Madan (film director)
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Ramigani Madan | |
|---|---|
| మదన్ | |
| Born | |
| Died | 19 November 2022 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Writer, Producer |
| Known for | Madan (Ramigani Madan Mohan Reddy) |
Ramigani Madan Mohan Reddy (died 19 November 2022), better known as R. R. Madan or simply Madan, was an Indian Telugu film director, writer and producer.[1] He was born and brought up in Madanapalle, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He has done his graduation from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi at Annie Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalli. He used to write short stories and direct play-lets during his college days. Later he moved to Hyderabad where the regional Film Industry in Telugu language is located. He worked for 2 years as an assistant cameraman under Mr. S. Gopal Reddy, a popular film cameraman. Later he has worked as a co-writer for a few films.
In 2004, he became popular by the film Aa Naluguru one of the classic Telugu films, as a script writer. He penned story, screen play and dialogues for Aa Naluguru.- starring Rajendra Prasad. The movie has thought provoking message and received three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards i.e. Best film, Best actor and Best character. In 2006, under his own banner "Aa Naluguru films," he had written, produced and directed Pellaina Kothalo starring Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani. The film was well received by the audience particularly by the youth and went on to become a super hit movie.
Madan died from a stroke on 19 November 2022.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Writer, director and producer
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Cast | Music Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Aa Naluguru | Story, Screenplay, Dialogues | Rajendra Prasad, Aamani | R. P. Patnaik | Directed by Chandra Siddhartha and also contributed for Screenplay. Remade in Kannada and starring Vishnuvardhan as Sirivantha |
| 2006 | Pellaina Kothalo | Writer, Director, Producer | Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani | Agasthya | Received Best Character Artist by Kota Srinivasa Rao |
| 2008 | Gunde Jhallumandi | Writer, Director | Uday Kiran, Aditi Sharma | M. M. Keeravani | |
| 2009 | Pravarakhyudu | Writer, Director | Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, Brahmanandam | M.M. Keeravani | |
| 2013 | Coffee With My Wife | Writer, Producer | Anish, Sindhu Loknath | Mantra Anand | Kananda film directed by Sagar (Choreographer) |
| 2016 | Garam | Screenplay, Direction | Aadi, Adah Sharma, Brahmanandam | Agasthya | |
| 2018 | Gayatri | Director | Mohan Babu, Vishnu Manchu, Shriya Saran | S. Thaman |
References
[edit]- ^ GV. "Interview with director Madan". idlebrain.com. GV. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Director Madan: ప్రముఖ టాలీవుడ్ దర్శకుడు మదన్కు తీవ్ర అస్వస్థత". Telugu News 18. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.