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J. Mahendran est un Acteur, Réalisateur et Scénariste Indien né le 25 juillet 1939 à Ilaiyangudi (Inde)

J. Mahendran

J. Mahendran
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Nom de naissance J. Alexander
Nationalité Inde
Naissance 25 juillet 1939 à Ilaiyangudi (Inde)
Mort 2 avril 2019 (à 79 ans)
Récompenses 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). Mahendran's next film Uthiripookkal, based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan, firmly established him as an important film maker in Tamil cinema. His Nenjathai Killathe won three National Film Awards including the award for the best regional film. Mani Ratnam once famously remarked: "If I get anywhere near what Mahendran did in Udhiri Pookkal, I’ll be a happy man." He is regarded highly by contemporary Tamil Cinema directors.

Biographie

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. Impressed by his speech M.G.R praised Mahendran and said that he could become a good critic. After completing his degree, he went to Madras to study law. Seven months after joining the course he had to discontinue due to financial concerns. He then decided to go back to Ilayangudi. However, on the insistence of Karaikudi Kannappa Valliappan he joined Inamuzhakkam, a periodical as a journalist. It was during this time he met M.G.R again and he was asked to write the screenplay of Ponniyin Selvan after the former decided to make a film based on the story. The idea of developing the screenplay into a film got delayed, and M.G.R asked Mahendran to write a story for his drama troupe. Mahendran wrote a script titled Anaadhaigal. M.G.R decided to make a film based in the play. He named the film Vaazhve Vaa and acted in the lead role alongside Savitri. The project got shelved after three days of shooting. Soon M.G.R acted in a film called Kanchi Thalaivan and he recommended Mahendran to the director make him an assistant.

Mahendran made his breakthrough as a screenwriter for the film Naam Moovar in 1966. After the success of the film he got more offers from the same banner and worked in films like Sabaash Thambi and Panakkara Pillai, both released in the subsequent years. He also wrote the script for Nirakudam starring Sivaji Ganesan.

Le plus souvent avec

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

Filmographie de J. Mahendran (29 films)

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Acteur

Theri – L’étincelle
Genres Thriller, Action, Policier, Romance
Acteurs Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar
Rôle Minister Vanamamalai
Note72% 3.6486853.6486853.6486853.6486853.648685
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 Drame, Biographie, Documentaire
Thèmes Politique
Acteurs J. Mahendran, V.S. Raghavan, Charuhasan, Vijayan, Samuthirakani, Vijayakumar
Rôle K. Rajaram
Note77% 3.8646653.8646653.8646653.8646653.864665
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
Acteurs Prabhu, Devayani, Goundamani, Sreevidya, J. Mahendran, Rajan P. Dev

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.

Réalisateur

Sasanam
Sasanam (2006)
, 2h21
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Genres Drame
Acteurs Arvind Swamy, Gautami, Ranjitha, Rajinikanth, R. Madhavan, Thalaivaasal Vijay
Note62% 3.14793.14793.14793.14793.1479
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.
கை கொடுக்கும் கை
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Genres Drame
Acteurs Rajinikanth, Revathi, Thengai Srinivasan, Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi, Ranganath, Y. G. Mahendran
Note62% 3.137043.137043.137043.137043.13704
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.
நண்டு, 1h50
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Acteurs Ashwini, Archana, Venniradai Moorthy, Rajasekhar, Rajasekhar, Kutty Padmini
Note65% 3.28543.28543.28543.28543.2854
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. He likes the portion and agrees to start living there.
Johnny
Johnny (1980)

Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Genres Drame, Action, Musical, Policier
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Dr. Prabhakar Reddy, Deepa Unnimary, K. Balaji, Kanchana
Note75% 3.7756853.7756853.7756853.7756853.775685
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. He falls for Deepa another loner and they both plan to marry. The barber Rajini notices his lover's infidelity and kills her in rage. Knowing about his look alike Johnny and knowing that he is wanted by the police, he tries to pass on the murder charge to him. Both of them are chased by police, Johnny hides in a forest, barber Rajini tries to pass of as Johnny by taking refuge in Archanas house. Archana gets hurt by the curt behavior of barber Rajini (in the guise of Johnny) and she is confused on the same. Finally, the barber Rajini realises his folly and unites the lovers by getting caught in the police, taking responsibility of Johnny's crimes included.
Nenjathai Killathe
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Acteurs Mohan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, Venniradai Moorthy, Shanthi Williams
Note71% 3.563143.563143.563143.563143.56314
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. Chandrasekhar learns of Ramya's love for him only after his marriage to Mala. Ramya remains single and they share a platonic relationship, which antagonises Mala. Pratap (Pratap K. Pothen) is a photographer and a distant relative of Chandrasekhar. He comes to Chennai from Calcutta and works for an agency. Though Pratap likes Viji, he does not propose to her.
Uthiri Pookkal, 2h9
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Genres Drame
Acteurs Vijayan, Sarath Babu, Charuhasan, Ashwini, Anju, Sundar
Note80% 4.0073054.0073054.0073054.0073054.007305
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. But Lakshmi's sister and father do not approve this. Sundaravadivelu is infuriated and forces out his wife from his house falsely accusing her of having an affair with the health inspector of the village. Lakshmi, who is seriously ill, passes away soon. Sundaravadivelu marries again, and his second wife shows no love or care for his kids. Meanwhile, Lakshmi's sister develops a liking towards an school teacher working at Sundaravadivelu's school. The teacher, knowing Sundaravadivelu's sadism and ill mindset, resigns from school and then proposes Lakshmi's sister. The marriage is set, and on the previous day, Lakshmi's sister goes to Sundaravadivelu's house, requesting him to send his kids with her, so that she can take care of her. Sundaravadivelu molests her which is seen by his second wife. His wife ditches him and go her way. The villagers are provoked and maddened now. They corner Sundaravadivelu and ask him to choose his way of death, and finish his life. Sundaravadivelu commits suicide, and in his last moments, he realises that he was always a sadist. Moments before his death he shares a tender moment with his kids.
Mullum Malarum, 2h15
Réalisé par J. Mahendran
Genres Drame, Romance
Thèmes L'enfance
Acteurs Rajinikanth, Shobha, 'Fatafat' Jayalaxmi, Shubha, Sarath Babu, Venniradai Moorthy
Note82% 4.134774.134774.134774.134774.13477
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.