{{Short description|Indian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox person |name = Rajan Madhav |image =Rajan_Madhav.jpg |caption = |birth_name = Rajan Babu Raveendran |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|5|31}} |birth_place = Chennai, India |death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> |death_place = |occupation = Director, Screen writer |known_for = |spouse = Sandhya }}
'''Rajan Babu''' (born Chennai, India, 31 May 1975) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, working predominantly in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. Having born into a family that appreciates all forms of cinema, he has imbibed the quality to breathe in the nuances of the cinema. This can be clearly seen in his debut film ''Muran''. His dad Raveendran strongly inspired him to take up cinema as his career. While his brothers took it to music, Rajan Madhav made it to direction.
==Early life== He was born as one of the twin to music director Raveendran and Sobhana in Chennai. His brothers are Sajan Madhav and Naveen Madhav.
==Career== While his family was so much into music with Sajan Madhav being a music director and Naveen Madhav being a playback singer already, Rajan Madhav was a B.Com graduate and was looking forward to getting into direction. However, he was conscious enough not to use his dad's influence anywhere at work and so joined as an assistant director to Shaji Kailas. After working as an AD for about six films, he was all set to commit as a director himself which was when his dad Raveendran died. He then joined director Mysskin as Co-director in his movie Anjathey and then went on to become a director with his debut movie Muran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/muran-is-a-road-thriller-rajan-madhav-news-tamil-ljml5labaff.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916005639/http://www.sify.com/movies/muran-is-a-road-thriller-rajan-madhav-news-tamil-ljml5labaff.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2011|title=Muran is a Road Thriller: Rajan Madhav|website=Sify|date=13 September 2011|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Double-delight-for-Rajan-Madhav/articleshow/9922033.cms?referral=PM|title=Double delight for Rajan Madhav | newspaper=Times of India|date=14 January 2017|access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Prasanna-teams-up-with-Rajan-Madhav-again/articleshow/14994294.cms?referral=PM|title=Prasanna teams up with Rajan Madhav again!|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref> He then started filming his second film, titled as ''Ula''. After four years of delay, in October 2018, the film's title was changed from ''Ula'' to ''Chithiram Pesuthadi 2''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-12-03/muran-prasanna-20-08-12.html|title=And the name is Ula|newspaper=Behindwoods|date=20 August 2012|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref> His third outing as director would be ''Kattam''. Newcomer Nandhan and Sshivada are playing as lead pair in the movie.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/300617/muran-directors-next-is-kattam.html|title=Muran director's next is Kattam|date=2017-06-30|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-06-30|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajans-next-is-a-crime-thriller/articleshow/59386575.cms|title=Rajan's next is a crime thriller|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref>
==Personal life== After his first film, he fell in love with Sandhya who was working as an assistant director as well in Bollywood and married her on 23 May 2012 in Chennai.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Credit !! Notes |- | 2011 || ''Muran'' || Writer, director || Nominated Best Debut Director SIIMA awards, screened in CIFF |- | 2019 || ''Chithiram Pesuthadi 2'' || Writer, director || |- | 2019 || ''Kattam'' || Writer, director || |}
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