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'''J. Mahendran''' (25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019) was an [[India]]n [[movie director]], [[screenwriter]] and actor. He was active in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[cinema]]. He was best known directing and writing the movies ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' (1978), ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' (1979) and ''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]'' (1980). ''Nenjathai Killathe'' won the 1980 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].<br />
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Mahendran was born in [[Ilaiyangudi]], [[Madras Presidency]]. His son, [[John Mahendran]], is a movie director and screenwriter in Tamil and [[Telugu]] cinema.<br />
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Mahendran died on 2 April 2019, at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/j-mahendran-reluctant-filmmaker-what-man-who-gave-us-rajinikanth-was-99339|title=J Mahendran, the reluctant filmmaker: What the man who gave us Rajinikanth was like|work=The News Minute|date=2 April 2019|accessdate=2 April 2019|author=Muralidharan, Kavitha}}</ref><br />
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