Writer & Director of 'Inspector Rishi', a Horror Crime Drama series streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Writer & Director of 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru' Tamil Romantic Comedy movie & 'Nila Nila Odi Vaa' Vampire Series. Creator of 'Girl with a Red Nose Ring' Graphic Novel. Creative Producer at Make Believe Productions.
Nandhini JS started her creative career as a direction and screenwriting student and a gold medalist at FTIT (Film & Television Institute of Tamil Nadu). In 2003, she won the prestigious Tamil Nadu State Award for 'Best Director' for her student short film 'Ottam'. The film also won a State Award for 'Best Editing'.
She is best known for her romantic-comedy movie 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru' (2009), produced by Sathyam Cinemas and Real Image Media Technologies, starring actors Ajmal Ameer, Rupa Manjari and veteran filmmaker Mouli.
In 2015, she self-published her creation 'Sivappu Kal Mookuthi', the very first digital comic book in Tamil, along with it's English version 'Girl with a Red Nose Ring'.
In 2018, she wrote & directed 'Nila Nila Odi Vaa', a Tamil Vampire Web Series, produced by Viu India and Make Believe Productions. It stars actors Ashwin Kakumanu and Sunainaa in lead roles.
Nandhini's most recent work is 'Inspector Rishi', a Horror Crime Drama Series streaming on Amazon Prime Video. She is the Writer, Director and Creative Producer of the show.
Produced by Make Believe Productions, Inspector Rishi stars actors Naveen Chandra, Sunaina, Srikrishna Dayal, Kumaravel, Kanna Ravi, Malini Jeevaratnam, Mishaa Ghoshal and Rini in primary roles.
Inspector Rishi
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Series
by Amazon Prime Video & Make Believe Productions (Crime, Drama, Horror and Mystery)
Writer, Director, Creative Producer Inspector Rishi is a Horror Crime Drama series, created by Nandhini JS, and produced by Shukdev Lahiri under the banner of Make Believe Productions. It was released on 29 March 2024 on Amazon Prime Video as a Tamil Original series along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. It's available in India and across 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series stars Naveen Chandra in a pivotal role along with Sunainaa, Kanna Ravi, Malini Jeevarathnam, Srikrishna Dayal, and Kumaravel.
Nila Nila Odi Vaa
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TV Series
by Viu India & Make Believe Productions (Comedy, Drama, Romance and Thriller)
Writer, Director Nila Nila Odi Vaa (English: Dear Moon Rush To Me) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language vampire web series. It is hosted by Viu, a video on demand digital distribution platform. The web series is directed by Nandhini JS and produced by Viu and Make Believe Productions.
Sleepless Eyes
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Film (short)
by Gerald Rakesh (Thriller and Short)
Actress An unsuccessful writer with lot of family issues suffers from severe insomnia is very un-predictable and eventually turns out to be a sociopath. After a heated conversation with his wife one night he ends having a bizarre dream. Upon waking up, he is unable to tell whether the series of events that happens are real or a dream, forms the rest of the thriller film.
Sivappu Kal Mookuthi - Tamil Graphic Novel
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by Make Believe Productions (Horror and Romance)
Creator, Writer 'Sivappu Kal Mookuthi' is an Indian Romantic Horror Graphic Novel written and created by filmmaker Nandhini JS, known for her Tamil romantic comedy movie 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru'. It is the very first DIGITAL comic book in Tamil language. The English version is titled 'Girl with a Red Nose Ring'.
Synopsis - A young man struggles against a deadly supernatural entity who possesses his loving wife when she wears a mysterious red nosering.
Girl with a Red Nose Ring - Indie Graphic Novel
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by Make Believe Productions (Horror, Mystery, Romance and Thriller)
Creator, Writer 'Girl with a Red Nose Ring' is an Indian Romantic Horror Graphic Novel written and created by filmmaker Nandhini JS, known for her Tamil romantic comedy movie 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru'. It is the English version of the original Tamil comic book titled 'Sivappu Kal Mookuthi', the very first DIGITAL graphic novel created in Tamil language.
Synopsis - A young man struggles against a deadly supernatural entity who possesses his loving wife when she wears a mysterious red nosering.
Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru - Tamil Movie
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Film
by Sathyam Cinemas & Real Image (Comedy, Family and Romance)
Writer, Director Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru is a 2009 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Nandhini JS, starring Ajmal Ameer of Anjathey fame and newcomer Rupa Manjari. The film was produced by Sathyam Cinemas and Real Image.
Tamilnadu State Award (Best Student Director - Short Film)
(2003)
Film and Television Institute of Tamilnadu
(2000-2003)
Asan Memorial College (Chennai, India)
(1997-2000)