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J. Mahendran is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 25 july 1939 at Ilaiyangudi (Inde)

J. Mahendran

J. Mahendran
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Birth name J. Alexander
Nationality Inde
Birth 25 july 1939 at Ilaiyangudi (Inde)
Death 2 april 2019 (at 79 years)
Awards Filmfare Awards South

J. Mahendran (born 25 July 1939 as Alexander) is an Indian film director in the Tamil film industry, who is best known for his true narration of screenplay and making. Though largely ignored during his times, Mahendran is regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Tamil cinema and has inspired many upcoming directors.

Mahendran entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing scripts for nearly 26 films. He made an immediate impact with his first directional venture Mullum Malarum (1978).
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Biography

Mahendran was born in 1939 to Joseph Chelliah, a teacher and Manonmani. Mahendran did his schooling in Ilayangudi and completed his intermediate at American College, Madurai. Later he joined Alagappa Government Arts College to do a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. During his college days, he was very active in stage plays. It was during that time when M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was invited as the chief guest for the college day during which Mahendran gave a speech that directly criticized the commercial elements that existed in cinema.
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Usually with

Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
(15 films)
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
(7 films)
B. Lenin
B. Lenin
(6 films)
Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu
(7 films)
Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of J. Mahendran (29 films)

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Actor

Theri
Theri (2016)

Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar
Roles Minister Vanamamalai
Rating72% 3.648543.648543.648543.648543.64854
Le retour de 'Ilayathalapathy' Vijay , maître incontesté du box-office indien en France ! Le bandit, l’assassin, le violeur, le terroriste, qui qu’il soit c’est avant tout l’enfant de quelqu’un. Alors avant de corriger le monde, élevons d’abord nos enfants comme il faut… Le monde se corrigera de lui-même…
Kamaraj
Kamaraj (2004)
, 2h1
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Themes Political films
Actors J. Mahendran, V.S. Raghavan, Charuhasan, Vijayan, Samuthirakani, Vijayakumar
Roles K. Rajaram
Rating77% 3.869773.869773.869773.869773.86977
The narration is divided into three phases. The pre-Independence period, depicting Kamaraj’'s childhood, the influence of Satyamurthy, Kamaraj’s growth as a politician and his prison life.
En Uyir Nee Thaane
Genres Drama
Actors Prabhu, Ambika, Devayani, Goundamani, Sreevidya, J. Mahendran

Prabhu is a rich industrialist who raises his father's illegitimate son after the death of its mother. His Father opposes this. Prabhu leaves home to live alone with the child.

Director

Sasanam
Sasanam (2006)
, 2h21
Directed by J. Mahendran
Genres Drama
Actors Arvind Swamy, Gautami, Ranjitha, Rajinikanth, R. Madhavan, Thalaivaasal Vijay
Rating62% 3.1131853.1131853.1131853.1131853.113185
Muthiah (Arvind Swamy) and his wife Visalakshi (Gouthami) are a loving couple, and they come across Saroji (Ranjitha) who with no one to go for, takes refuge in Muthiah's house. Muthiah and Saroji develop soft corner towards each other. The rest is what transpires between the trio, exploring the nuances of an extra-marital affair.
Kai Kodukkum Kai
Directed by J. Mahendran
Genres Drama
Actors Rajinikanth, Revathi, Thengai Srinivasan, Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi, Ranganath, Y. G. Mahendran
Rating62% 3.1337153.1337153.1337153.1337153.133715
Revathi plays the role of a blind girl who is raped by the villain. Rajini, her husband, forgives her rapist. He leaves the place with revathi and goes on to a new life with her. Though the performance of Rajini was much appreciated, the movie turned out to be a family drama and was not received well by the fans. The movie was a box office disaster.
Nandu
Nandu (1981)
, 1h50
Directed by J. Mahendran
Actors Ashwini, Archana, Venniradai Moorthy, Rajasekhar, Rajasekhar, Kutty Padmini
Rating65% 3.283913.283913.283913.283913.28391
Ram Kumar Sharma is a sickly person living in Lucknow in a large family. He suffers from asthma and does not like the behavior of his autocratic father but is deeply attached to his loving mother. Unable to get along with his father who compels him to marry a girl of his choice, the protagonist leaves for Chennai. He finds a job there and meets Seetha (Ashwini), whom he eventually marries. Once settled, he goes around looking for a house with the help of house broker - Kumari Muthu. Incidentally, he finds Seetha residing as a tenant in a portion under the very same house.
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Johnny
Johnny (1980)

Directed by J. Mahendran
Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Crime
Themes Musical films
Actors Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Dr. Prabhakar Reddy, Deepa Unnimary, K. Balaji, Kanchana
Rating75% 3.7720853.7720853.7720853.7720853.772085
Archana (Sridevi) plays the role of popular singer, and Johnny (Rajinikanth) is her ardent fan. Johnny is a con-man who does petty-thefts (only on the greedy ones) to close the loan taken by his father. Johnny never misses the concerts of Archana and this is noticed by Archana too. A tender love develops between the two, but Johnny is guarded in accepting the love of Archana due to his not-so-clean background. But one day Johnny accepts the love of Archana when she proposes to him. Meanwhile, the other character of Rajini, a barber lives a lonely life with his assortment of pet animals.
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Nenjathai Killathe
Directed by J. Mahendran
Actors Mohan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, Venniradai Moorthy, Shanthi Williams
Rating71% 3.5624653.5624653.5624653.5624653.562465
Chandrasekhar (Sarath Babu) is married to Mala (Santhakumari) and their marital life is miserable due to Mala's demonic behaviour. Chandrasekhar's sister Viji (Suhasini), who is brought up by him, is enthusiastic, naughty and fun-loving. She lives life on her own terms. One day she bumps into Ram (Mohan), a mechanic. Despite initial conflicts, they slowly become friends. Though good natured, Ram suffers from an inferiority complex and suspects everyone. Mala suspects that Chandrasekhar's classmate Ramya (Vanitha) is his concubine since he visits her often.
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Uthiripookkal, 2h9
Directed by J. Mahendran
Genres Drama
Actors Vijayan, Sarath Babu, Charuhasan, Ashwini, Anju, Sundar
Rating80% 4.0070854.0070854.0070854.0070854.007085
Sundaravadivelu (Vijayan) is a wealthy school manager and a landlord who is a hedonist and a sadist. He finds pleasure in torturing people emotionally including his own family members. His wife Lakshmi (Ashwini) is a goodhearted homely wife, and he has two children. Sundaravadivelu never respects his wife's feelings. He is an irresponsible husband and a father. Lakshmi's father is indebted to Sundaravadivelu as he had borrowed money from him. Using this as a trump card, Sundaravadivelu proposes Lakshmi's sister.
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Mullum Malarum, 2h15
Directed by J. Mahendran
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Rajinikanth, Shobha, 'Fatafat' Jayalaxmi, Shubha, Sarath Babu, Venniradai Moorthy
Rating82% 4.1338654.1338654.1338654.1338654.133865
Kali (Rajinikanth) is a winch operator at a village power plant. Although a reputed troublemaker, he occasionally performs good deeds for the local community. Kali and his younger sister Valli (Shoba)—upon whom he dotes—were orphaned during their childhood, and have no close family. They take in a poor itinerant named Manga (Fatafat Jayalaxmi) and her aged mother, and accommodate both in a neighbouring hut. Manga becomes fond of Kali, but he finds her gluttony disgusting.