R. Kannan

R. Kannan
Director R.Kannan
Born	Rajmohan (1971-07-21) 21 July 1971 Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film Director Screenwriter
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Madhana (2009-present)
Children	Arjun, Laya

R. Kannan (born Rajmohan on 21 July 1971) is an Indian filmmaker.^[1] He made his directorial debut with the successful Tamil film Jayamkondaan starring Vinay Rai and Bhavana in 2008.

Career

Kannan started his career assisting director Manobala before joining Mani Ratnam in films including Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Ayutha Ezhuthu (2004) and Guru (2007).He directed his first film Jayamkondaan in 2008. Jayamkondaan revolved around an Information technology professional and his relationship with his step sister. The film opened to generally positive reviews. His second film, Kanden Kadhalai, was a remake of Imtiaz Ali's Hindi blockbuster, Jab We Met (2007). Featuring Bharath and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead, it was successful at the Box Office. He released Vanthaan Vendraan which has Jeeva and Taapsee Pannu. He remade Delhi Belly in Tamil as Settai starring Arya, Santhanam, Premgi, Hansika Motwani, Anjali & Nassar. His movie Oru Oorla Rendu Raja had Vimal, Priya Anand and Soori on lead roles and the film highlighted the safety of labourers in factories being at jeopardy.

In August 2016, he has began work on an action film titled Evan Thanthiran starring Gautham Karthik in the lead role and sources say that Shraddha Srinath of U Turn fame is roped in to play the female lead.

Family

Kannan married Madhanaa in 2009. They have a son named Arjun and a daughter named Laya Kannan.

Filmography

See also

• Cinema of India

References