Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of J. Mahendran

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Jun 25, 2012, 5:32:32 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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J. Mahendran

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+'''J.Mahendran (b. 1939)'''
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+Popular 80s Tamil playwright and director,
+originally J. Alexander; born in Madras.
+Graduated from Madras University. Assistant
+editor of Cho Ramaswamy’s political fortnightly
+Tughlaq; author of stage hits Thanga
+Padakkam and Rishimoolam (1978). His story
+Sivakamyin Selvan was filmed by C.V.
+Rajendran (1974). Script début adapting
+Thanga Padakkam, filmed by P. Madhavan
+(1974). Assisted director A. Kasilingam. First
+film: Mullum Malarum, shot by Balu
+Mahendra from a story by Umachandran in
+which hero Rajnikant exerts an infantile
+domination over his sister’s life. Early work,
+including adaptations from Tamil literature
+(e.g. Udhiri Pookal is based on
+Pudumaipithan’s story Sittranai), often
+portrayed women facing loveless marriages (cf.
+Puttadha Poothukkal, in which a married
+woman has an affair and gets pregnant, her
+child being accepted by her impotent
+husband).
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1978: Mullum Malarum;
+1979: Udhiri Pookal; Puttadha Poothukkal;
+1980: Nenjathai Killathey; Johnny;
+1981: Nandu; 1982: Azhagiya Kanney; Metti; 1984:
+Kayi Kodukkum Kayi; 1986: Kannukku Mai
+Ezhuthu; 1992: Oor Panjayathu.
+
+[[Director]]