Mahesh Narayanan

Mahesh Narayanan is an Indian film editor, screenwriter, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.

Mahesh Narayanan
Born	(1982-05-02) 2 May 1982
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director film editor screenwriter
Years active	2007–present
Spouse(s)	Remiya
Children	1

Career

After completing his graduation from University College Thiruvananthapuram he joined M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute in Tamil Nadu, Mahesh started working as an advert editor. He subsequently progressed to edit documentaries, short films and entered the film industry with Rathri Mazha a Malayalam film, which won five Kerala State Awards.

A few of his most popular films as an editor includes Beautiful, Traffic, Kanyaka Talkies, Viswaroopam, and Ennu Ninte Moideen. After establishing himself as an accomplished and successful editor, Mahesh ventured into writing and made his debut as a writer with Mili, a Malayalam film, which opened to rave reviews in Kerala.

In 2017 Mahesh Narayanan progressed into film-making directing his debut feature Take Off a 2017 Indian drama thriller film, based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, in 2014 with Parvathy , Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil starring in the lead roles. It is written by Mahesh Narayanan and P. V. Shajikumar. The film was shot in various parts of Dubai and Kerala. Take Off was released on 24 March 2017. The film was a blockbuster at the box office.

Celebrities praised the movie, including actor Kamal Haasan. The film was in the competition section at various international festivals, including International Film Festival of India and International Film Festival of Kerala.

The film grossed ₹40 crore at the box office. The film collected $853,101 from UAE box office in its three weekends,$21,248 from UK box office and $9,918 from New Zealand box office. The film ran for over 125 days in theaters.

The Special Jury Award of International Film Festival Of India 2017 was presented to Director Mahesh Narayanan for the film TakeOff, which is based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq.

The film won a Special Jury Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India and Parvathy won the award for Best Female Actor, becoming the first-ever Indian film actor to win the award. The film won five Kerala State Awards including the Best Debut Director's Award for Mahesh Narayanan.

Personal life

He was born in Thiruvananthapuram. His mother is Dr Geetha and Mr. Narayanan.He has a younger brother. His wife is Smt. Ramya. He has a daughter. Presently residing in Ernakulam, Kerala.

Awards

• Special Jury, Silver Peacock Award at IFFI 2017[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
• 65th National Film Awards, Special Mention for Take Off[8][9][10][11][12]
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director[13][14]
• Best Screenplay Award at SCO Film Festival, Qingdao, China[15][16]
• Audience Choice Award at IFFLA,Los Angeles, 2018[17][18][19]
• Vanitha Film Awards 2018 – Best Movie – Take Off[20]
• Asiavision Award 2017 for the Best Director – Take Off[21]
• Asianet Film Award 2018 for Best Director – Take Off[22]
• Asianet Film Awards 2015 for Best Editor – Ennu Ninte Moideen

Films

Year	Title	Editor	Director	Screen Writer	Language	Notes
2020	Mālik	Yes	Yes	Yes	Malayalam	Announced
2019	Uyare	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2018	Vishwaroopam II	Yes	No	No	Tamil Hindi
2018	Abrahaminte Santhathikal	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2018	B.Tech	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2017	Take Off	Yes	Yes	Yes	Malayalam	Directorial Debut
2017	Udaharanam Sujatha	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2016	Traffic	Yes	No	No	Hindi
2015	Ennu Ninte Moideen	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2015	Love 24x7	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2015	Nirnayakam	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2015	36 Vayadhinile	Yes	No	No	Tamil
2015	Mili	Yes	No	Yes	Malayalam
2014	Cousins	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2014	How Old Are You?	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2013	Kanyaka Talkies	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2013	Mumbai Police	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2013	Vishwaroopam	Yes	No	No	Tamil Hindi
2013	Olipporu	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Yes	No	No	Tamil
2013	Kili Poyi	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2013	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2012	Trivandrum Lodge	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2012	Casanovva	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2012	Mallu Singh	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	Traffic	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	Beautiful	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	Three Kings	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	The Metro	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	A Pestering Journey	Yes	No	No	English
2011	Seniors	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2011	Makaramanju	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2010	Aathmakatha	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2010	Pokkiri Raja	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2010	Plus Two	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2009	Gulumal	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2009	16 mm: Memories, Movement and a Machine	Yes	No	No	English	Documentary Short
2009	Kavya's Diary	Yes	No	No	Telugu
2008	Phir Kabhi	Yes	No	No	Hindi
2008	Positive	Yes	No	No	Malayalam
2007	Rathri Mazha	Yes	No	No	Malayalam

References

1. "Take Off's win at IFFI is a recognition for tales rooted in reality: Mahesh Narayanan". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. "IFFI: French film on AIDS wins Golden Peacock, Malayalam film Take Off bags two Silver Peacocks". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
3. Kamat, Prakash (28 November 2017). "'120 BPM' wins Golden Peacock at IFFI 2017". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
4. "IFFI 2017: Parvathy, first Malayalam actor to win the silver peacock, gets emotional on stage". The Indian Express. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
5. Delhi (28 November 2017). "120 Beats Per Minute wins the Golden Peacock at IFFI 2017". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
6. "Take Off's win at IFFI is a recognition for tales rooted in reality: Mahesh Narayanan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. "France's '120 Beats Per Minute' wins Golden Peacock at IFFI". The Economic Times. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
8. "65th National Film Awards announcement: Highlights". The Indian Express. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
9. "National Film Awards: Newton, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Take Off receive awards". The Week. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
10. "Bhayanakam, Thondimuthulem Driksashiyum, Take Off win big at National Awards". Hindustan Times. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
11. "National film awards: Jury praises standard of Malayalam films and quality of acting". The News Minute. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
12. "National Film Awards 2018: Newton Wins Big, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna Honoured". The Better India. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
13. "Kerala State Film Awards 2018: Parvathy, Indrans bag top honours; Take Off emerges as the big winner- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
14. "Kerala State Film Awards 2017: Indrans, Parvathy and Lijo Jose Pellissery bag top honours". The Indian Express. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
15. "Golden Seagull Awards presented at first SCO film festival – Xinhua | English.news.cn". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
16. "Golden Seagull Awards presented at first SCO film festival – China.org.cn". china.org.cn. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
17. "Take Off wins Audience Choice Award at IFFLA, Los Angeles". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
18. Brockington, Ariana (17 April 2018). "'Village Rockstars,' 'Lovesick' Among Winners at 2018 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
19. "Assamese language film Village Rockstars takes the Best Feature prize at 16th annual IFFLA". diyatvusa.com. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
20. "Vanitha Film Awards 2018: Here are the winners". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
21. James, Anu. "Asiavision Movie Awards 2017: Deepika Padukone, Dulquer Salmaan, Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas grace event [PHOTOS]". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
22. "Watch: Mollywood's who's who attend 20th Asianet Film Awards". The News Minute. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

External links

• Mahesh Narayanan on IMDb