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Mahesh Narayanan (born 2 May 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer who predominantly works in
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, he has also worked in
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and
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. He is a recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director (2017). He is best known for his editing in '' Vishwaroopam'' and ''
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'', directed by
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. His best works as a director include '' Take Off'' (2017); which got a special mention in the
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, '' C U Soon'' (2020) and ''
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'' (2021).


Career

After completing his graduation from
University College Thiruvananthapuram University College, Thiruvananthapuram (UCT) is a constituent college of the University of Kerala, based primarily in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. The college was awarded 23rd rank by National Institutional Ran ...
; he joined M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute in
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after which he started working as an advert editor. He subsequently progressed to editing documentaries, short films and entered the film industry with '' Rathri Mazha'', a Malayalam film which won five
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. A few of his most popular films as an editor includes ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Kanyaka Talkies'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. After establishing himself as an accomplished and successful editor, Mahesh ventured into writing and made his debut as a writer with 2015 Malayalam film '' Mili'', which opened to rave reviews in Kerala. In 2017 Mahesh Narayanan progressed into film-making directing his debut feature '' Take Off'', a 2017 Indian
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, based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of
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,
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, in 2014 with
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,
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and
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starring in the lead roles. It is written by Mahesh Narayanan and P. V. Shajikumar. The film was shot in various parts of
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and Kerala. ''Take Off'' was released on 24 March 2017. The film was a blockbuster at the box office grossing ₹40 crore and running for over 125 days in theaters. The film was in the competition section at various international festivals, including International Film Festival of India and
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. The film won a Special Jury Award at the
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. The film won five Kerala State Awards including the Best Debut Director's Award for Mahesh Narayanan. In June 2020, Mahesh Narayanan announced that his next venture would be en experimental one titled C U Soon, starring
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in a lead role. Mahesh described the film as a small exercise using an iPhone rather than a feature film. It was also revealed that the film would be about 60–65 minutes (the final release time amounted to 1h 38min) in length, and shot in Faasil's flat. Although the film got approval from the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA) was opposed to the shoot with regards to the disruptions caused by the
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. Despite this, filming was successfully completed on 21 August. Upon its
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release in
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the film received positive reviews from the critics. It is India's first computer screen film. C U Soon was screened under the category of screen-life at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival


Personal life

Mahesh Narayanan was born in
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
to Dr. Geetha and Narayanan. He has a younger brother. He is married to Ramya and has one daughter.


Awards

* Special Jury, Silver Peacock Award at
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2017 *
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, Special Mention for Take Off * Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director * Best Screenplay Award at SCO Film Festival, Qingdao, China * Audience Choice Award at
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, Los Angeles, 2018 *
Vanitha Film Awards The Vanitha Film Awards are presented annually by '' Vanitha'', an Indian magazine from the '' Malayala Manorama'' group in the south Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellen ...
2018 – Best Movie – '' Take Off'' *
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Award 2017 for the Best Director – '' Take Off'' * Asianet Film Award 2018 for Best Director – '' Take Off'' *
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2015 for Best Editor – ''
Ennu Ninte Moideen ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (English: ''Yours Truly, Moideen'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took pla ...
'' *
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for Best Director – '' C U Soon'' *
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for Best Director – ''
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''


Filmography


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayanan, Mahesh Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam film directors Living people Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram 21st-century Indian film directors Indian documentary film editors Film editors from Kerala 1982 births