Directing

Vignesh Shivan

Born September 18, 1984 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (age 41)

Vignesh Shivan is an Indian film director, actor and lyric writer who works in Tamil cinema. He has been regularly associated in projects involving Silambarasan, Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander, as well as helming independent music videos. Vignesh Shivan made a short film and after getting Dharan to compose music for it; showed the film to producers, Gemini Film Circuit, and then to his childhood…

Known For

Dragon

MovieComedyRomance

Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.

Love Insurance Kompany

Love Insurance Kompany · 2026

Love Insurance Kompany

MovieRomanceScience Fiction

In 2040, an app premised on ensuring romance for all is used widely by the population. When the voice behind the app's AI realizes its misconception to true love, he embarks on a quest to prove that love does not come from a screen.

Madharaasi

Madharaasi · 2025

MovieActionRomance

A man with a psychological disorder overcomes trauma and confronts his nemesis in a fast-paced action film with romance and unique elements, exploring themes of resilience and redemption.

Hi!

MovieRomanceDrama

Two individuals initially exchange a simple "Hi," but through a series of chance encounters, shared experiences, and deep conversations, they gradually develop a strong connection and eventually fall in love.

Saaho

MovieActionAdventure

A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.

Master

MovieActionThriller

An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

Mookuthi Amman

Mookuthi Amman · 2020

MovieComedyFantasy

A TV reporter, who has been gathering evidence to expose a self-styled godman for years, gets help from Goddess Mookuthi Amman. How does he utilise the situation to bring down the godman before the public?

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

Etharkkum Thunindhavan · 2022

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

MovieActionDrama

A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.

Filmography

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Dragon

MovieComedyRomance

Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.

Lyricist

Love Insurance Kompany

Love Insurance Kompany · 2026

Love Insurance Kompany

MovieRomanceScience Fiction

In 2040, an app premised on ensuring romance for all is used widely by the population. When the voice behind the app's AI realizes its misconception to true love, he embarks on a quest to prove that love does not come from a screen.

Director

Madharaasi

Madharaasi · 2025

MovieActionRomance

A man with a psychological disorder overcomes trauma and confronts his nemesis in a fast-paced action film with romance and unique elements, exploring themes of resilience and redemption.

Lyricist

Hi!

MovieRomanceDrama

Two individuals initially exchange a simple "Hi," but through a series of chance encounters, shared experiences, and deep conversations, they gradually develop a strong connection and eventually fall in love.

Producer

Saaho

MovieActionAdventure

A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.

Lyricist

Master

MovieActionThriller

An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

Lyricist

Mookuthi Amman

Mookuthi Amman · 2020

MovieComedyFantasy

A TV reporter, who has been gathering evidence to expose a self-styled godman for years, gets help from Goddess Mookuthi Amman. How does he utilise the situation to bring down the godman before the public?

Lyricist

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

Etharkkum Thunindhavan · 2022

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

MovieActionDrama

A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.

Lyricist

Pebbles

Pebbles · 2021

A young boy follows his violent and alcoholic father on a quest to find his mother, who has run away from his abuse.

Producer

Sivi

A young photographer and his girlfriend accidentally kill a woman while coming back from a party. The ghost of the deceased woman later starts haunting the couple leading to some shocking revelations.

Assistant Director

Vikram Vedha

Vikram Vedha · 2017

MovieActionThriller

A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.

Lyricist

Valimai

Valimai · 2022

MovieActionCrime

A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.

Lyricist

Don

MovieComedyRomance

A youngster who is still figuring out what his passion is gets into an engineering college where he clashes with a disciplinarian faculty.

Lyricist

Velaiyilla Pattathari

Velaiyilla Pattathari · 2014

Velaiyilla Pattathari

MovieDramaComedy

Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

Vignesh

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam · 2018

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

MovieCrimeAction

Angered by the corruption that stopped him from becoming a CBI officer, a young man forms a gang who pose as CBI officers and raids the corrupt.

Screenplay

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal · 2022

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

MovieComedyDrama

Rambo who lives a double life as a cab driver and bouncer falls in love with two women with contrasting personalities. What happens when he is forced to make a choice?

Director

Irumbu Thirai

Irumbu Thirai · 2018

MovieActionThriller

Kathiravan, a major in the Indian army with anger management issues, is compelled by circumstances to borrow a loan from a bank with false documents. When the entire money in the account vanishes, Kathiravan tries to track down the scamsters, and it leads him to White Devil, a master hacker.

Lyricist

Rocky

MovieCrimeAction

A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging along and threatening to derail his attempt to lead a normal life.

Presenter

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada · 2016

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

MovieActionRomance

A youngster goes on a road trip with the girl of his dreams and but an accident leads things to spiraling out of control.

Lyricist

Connect

Connect · 2022

MovieHorrorThriller

The announcement of a nation-wide lock-down due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the peace of a family. What follows is a series of bizarre events as one of them tries to invite the spirit of a family member.

Producer

NGK

An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?

Lyricist

Naanum Rowdydhaan

Naanum Rowdydhaan · 2015

Naanum Rowdydhaan

MovieActionComedy

Pandian, the son of a cop and a wannabe rowdy, falls in love with Kadambarai, a hearing-impaired girl, who wants him to take on Killivalavan, a gangster-politician who has murdered her parents.

Lyricist

Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream

Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream

Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream

MovieRomanceComedy

Producer

Dharala Prabhu

Dharala Prabhu · 2020

An energetic youngster Prabhu who is approached by a fertility clinic to donate his sperm and make some quick money, isn't aware of how this decision might affect his future.

Lyricist

Paava Kadhaigal

Paava Kadhaigal · 2020

Paava Kadhaigal

At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to stand in their way.

Director