Mahesh Narayanan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahesh Narayanan

• After graduating from University College Thiruvananthapuram, Mahesh Narayanan joined the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute in Tamil Nadu and started his career as an advertisement editor.

• He then started editing documentaries and short films.

• In 2007, Mahesh Narayanan entered the Malayalam film industry with a Malayalam film titled Rathri Mazha, which won five Kerala State Film Awards.

  

• He then went on to work as an editor for several films like Beautiful (2011), Traffic (2011), Kanyaka Talkies (2013), Viswaroopam (2013), and Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015).

• After becoming a successful editor, he began working as a scriptwriter.

• He made his debut as a scriptwriter with the 2015 Malayalam film Mili, which received positive reviews in Kerala.

  

• In 2017, Mahesh Narayanan made his directorial debut with the film Take Off. The film was a drama-thriller which was based on the 2014 trial of Indian nurses in Tikrit, Iraq.

• The film starred Parvathy Thiruvothu, Kunchacko Boban, and Fahadh Faasil.

• It was written by Mahesh Narayanan and P. V. Shajikumar.

• The filming of the film took place in Dubai and Kerala. Take Off was a box office hit, and was shown for over 125 days in theatres.

• The film was featured in competition sections at international festivals like IFFI and IFFK.

  

• In June 2020, Mahesh Narayanan released his film project C U Soon. The film starred Fahadh Faasil in the lead role.

• Mahesh described the film as a ‘small exercise,’ which was shot using an iPhone. He also mentioned it as a non-traditional feature film. The filming of the film took place in Fahadh Faasil’s flat.

• He received the approval to shoot the film from the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA).

• Later, he faced opposition from the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA) due to COVID-19 concerns.

• The film was recognized as India’s first computer screen film. It was screened in the ‘screen-life’ category at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival.

  

• He then went on to direct and write many films such as Mālik (2021), Ariyippu (2022), and Manorathangal (2024).