R Kannan is a South Indian film director, who started his career assisting director Manobala before joining Mani Ratnam in films including Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayutha Ezhuthu and Guru. He started his directorial debut in the film Jayamkondaan which is a hit movie and then he directed a movie Kanden Kathalai which is a Hindi remake and also becomes a hit. He frequently directed some movies which become failures. His 2019 release includes Boomerang.