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Vignesh Shivan

Vignesh Shivan

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Biography

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 friend, Silambarasan and both parties agreed to collaborate to make it a feature film titled Podaa Podi (2012). His second film, Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015), like his first film, went through several changes of cast and production studios, before finalising on Vijay Sethupathi and Nayantara as actors and Dhanush as producer. The film, for which he drew inspiration from the lives of his parents, opened to highly positive reviews in October 2015.

Known For

Love Insurance Kompany
4.8

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.

Love Insurance Kompany

2026
Dragon
7.6

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.

Dragon

2025
Saaho
5.7

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.

Saaho

2019
Madharaasi
6.8

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.

Madharaasi

2025
Master
6.6

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.

Master

2021
Paava Kadhaigal
7.6

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.

Paava Kadhaigal

2020
Jailer Unlocked
9.0

A Sun NXT Exclusive that features the exciting journey & unseen story behind the making of Superstar Rajinikanth's record making blockbuster Jailer.

Jailer Unlocked

2024
Vikram Vedha
7.2

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.

Vikram Vedha

2017
Etharkkum Thunindhavan
5.8

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.

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

2022
Namma Veettu Pillai
5.4

Arumpon wants his sister to get married into a good family, but is forced to accept her marriage to a local goon, with whom he is at loggerheads. Will the brother-sister relationship survive?

Namma Veettu Pillai

2019
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
5.6

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.

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

2018
Podaa Podi
4.9

Arjun and Nisha happily marry as they are madly in love with each other. However, trouble brews in their lives when they realize that they have to make a lot of sacrifices to make their marriage work.

Podaa Podi

2012
Velaiyilla Pattathari
7.5

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?

Velaiyilla Pattathari

2014
Don
6.1

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

Don

2022
NGK
4.8

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?

NGK

2019
Naanum Rowdydhaan
6.5

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.

Naanum Rowdydhaan

2015
Valimai
5.5

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.

Valimai

2022
Mookuthi Amman
5.6

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?

Mookuthi Amman

2020
Sindhubaadh
4.5

A small-time thief and his protégé go to Thailand to rescue his wife, who is being held captive by a gang involved in skin trade.

Sindhubaadh

2019
Irumbu Thirai
6.9

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.

Irumbu Thirai

2018