Personal Info:
Name: R.Kannan
Nick Name: Kannan
Date Of Birth: 21 July 1971
Birth Place: Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Profession: Film Director, Screenwriter
Height: 5.5”
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Biography:
Personal Life:
R.Kannan was born on 21 July 1971, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Career:
He started his career assisting director Monabala before joining Mani Ratnam for movies including Kannathil Muthamittal [2002], Guru [2007], and Ayutha Ezhuthu [2004]. He made his directorial debut with the drama movie, Jayamkondaan [2008] starring Vinay, Lekha Washington, and Bhavana, winning critical acclaim and commercial success at the box office. His second movie, Kanden Kadhalai, a remake of Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met [2007], featured Bharath and Tamannaah Bhatia in the main lead roles and was also successful commercially. His subsequent releases Vanthaan Vendraan with Taapsee Pannu and Jiiva, and the remake of Delhi Belly in Tamil as Settai with Arya. After the release of Settai, Kannan began pre-production works on a movie named Alangaram to be produced by PVP Cinema during early 2014.
In 2014 October, He announced that he would direct and co-produce a movie named Poda! Aandavane En Pakkam, which would highlight the struggles faced by engineering degree students. After unsuccessful negotiations with Sridivya and Dinesh, Kannan eventually finalized Prayaga Martin, Vishnu, and Swetha Ashok for the leading main roles. The movie began production in March 2015, with the team shooting for a single schedule and songs in Chennai with the lead actors. However, the movie failed to progress beyond the first schedule and was ultimately shelved. He announced that he was simultaneously working on the script of a horror-comedy named Adiye Kantha in 2014 December, but the movie also did not materialize. In 2016 August, he began work on an action movie titled Ivan Thanthiran starring Gautham Karthik in the lead roles.
His Movies List:
2008 – Jayamkondaan
2009 – Kanden Kadhalai
2011 – Vanthaan Vendraan
2013 – Settai
2014 – Oru Oorla Rendu Raja
2017 – Ivan Thanthiran
2019 – Boomerang
2020 – Biskoth
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