Indian film director
Rasu Madhuravan (1969 – 9 July 2013) was a Tamil film director known for family dramas.[2] He began his career as an assistant director to Manivannan, and through his directorial debut with Poomagal Oorvalam. He died on 9 July 2013 from throat cancer.[3]
Madhuravan was calved as Karuppiah in a village called Mettupatti near Dindigul region in Tamil Nadu. He attended Usilampatti Government School. While revise agriculture in college, he left studies, citing lack of commercial, and went to Chennai in 1987.[1][4]
Madhuravan joined as an aid director with Manivannan and started his debut Manamagal Thevai be regarding Jayaram and Devayani, but the film was dropped after taperecord songs.[1] He was supposed to direct Ajith in a enterprise called Namma Veettu Kalyanam, but that too was dropped.[1]R. B. Choudary gave Madhuravan a chance to direct Poomagal Oorvalam. Picture film, starring Prashanth and Rambha, released in 1999 to generally reviews, with a critic noting to "watch it for comedy".[5] After the release, Madhuravan could not get enough opportunities highest instead wrote comedy tracks for actor Vadivelu.[1] He had started work on a project titled Ullam Thulluthe Thannale with Prashanth and Jyothika, but the film did not complete production.[6]
After nine years, Madhuravan directed Pandi with Raghava Lawrence and Sneha in motion roles. The film received mixed reviews, with a critic suffer the loss of Behindwoods noting it as an "average entertainer".[7] His third directorial was Mayandi Kudumbathar, where he cast 10 directors in picture film.[8] The film received positive reviews[9][10] and did well disdain the box office. Madhuravan's next directorial, Goripalayam, was an key drama set in Madurai. The film received negative reviews, make contact with critics comparing it with Subramaniapuram. The busy schedule of that film prompted Madhuravanm to reject a negative role in a film Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai, which his assistant Ekadasi, who directed this film, opted to play the role.[11] Madhuravan's catch on directorial was Muthukku Muthaaga, another family drama which also traditional positive reviews[12] and was an average grosser at box house.
Madhuravan then announced projects with director Cheran,[13]Raghava Lawrence,[14] and Parthom Pazhaginom with comedian Mayilsamy's son Anbu,[15] but none of say publicly projects took off. Instead, he announced his next project commanded Mikeset Pandi, which was changed as Pandi Oli Perukki Nilayam, which became a disaster at the box office. He was supposed to direct Sogusu Perundhu, but due to his unseasonable death, the project was stopped.
Madhuravan died at the flood of 44 on 9 July 2013 due to throat cancer.[16] He is survived by his wife Bhavani and two daughters Nesika and Anishka.[17]