Mohan G. also known as Mohan G Kshatriyan is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and Vanniyar caste activist who has directed Tamil language films focusing on Vanniyar caste people. He became known for the thriller drama Pazhaya Vannarapettai (2016), and has gone on to make films including the dramas Draupathi (2020), Rudra Thandavam(2021) and Bakasuran (2023)
Mohan began his directorial career with Pazhaya Vannarapettai (2016), before making Draupathi (2020). The film had to be crowdfunded as no producer was willing to produce the film, fearing it would incite controversy. Opening to negative reviews, the film was criticized for its alleged pro-casteism stand and intent to uphold casteism. The film eventually earned 23 times its budget at the box office, and prompted further attention for Mohan as a filmmaker.
He subsequently collaborated with Richard again on Rudra Thandavam (2021). Reviewing the film, Muralidharan Kasiviswanathan from BBC News Tamil wrote "Mohan G has created the story focusing on the drug addiction of the youth. But since it would not be exciting to make a film with it alone, he has compiled and made the movie with the information shared on WhatsApp. Mohan G is busy saying what he has to say at all the moments available. It doesn't matter if the film is very modest. On the contrary, Mohan G continues to portray a few communities of the society in bad light with superficial information. It is unfortunate that he thinks that it is his strength." The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
In 2023, Mohan worked on Bakasuran, which starred Selvaraghavan and Natty in the lead roles. Following the film's release, Mohan noted that he had been approached by Telugu film producer Bellamkonda Suresh to direct the Telugu version of the film.
Mohan's next film will star Richard Rishi, marking the third collaboration between the actor and the director.
| Country | India |
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| Reference | IMDB |
| NotableWork | Draupadi |
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