I. Ahmed
Biography
I. Mueenuddin, known as I. Ahmed, is an Indian film director and producer associated in South Indian cinema, predominantly known for his romantic-comedy film Endrendrum Punnagai (2013).
Mueenuddin started his career as an assistant director to Kathir in Kadhal Desam (1996) and Kadhalar Dhinam (1999).
Ahmed directed his next Tamil-language movie titled Manithan, released in 2016 and had a genre of legal thriller. The film featured Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Radha Ravi, Prakash Raj, and Vivek.
It is an official remake of Subhash Kapoor's Hindi film Jolly LLB (2013), which itself is loosely based on the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case. The story of Manithan revolves around a struggling lawyer in his hometown, who comes to Chennai to become successful.
He goes all out against a wealthy man in a hit-and-run case hoping that the publicity would help his business. The story was slightly altered from a comedy-drama genre in the original to a drama-thriller theme in Manithan. Manithan was released on 29 April 2016 to positive reviews[by whom?]. At present, he is scripting for his next feature film.
His next film is based on a spy-thriller film starring Jayam Ravi and Arjun Sarja in the lead roles and an ensemble cast such as Tapsee Pannu, Rahman, and M.S. Bhaskar in prominent roles. This film is an Indian film simultaneously shot in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu & Hindi
