Mahendran
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- Born
- 1939. · Ilaiyangudi.
- Died
- 2019. · Chennai.
- Nationality
- India, British Raj and Dominion of India.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, actor, director and writer.
- Education
- American College and Madurai.
- Honours
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil.
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Mahendran, recorded as a writer and director, was born in 1939.
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Mahendran studied at American College, Madurai. Residence is recorded at Chennai. Distinctions recorded are Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil.
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1939
Mahendran born at Ilaiyangudi.
2019
Mahendran died at Chennai.
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Ilaiyangudi.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1286959187, Mahendran, Sujitha.
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- 1.Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Conscience of the race: India's offbeat cinema. 122. 1 January 2005. 978-81-230-1298-8.
- 2.Veteran writer, director Mahendran passes away. 3 April 2019.
- 3.Touring Talkies. பாக்யராஜ் படத்தில் நடிக்கத் தயங்கினேன் – Actor Rajesh Chai With Chithra Part – 1. Relationship mentioned at 4:42. 20 September 2020.
- 4.cinemanewstoday.com.
- 5.Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Conscience of the race: India's offbeat cinema. 122. 1 January 2005. 978-81-230-1298-8.
- 6.எம்.ஜி.ஆர். மூலமாக திரை உலகில் நுழைந்த மகேந்திரன். Maalai Malar.
- 7.முள்ளும் மலரும் படத்தின் மூலம் இயக்குனர் ஆனார் மகேந்திரன். Maalai Malar.
- 8.Illayaraja's music has been my films' soul: Filmmaker Mahendran. Sify.
- 9.The cinema of J Mahendran: Social milieu was his canvas. The News Minute. 2017-01-06.
- 10.Vijayakumar, Sindhu. Mahendran titles Priyan's movie Nimir. The Times of India. 5 October 2017.
- 11.Muralidharan, Kavitha. J Mahendran, the reluctant filmmaker: What the man who gave us Rajinikanth was like. The News Minute. 2 April 2019.
- 12.Noted director J. Mahendran passes away. The Hindu. 2 April 2019.
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