Directing

Selvaraghavan

Born March 5, 1977 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (age 49)

Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor based primarily in Tamil cinema. Known for idiosyncratic genre films that subvert conventional character tropes and deal with dark themes, he is considered an important figure in modern Tamil cinema whose work enjoys a dedicated cult following. The elder brother of actor Dhanush, the two have collaborated on several films.

Known For

Beast

MovieActionComedy

A former RAW officer, who is among the hostages in a mall taken over by terrorists, has to foil their plans and prevent the government from releasing a dreaded terrorist, who he had helped put in prison at great personal cost.

7G Rainbow Colony 2

7G Rainbow Colony 2

7G Rainbow Colony 2

MovieRomanceDrama

Nearly 10 years post the tragic death of Anitha, Kathir's ailing mother makes desperate attempts to get him settled after sensing his attraction to the daughter of Flat No.7G's Newest Tenant.

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan · 2010

Aayirathil Oruvan

MovieActionAdventure

An expedition sets out to uncover the long-lost traces of the Chola dynasty, venturing into uncharted lands filled with ancient traps, hostile forces, and forgotten secrets. What begins as a search for history soon becomes a perilous struggle for survival, where myths and reality collide and the fate of an entire legacy hangs in the balance.

Kutty

Kutty, a kind young man, falls in love with Geeta, but she does not reciprocate his love. He continues to love her even after learning that she is in love with Arjun, her college-mate.

Raayan

MovieActionDrama

Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.

Devil's Double Next Level

Devil's Double Next Level · 2025

Devil's Double Next Level

MovieHorrorComedy

A well-known movie critic is invited by a strange person to watch a special horror film. But once the movie starts, he finds himself trapped inside it. The world keeps shifting timelines, endless day-to-night cycles, non-linear narration, and scary things from horror movies come to life. To escape, he must either stop reviewing movies forever or find a way to defeat the ghost that trapped him.

Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai · 2006

MovieActionDrama

The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.

Mark Antony

Mark Antony · 2023

MovieScience FictionAction

Set in 1995, Mark, a skilled mechanic and the son of a former gangster, stumbles upon a phone that has the ability to connect with the past, tries to save his estranged mother from a grim fate. While facing his own family's legacy, Mark must navigate through dangerous consequences of altering the past, as it causes unforeseen repercussions in the present.

Filmography

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Beast

MovieActionComedy

A former RAW officer, who is among the hostages in a mall taken over by terrorists, has to foil their plans and prevent the government from releasing a dreaded terrorist, who he had helped put in prison at great personal cost.

Althaf Hussain

7G Rainbow Colony 2

7G Rainbow Colony 2

7G Rainbow Colony 2

MovieRomanceDrama

Nearly 10 years post the tragic death of Anitha, Kathir's ailing mother makes desperate attempts to get him settled after sensing his attraction to the daughter of Flat No.7G's Newest Tenant.

Writer

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan · 2010

Aayirathil Oruvan

MovieActionAdventure

An expedition sets out to uncover the long-lost traces of the Chola dynasty, venturing into uncharted lands filled with ancient traps, hostile forces, and forgotten secrets. What begins as a search for history soon becomes a perilous struggle for survival, where myths and reality collide and the fate of an entire legacy hangs in the balance.

Director

Kutty

Kutty, a kind young man, falls in love with Geeta, but she does not reciprocate his love. He continues to love her even after learning that she is in love with Arjun, her college-mate.

Lyricist

Raayan

MovieActionDrama

Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.

Sekhar

Devil's Double Next Level

Devil's Double Next Level · 2025

Devil's Double Next Level

MovieHorrorComedy

A well-known movie critic is invited by a strange person to watch a special horror film. But once the movie starts, he finds himself trapped inside it. The world keeps shifting timelines, endless day-to-night cycles, non-linear narration, and scary things from horror movies come to life. To escape, he must either stop reviewing movies forever or find a way to defeat the ghost that trapped him.

"Hitchcock" Iruthyaraj

Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai · 2006

MovieActionDrama

The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.

Director

Mark Antony

Mark Antony · 2023

MovieScience FictionAction

Set in 1995, Mark, a skilled mechanic and the son of a former gangster, stumbles upon a phone that has the ability to connect with the past, tries to save his estranged mother from a grim fate. While facing his own family's legacy, Mark must navigate through dangerous consequences of altering the past, as it causes unforeseen repercussions in the present.

Chiranjeevi

Aaryan

MovieActionThriller

A struggling writer announces he'll commit the perfect crime, sparking a tense pursuit as police try to prevent his methodically planned killing spree.

Alagar "Narayanan"

Love Oh Love

Love Oh Love · 2026

MovieRomanceComedy

A couple is in love. One partner's excessive spending pushes the other into debt. When the burdened partner decides to seek a divorce, the other files a police complaint through the leader of a women's association. As they begin living together, they gradually understand each other's struggles. Eventually, they reconcile and choose to continue their life together.

Inspector Harichandran

Sorgavaasal

Sorgavaasal · 2024

MovieActionCrime

A common man imprisoned in a corrupt system questions whether jails truly rehabilitate or push individuals deeper into crime's abyss.

Siga

Yaaradi Nee Mohini

Yaaradi Nee Mohini · 2008

Yaaradi Nee Mohini

MovieFamilyDrama

Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.

Writer

Saani Kaayidham

Saani Kaayidham · 2022

Saani Kaayidham

MovieCrimeAction

A police constable from an oppressed caste and her half-brother go after the dominant caste men who raped her and burned her husband and kid alive.

Sangaiah

Naane Varuvean

Naane Varuvean · 2022

MovieActionThriller

A father finds out that his teenager daughter is possessed, and the only way he can save her is by doing the ghost's bidding, which will mean an encounter with his long-separated twin - who happens to be a psycho killer.

Director

Balti

MovieActionDrama

A star kabaddi player's life takes a dangerous turn when he's pulled into the criminal underworld.

Porthamarai Bhairavan

7G Rainbow Colony

7G Rainbow Colony · 2004

7G Rainbow Colony

MovieDramaComedy

Kathir is a young underachiever who frequently vents his frustrations through public outbursts. When Anitha, a North Indian girl whose family has fallen on hard times, moves into his housing colony, he soon decides to pursue her with his love, but she keeps rejecting his advances.

Director

Thulluvadho Ilamai

Thulluvadho Ilamai · 2002

Thulluvadho Ilamai

MovieActionDrama

Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an older friend of theirs.

Screenplay

Mayakkam Enna

Mayakkam Enna · 2011

MovieDramaFamily

Karthik is a freelance photographer with big dreams of becoming a famous wildlife photographer, but faces constant struggle in advancing his career. When Karthik’s close friend Sundar introduces his girlfriend Yamini to their group, they can't stand each other initially, but there lies the twist, when opposites attract.

Director

Manithan Deivamagalam

Manithan Deivamagalam · 2026

Manithan Deivamagalam

MovieCrimeDrama

A hardworking villager and his wife hope to build a better life after starting a small roadside eatery with borrowed money. But when he dares to question local power and demand basic improvements for his neglected village, he finds himself caught in a growing conflict involving debt, politics, and the fight for dignity.

Ragavan

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?

Director

Farhana

Farhana · 2023

MovieDramaThriller

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.

Dhayalan

Irandam Ulagam

Irandam Ulagam · 2013

MovieActionRomance

A young man's lover dies in a freak accident, saddened by this he tries to kill himself by driving his car over a hilltop. A portal opens through an alternate universe and, rescued by his look-alike, he finally meets his lover.

Director

Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu

Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu · 2008

Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu

MovieRomanceDrama

Shivu falls in love with co-worker Preethi who only ignores and insults him. When Shivu goes to his friend's village to attend his wedding, he is shocked to see that the bride is Preethi.

Story

Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam

Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam · 2016

Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam

MovieDramaRomance

Manoja marries Prabhu for her mother's sake, but dislikes her husband. Gradually, she warms up to his dogged attempts at sparking a romance, but Prabhu, who is frustrated with her indifference, ruins it all on their wedding anniversary. The couple separate but neither can forget the other. Can Manoja find it in herself to forgive Prabhu and get back to him?

Dialogue