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

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. He is mainly known for his debut film '' Madhurey'' (2004) and

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's 150th film '' Arasangam'' (2008).

Career

Madhesh works in

as a director, producer and

. He worked as an assistant director for S. Shankar for ''

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'' (1993), '' Indian'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1998). He has distributed many movies including '' Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2002). He began his career by financing Shankar's '' Mudhalvan'' (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 '' Madhurey'' (2004), Madhesh has directed other movies including the crime thriller '' Arasangam'' (2008) and the action comedy '' Mirattal'' (2012). He has also written and directed the 2016 Marathi movie ''

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''. In 2018, Madhesh directed the Tamil horror thriller '' Mohini'', which starred Trisha 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

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The Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhesh, Rathnappa Tamil film directors 21st-century Indian people Living people Tamil film producers Tamil screenwriters 1971 births