Madan Patel

Madan Patel is an Indian politician film director, producer, writer, actor and music director who works in Kannada-language films and State General secretary for KPCC

Madan Patel worked as an orchestra singer and managed an orchestra group. He made his debut as a lead actor with Andhra Hendthi (2000) co-starring Ramya Krishna. Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that "Madan Mallu (although a newcomer) has done a decent and good job of playing the role of a hero. His dialogue delivery is neat and pronunciation good. But his make-up is not upto the mark and he needs to improve it in his future movies". Madan Patel worked as a producer for the unreleased film Crazy Girls (2002), which was supposed to feature Shiva Rajkumar as a choreographer for one of the songs. He went on to star in Dayal Padmanabhan's Ok Saar Ok (2004). He directed and starred in Heegu Unte (2008), which got embroiled in controversy after he pointed a gun at a news photographer. He also directed Yarivaanu, based on the life of Nithyananda. The film, which was initially titled Satyanandha, also faced with controversy after Nithyananda filed a defamation suit. A Telugu remake was also partially shot and a Hindi remake was considered before both were dropped.

He was also active in politics and was the chief of the cultural cell of the Bharatiya Janatha Party. He acted in a movie Tamate directed by his son Mayur Patel. The film began production in 2019.

His brother is composer Shivamayya, who worked with him in Police Officers (2002). His son Mayur Patel collaborated with him in several films.

Source

• Madan Patel at IMDb