Person
Mari Selvaraj
Directing · Born 1984-03-07 · Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Mari Selvaraj is a director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. He entered the Tamil film industry in 2006, initially planning to become an actor, but later joined film director Ram and worked as an assistant director in three films: Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Thanga Meenkal (2013), and Taramani (2017). In 2018, he directed his first film, Pariyerum Perumal, which garnered critical acclaim and was one of the successful films of the year. He went on to direct the Dhanush-starrer Karnan (2021) which received widespread praise and was a box office success. Selvaraj is known for films that provide hard hitting commentaries on the realities surrounding the caste system in modern Tamil Nadu.
Known for
Neeya Naana
Self
Thanga Meenkal
First Assistant Director
Bison Kaalamaadan
Director
Dhadak 2
Original Film Writer
Manjanathi
Writer
Karki Nanu BA, LLB
Writer
Karnan
Lyricist
Vaazhai 2
Director
Maamannan
Writer
Vaazhai
Director
Filmography
- 2025Bison KaalamaadanDirector
- 2025Dhadak 2Original Film Writer
- 2024Karki Nanu BA, LLBWriter
- 2024VaazhaiDirector
- 2023MaamannanWriter
- 2021KarnanLyricist
- 2018Pariyerum PerumalLyricist
- 2017TaramaniAssistant Director
- 2013Thanga MeenkalFirst Assistant Director
- 2007Kattradhu ThamizhCollege Student (uncredited)
- 2006Neeya NaanaSelf
- —D56Director
- —Vaazhai 2Director
- —ManjanathiWriter
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