R. Kannan

R. Kannan (born Rajmohan on 21 July 1971) is an Indian filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the successful Tamil film Jayamkondaan starring Vinay Rai and Bhavana in 2008.

Kannan started his career assisting director Manobala before joining Mani Ratnam for films including Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Ayutha Ezhuthu (2004) and Guru (2007). He made his directorial debut with the drama film, Jayamkondaan (2008) starring Vinay, Bhavana and Lekha Washington, winning critical acclaim and commercial success at the box office. Featuring the story of an estranged brother and sister fighting over an ancestral property, Kannan won praise for his work. Sify.com stated that Kannan "has the potential to churn out a neat feel-good entertainer", adding that "the most refreshing thing about Kannan's film is that he tries to combine mainstream Tamil film aesthetics with mass appeal". His second film, Kanden Kadhalai, a remake of Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met (2007), featured Bharath and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles and was also successful commercially. His subsequent releases Vanthaan Vendraan with Jiiva and Taapsee Pannu, and the remake of Delhi Belly in Tamil as Settai with Arya,

In October 2012, Kannan agreed terms with production studio PVP Cinema to remake the successful Telugu film, Maryada Ramanna (2010), into the Tamil language with Santhanam in the leading role for a film titled Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham. However in early 2013, Kannan opted out of the project, noting that he was unhappy on the first-copy production agreement which had been put in place, and was replaced by Srinath. After the release of Settai,He began work on an action film titled Ivan Thanthiran starring Gautham Karthik in the lead role.

Kannan married Madhanaa in 2009. They have a son named Arjun and a daughter named Laya Kannan.