J. Mahendran (25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in the Tamil film industry. Mahendran is regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Tamil cinema and has influenced several filmmakers of the generations followed.[2]br br Mahendran entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing scripts for nearly 26 films. He made an immediate impact with his first directional venture Mullum Malarum (1978). Mahendran's next film Uthiripookkal, based on a short story written by Pudumaipithan, firmlybr established him as an important film maker in Tamil cinema. His Nenjathai Killathe won three National Film Awards including the award for the best regional film. He has also acted in films during the latter part of his film career, including Kamaraj (2004) ,Theri (2016), Nimir(2018) and Petta (2019). Before his death, he was the head of the direction department of BOFTA Film Institute in Chennai.br br ► 00:00-Yae Intha Poongathu br ► 02:41-Oru Iniya Manathu br ► 07:03-En Vaanilay br ►11:52-Uravenum br ►17:14-Soorai Kaatril br ►21:27-Vanna Vanna Poove br br Jukebox Song Databr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~br ►Song - Yae Intha Poongathubr Film : Uthiripookkalbr Artiste : Ilaiyaraajabr Lyricist : Gangai Amarenbr Composer : Ilaiyaraajabr br ►Song - Oru Iniya Manathubr Film : Jhonnybr Artiste : Sujathabr Lyricist : Gangai Amarenbr Composer : Ilaiyaraajabr br ►Song - En Vaanilaybr Film : Jhonnybr Artiste : Jencybr Lyricist : Kannadasanbr Composer : Ilaiyaraajabr br ►Song - Uravenumbr Film : Nenjathai Killathebr Artiste : S.P.Balasubrahmanyam & S.Janakibr Lyricist : Gangai Amarenbr Composer : Ilaiyaraajabr br ►Song - Soorai Kaatrilbr Film : Poottatha Poottukalbr Artiste : Ilaiyaraajabr Lyricist : Panju Arunachalambr Composer : Ilaiyaraajabr br ►Song - Vanna Vanna Poovebr Film : Poottatha Poottukalbr Artiste : S.