J. Mahendran

J. Mahendran (Tamil: ஜெ. மகேந்திரன்) (born: Alexander) is a film director in Tamil film industry, who is best known for his true narration of screenplay and making.

Mahendran made an immediate impact with his first film Mullum Malarum (1978). His next film Udhiri Pookal (1979) was based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan and firmly established him as an important film maker. His work stands apart stylistically, with a penchant for realism and sincerity of approach. Director Mani Ratnam once famously remarked: "If I get anywhere near what Mahendran did in Udhiri Pookkal, I’ll be a happy man."^[1] He is regarded highly by contemporary Tamil Cinema directors.^[2] Mahendran has high regards for his cousin brother Eddy, who was a state football player and athlete at Alagappa Arts college, Karaikudi is 2 years his senior.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Cast	Notes
1978	Mullum Malarum	Rajni, Sarath Babu, Shobha
1979	Udhiri Pookal	Vijayan, Aswini, Anju, Sharuhassan
1980	Pootatha Pootukkal	Jeyan
1980	Johnny	Rajni, Sri Devi
1980	Nenjathai Killathe	Mohan, Suhasini, Sarathbabu ,Prathap pothan	Won 3 National Awards
1981	Nandu	Aswini
1982	Metti	Sarathbabu, Radhika, Vadivukarasi, Rajesh, Vijayakumari
1982	Azhagiya Kanney
1984	Kai Kodukkum Kai	Rajni, Revathy
1986	Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu
1992	Oor Panjayathu	Sarathkumar
2005	Sasanam	Arvinthasamy, Gouthamy, Ranjitha

Trivia

• Mahendran changed his original name (Alexander) because of his respect towards his college senior and athlete Mahendran
• His son, John Roshan, has directed a few ventures, the most notable being the 2005 Vijay-Genelia-Bipasha Basu starrer, Sachein
• Despite being totally away in movies of late for 15 years or so, he has high reputation among directors in the industry and applauds of public from his previous directed films, especially Udhiri Pookal (1979).

External links

• J.Mahendran at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ "The magic of Mahendran". The Hindu. 2007-09-06. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/06/stories/2007090650500400.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
2. ^ "Filmmakers’ favourites". The Hindu. 2007-07-13. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/13/stories/2007071350330100.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 

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