Milan Fernandez ( – 15 October 2023), often cited simply as Milan, was an Indian film art director. He is best known in the

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for his films such as ''

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'' (2007), ''

Velayutham ''Velayudham'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film. It stars Vijay in the titular role with Hansika Motwani and Genelia D'Souza, while Santhanam, Saranya ...

'' (2011) and ''

Vedalam ''Vedalam'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar and Lakshmi Menon while Shruti Hassan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play ...

'' (2015).

Early life

Milan started his career as assistant to art director

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in 1999, and worked in films including ''

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'', ''

Thamizhan ''Thamizhan'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Vijay and debutant Priyanka Chopra. This is Chopra's debut, first and only Tamil film up to date. ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Anniyan ''Anniyan'' ( ) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language psychological fiction, psychological action thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by V. Ravichandran (film producer), V. Ravichandran. The film stars Vikram (actor), V ...

''.

Career

Milan worked more than 30 films and 120 commercials such as Sakthi masala, Aachi masala, RMKV, Saravana Stores and Pothys.

Death

Milan died from a heart attack on 15 October 2023, at the age of 54 in Azerbaijan, during production of ''

Vidaamuyarchi ''Vidaamuyarchi'' () is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. Inspired by the 1997 American film ''Breakdown'', it is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions. The film sta ...

''.

Filmography

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* 1960s births Year of birth uncertain 2023 deaths Indian art directors {{India-film-bio-stub