Veteran director J Mahendran, who has given Tamil cinema several important films including Aadu Puli Attam (story, dialogues) Mullum Malarum (debut as director), Uthiripookkal and Nenjathai Killadhe passed away at his residence in Chennai early on April 2. The director had been critically ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Chennai but was taken home on Monday night. The director was 79.
Mahendran made his directorial debut with Mullum Malarum, a critically acclaimed drama starring Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shoba, in 1978. The film was a turning point in Rajinikanth’s career, and the director is credited with moulding the Superstar as we know him today.
In 2018, when the director was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at News 18’s Magudam Awards by DMK leader Stalin, he dedicated it to his “super friend Rajini”, giving us a glimpse of their relationship.
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