Madhav Ramadasan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, who works in

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathayam ...

Personal life

Madhav Ramadasan was born to P. Madhavan and T.P. Radha at Kalluvazhi near

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. He did his schooling at AKNM-MA Memorial High School, Kattukulam.

Film career

He started his career by working in documentary,

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and short films. He then worked as an associate director with R. Sarath in the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

feature films ''

Sthithi ''Sthithi'' ( en, Plight) is a 2003 Malayalam feature film written and directed by R. Sarath. The film tells the tale of a couple employed in the Secretariat. It stars Unni Menon, Nandini Ghosal, Master Achuth, Master Anand Pillay and Mallika Suk ...

'' and ''

Sayahnam ''Sayahnam'' ( en, Twilight) is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath with screenplay by himself. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomath ...

''. He made his directorial debut with the legal thriller '' Melvilasom'' in 2011. The film was an adaptation of a play written by Soorya Krishna Moorthy which itself was based on the Hindi play ''Court Martial'' by Swadesh Deepak. The film received wide critical acclaim and won numerous awards. In 2014, he directed the medical thriller ''

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'' which portrayed relationship between a doctor and his patients. In 2019 he directed ''Ilayaraja'' which had

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playing the main character.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramadasan, Madhav Malayalam film directors Malayali people Living people 1975 births