'''J.Mahendran (b. 1939)'''


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.

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