Assistant No Yes
2001 Chocolate No Story Yes
2002 Thulluvadho Ilamai No No Distributor
Villain No No Distributor
2004 Madhurey Yes Yes Yes
2008 Arasangam Yes Yes No
2012 Mirattal Yes Yes No Remake; original story writer not credited
2014 Kochadaiiyaan Creative No No
2016 Friends Yes Yes Yes Marathi remake; original story writer not credited
2018 Mohini Yes Yes No
2026 Sandakkari Yes Yes No Remake; original story writer not credited

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Elayadathusseril, Gloria (13 December 2007). "Vijaykanth and his crew take to the GTA for the Tamil film Arasangam". Toronto Star. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madhesh, producer, director, distributor..." Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 May 2012). "Maverick maker". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Friends Movie Review". The Times of India. 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mohini Movie Review". The Times of India. 27 July 2018.

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