A. R. Ramesh is an

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film director who has worked on Tamil language films and television serials. He was active in feature films in the late 1990s, making action and romantic films.

Career

Ramesh made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (1996) featuring

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, and the success of the film saw him sign on for three ventures in a short span of time. He then made the romantic films, ''

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'' (1997) and '' Ini Ellam Sugame'' (1998), neither of which fared well at the box office. Ramesh also worked on the production of the multi-starrer ''

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'' (1999) alongside nine other directors, and was given the responsibility of directing scenes involving

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and

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. Ramesh also then worked on a bilingual action film titled ''

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'' (2000), which was shot in Tamil and Kannada over a period of two years, with

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and Saikumar in the lead roles. In 2001, he began production on a film titled ''Daddy'' starring

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which was never materialised.

Filmography

;Serials Directed ;Produced & Directed

References

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