Ramana Madhesh (born 23 December 1971), known as R. Madhesh, is an Indian

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, producer and

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. He is mainly known for his debut film ''

Madhurey ''Madhurey'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Ramana Madhesh. It stars Vijay in the main lead role alongside Sonia Agarwal and Rakshita while Vadivelu, Pasupathy, Seetha, and Tejashree play supporting roles. The film ...

'' (2004) and

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's 150th film ''

Arasangam ''Arasangam'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil language political thriller film written and directed by R. Madhesh and produced by L. K. Sudhish. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role, making this his 150th film, along with Biju Menon in a dual ...

'' (2008).

Career

Madhesh works in

as a

, producer and

. He worked as an assistant director for

S. Shankar Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Tamil cinema. Known as one of the most prominent directors in the history of Indian cinema, he has also worked in H ...

for ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1998). He has distributed many movies including ''

Thulluvadho Ilamai ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language teen drama film written by Selvaraghavan, with direction credited to his father Kasthuri Raja. The film marks the acting debut of Selvaraghavan's younger brother Dhanush, who plays the ...

'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2002). He began his career by financing Shankar's ''

Mudhalvan ''Mudhalvan'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film co-produced, co-written and directed by S.Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting ...

'' (1999), which was successful and was subsequently remade into a

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film under the title '' Nayak'' (2001). After the success of his directorial debut with Vijay in ''

'' (2004), Madhesh has directed other movies including the crime thriller ''

'' (2008) and the action comedy ''

Mirattal ''Mirattal'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat, Pandiarajan, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and Rishi in a cameo. A rem ...

'' (2012). He has also written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie ''

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''. In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller ''

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'', which starred

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in the lead role. In 2019, Madhesh wrote and directed "Sandakari", featuring Vemal and Shriya Saran. Around 70 per cent of the filming was done in London. The film was scheduled for release in November 2021.

Filmography

As film director

As producer and writer

References

External links

*
The Official Website
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