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| '''John Mahendran''' is an ] film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu and language films. John is the son of noted Tamil film maker ]. |
'''John Mahendran''', credited as '''John''', is an ] film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu and language films. John is the son of noted Tamil film maker ].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Reports in July 1997 suggested that John was set to direct a film under ]'s production house with ] in the lead role, though the project failed to materialize.<ref name="G">{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnjul.html|title=GOKUL'S HOME PAGE|publisher=}}</ref> John then made his directorial debut with the Telugu romantic drama, ''Premichedi Endukamma'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-preminchedi.html|title=Premichedi Endukamma?|work=]|last=jeevi}}</ref> and also directed '']'' (2002) starring newcomers ] and ], though the film performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/2002special/movielist.html|title=Telugu Cinema roundup in 2002 - list of straight movies released|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-neetho.html|title=Telugu Cinema — Review — Neetho — Surya Prakash, Mehek — Vidya sagar — John — Ramoji Rao|publisher=}}</ref> He later adapted and remade the latter film in Tamil as '']'' (2005) with ], ] and ] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/13john.htm|title='Bipasha is not there just for an item number'|publisher=}}</ref> John later worked on the independent Tamil film '']'' (2006), which told the story of a doctor caught up in the ]. The film won positive reviews and had a limited release across regions with Tamil diaspora.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/comedy-creativity-mark-cultural-extravaganza/article1907383.ece|title=Comedy, creativity mark cultural extravaganza|date=8 September 2007|publisher=|via=The Hindu}}</ref> John subsequently began work and finished the first schedule for ''Urumi'', which starred ] and ], but the film was later shelved.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He then began pre-production on a film starring ] and also a project titled ''Saravedi'', starring ] but both the projects never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mytamilmovie.com/descriphead.asp?idno%3D10235 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-09-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928022909/http://www.mytamilmovie.com/descriphead.asp?idno=10235 |archivedate=28 September 2015 }}</ref> | ||
| In the early 2010s, John has worked on the script of '']'' (2013) by helping director ] re-work the script of Hindi film '']'' and on writing dialogues for ''Ambikapathy'', the dubbed Tamil version of '']'' (2013) |
John began work on a political comedy film titled ''Thallaippu Seidhigal'' in 2011 with ] and ] in the lead, and although the team had a photoshoot and later went through a title change, with a new title of ''Sadugudu'', the project was shelved.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} In the early 2010s, John has worked on the script of '']'' (2013) by helping director ] re-work the script of Hindi film '']'' and on writing dialogues for ''Ambikapathy'', the dubbed Tamil version of '']'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/dhanush-an-effortless-actor-john-mahendran-113062100314_1.html|title=Dhanush an effortless actor: John Mahendran|first=|last=IANS|publisher=}}</ref> Subsequently he worked as a writer on film including '']'' (2016) and '']'' (2017), while working as a screenplay and dialogue writing teacher at the Bofta Film Institute based in Chennai. | ||
| In 2022, he wrote for the Tamil movie '']'', the official remake of Malayalam movie '']'' directed by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/rk-suresh-to-remake-joseph-in-tamil-bala-to-produce-news-malayalam-tjsqHjidedaga.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006045303/https://www.sify.com/movies/rk-suresh-to-remake-joseph-in-tamil-bala-to-produce-news-malayalam-tjsqHjidedaga.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2019|title=RK Suresh to remake 'Joseph' in Tamil, Bala to produce|website=] }}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 7 December 2024
Indian film director
| John Mahendran | |
|---|---|
| Other names | John Roshan |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Parent | Mahendran |
John Mahendran, credited as John, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu and language films. John is the son of noted Tamil film maker Mahendran.
Career
Reports in July 1997 suggested that John was set to direct a film under Mani Ratnam's production house with Manoj Bharathiraja in the lead role, though the project failed to materialize. John then made his directorial debut with the Telugu romantic drama, Premichedi Endukamma (1999) and also directed Neetho (2002) starring newcomers Prakash Kovelamudi and Mahek Chahal, though the film performed poorly at the box office. He later adapted and remade the latter film in Tamil as Sachein (2005) with Vijay, Genelia D'Souza and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles. John later worked on the independent Tamil film Aanivaer (2006), which told the story of a doctor caught up in the Sri Lankan civil war. The film won positive reviews and had a limited release across regions with Tamil diaspora. John subsequently began work and finished the first schedule for Urumi, which starred Sibiraj and Aparna Pillai, but the film was later shelved. He then began pre-production on a film starring Vishal and also a project titled Saravedi, starring Jeevan but both the projects never materialized.
John began work on a political comedy film titled Thallaippu Seidhigal in 2011 with Nakul and Aindrita Ray in the lead, and although the team had a photoshoot and later went through a title change, with a new title of Sadugudu, the project was shelved. In the early 2010s, John has worked on the script of Settai (2013) by helping director Kannan re-work the script of Hindi film Delhi Belly and on writing dialogues for Ambikapathy, the dubbed Tamil version of Raanjhanaa (2013). Subsequently he worked as a writer on film including Kaashmora (2016) and Motta Siva Ketta Siva (2017), while working as a screenplay and dialogue writing teacher at the Bofta Film Institute based in Chennai.
In 2022, he wrote for the Tamil movie Visithiran, the official remake of Malayalam movie Joseph directed by M. Padmakumar.
Filmography
Director
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Preminchedi Endukamma | Telugu | credited as John |
| 2002 | Neetho | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Sachein | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Aanivaer | Tamil |
Actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Raangi | Krishnamurthy |
| 2023 | Raththam | Inspector Vimal Raj |
Writer
- All films are in Tamil including dubs. He has translated other language films into Tamil.
| Year | Film | Screenplay | Dialogues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Settai | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Ambikapathy | No | Translated | |
| 2013 | Athiradi Vettai | No | Translated | |
| 2017 | Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | Kashmora | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Darbar | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | Kabadadaari | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Visithiran | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Vikrant Rona | No | Translated | |
| 2023 | Kondraal Paavam | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Agent | No | Translated |
References
- ^ "GOKUL'S HOME PAGE".
- jeevi. "Premichedi Endukamma?". Idlebrain.com.
- "Telugu Cinema roundup in 2002 - list of straight movies released".
- "Telugu Cinema — Review — Neetho — Surya Prakash, Mehek — Vidya sagar — John — Ramoji Rao".
- "'Bipasha is not there just for an item number'".
- "Comedy, creativity mark cultural extravaganza". 8 September 2007 – via The Hindu.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - IANS. "Dhanush an effortless actor: John Mahendran".
- "RK Suresh to remake 'Joseph' in Tamil, Bala to produce". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.