M. Rajesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working primarily in the Tamil film industry. Known for making comedy films, he made his directorial debut with Siva Manasula Sakthi in 2009 and followed it up with Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), all three of which emerged very successful at the box office. After this his subsequent films became box-office bombs, and he was described by Sify as having lost his "Midas touch".

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Filmography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

M. Rajesh was born in Nagercoil. After studying engineering at National Engineering College in Kovilpatti, he worked as an information technology professional in Mumbai for six months before deciding to pursue a career in film.

Career

Rajesh worked with the production unit Cosmic Blues, and as an *istant on many short films and adverti*t films for one-and-a-half years before shifting to Chennai. He began his feature film career as an *istant director under Ameer in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002), and later *isted S. A. Chandrasekhar on a few films including Sukran (2005) and Nenjiruk* Varai (2006). After deciding to turn director, Rajesh opted against imitating Ameer or Chandrasekhar's directing styles, but wanted his own style that would appeal to youngsters, and wrote the script of Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). The film became a commercial success, as did his next two directorial ventures, Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012). All three films were described by Sify as having reinvented "the trend of light-hearted comedy entertainers without big storylines". Rajesh later wrote the dialogues for Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), also a success. However, his subsequent directorial ventures All in All Azhagu Raja (2013), Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (2015), Kadavul Irukaan *aru (2016) and Mr. Local (2019) became box-office bombs. By the time of Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga's release, he was described by Sify as having lost his "Midas touch", and that he "should work on something out of the box to taste the much needed success". His latest venture, Vanakkam Da Mappilei, premiered on Sun NXT in 2021. In December 2021, it was announced that Rajesh's next film would star Jayam Ravi.

Personal life

Rajesh is married to Shakthi, who he met while working as an *istant under Chandrashekhar. Rajesh's father died on 2 October 2010.

Filmography

References

External links

• M. Rajesh at IMDb