
Nelson Venkatesan
Writing
Biography
Nelson Venkatesan is an Indian Radio Jockey turned Film Director known for Oru Naal Koothu (2016), Monster (2019), Farhana (2023) & DNA (2025).
Known For

A young woman with borderline personality disorder, fights a lonely battle when she believes her newborn baby was swapped with someone else’s minutes after her delivery. Her loving husband, who initially doubts, eventually believes and starts investigating with an experienced cop.
DNA

Farhana, a devout Muslim woman and mother in a middle class family, with her family's consent, takes a call center job . Although the job gives Farhana freedom, it also leads her into a web of danger, when an individual who captivates her with his approach.
Farhana

A compassionate man faces a test of his faith from a rat that shows no sign of leaving his home.
Monster

A bunch of characters, each with their own set of problems, try to tackle the question of marriage that hangs over their lives.
Oru Naal Koothu

When roommates Madhav and Jerrin bought two adjacent villas and started living with their families, they never thought that their friendship will be affected in any way.