Madonne Ashwin is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Tamil film industry. He is known for his films Mandela and Maaveeran. He is a recipient of three National Film Awards.
Career Madonne Ashwin initially made short films for Naalaya Iyakkunar such as Dharmam before working as a dialgoue writer for Kurangu Bommai (2017) under Nithilan Saminathan. He made his feature film debut with the political satire film Mandela (2021). He cites R. K. Laxman as an inspiration for the film as he made political cartoons without hurting anyone's sentiments.
His next film was Maaveeran (2023), which is about a cartoonist that has supernatural powers. Ashwin revealed that the breaking the fourth wall aspect of the film was inspired by Stranger than Fiction and Ober (both 2006). Lokesh Kanagaraj had given him a few inputs for the film.
Filmography As film director YearTitleNotes 2012 Dharmam Short film; also producer 2021 Mandela Directorial debut 2023 Maaveeran
As writer YearTitle WriterNotes 2017 Kurangu Bommai Also actor 2018 Vella Raja TV series
Accolades Award Ceremony Year Category Work ResultNational Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)2013Best Director Dharmam 68th National Film Awards 2022 Best Debut Film of a DirectorMandela Best Screenplay (Dialogue) 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director 67th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Director Best Story Best Screenplay 69th Filmfare Awards South2024Best Director Maaveeran
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