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==Career== ==Career==
John Mahendran directed Sachein'' (2005) with ], ] and ] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821705|title=9 Super Hit Telugu Films Remade By 'Beast' Actor Vijay In Tamil|work=The Times of India|date=13 April 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521002005/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/13john.htm|title=Bipasha is not there just for an item number|publisher=|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095911/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/13john.htm|url-status=live}}</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 news|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=|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> John Mahendran directed two low-key Telugu films: ''Preminchedi Endukamma'' and '']'' under the stage name of John.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-preminchedi.html | title=Idle Brain | access-date=21 May 2022 | archive-date=21 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521002451/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-preminchedi.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He remade ''Neetho'' in Tamil as '']'' (2005) with ], ] and ] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821705|title=9 Super Hit Telugu Films Remade By 'Beast' Actor Vijay In Tamil|work=The Times of India|date=13 April 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521002005/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/13john.htm|title=Bipasha is not there just for an item number|publisher=|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095911/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/13john.htm|url-status=live}}</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 news|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=|newspaper=The Hindu}}</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) starring Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor directed by ].<ref>{{cite news|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|last=IANS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=21 June 2013|publisher=|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927225616/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/dhanush-an-effortless-actor-john-mahendran-113062100314_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He worked as a screenplay and dialogue writing teacher at the Bofta Film Institute based in Chennai.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} 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> 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) starring Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor directed by ].<ref>{{cite news|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|last=IANS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=21 June 2013|publisher=|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927225616/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/dhanush-an-effortless-actor-john-mahendran-113062100314_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He worked as a screenplay and dialogue writing teacher at the Bofta Film Institute based in Chennai.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} 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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Revision as of 01:50, 10 February 2024

Indian film director

John Mahendran
Other namesJohn Roshan
OccupationDirector
Years active2002 - present
ParentMahendran

John Mahendran 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

John Mahendran directed two low-key Telugu films: Preminchedi Endukamma and Neetho under the stage name of John. He remade Neetho 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.

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) starring Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor directed by Aanand L. Rai. He worked 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

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

  1. "John Roshan on director Mahendran's next". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Idle Brain". Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. "9 Super Hit Telugu Films Remade By 'Beast' Actor Vijay In Tamil". The Times of India. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. "Bipasha is not there just for an item number". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. "Comedy, creativity mark cultural extravaganza". The Hindu. 8 September 2007.
  6. IANS (21 June 2013). "Dhanush an effortless actor: John Mahendran". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  7. "RK Suresh to remake 'Joseph' in Tamil, Bala to produce". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.

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