Films directed by Dharani (director)

Ghilli ( ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It is a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar, with few changes made to the story. The film stars Vijay in the lead role, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj (reprising his role from the original version). Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in an exhibition match, but instead rescues a

Osthe ( ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Dharani. A remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg, it stars Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay, Santhanam, Jithan Ramesh and Sonu Sood. The film follows a police officer, Osthe Velan and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother. He seeks to take down a corrupt politician, who exploits the hostility between Velan and his stepfamily for his personal gain.

Dhool () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting roles. It follows a man who fights to close a chemical factory that has been releasing toxic waste into the river, affecting the people of his village. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film was released on 14 January 2003 and became a commercial success. Dhool was remade in Telugu as Veede (2003) with Sayaji, Sen and Pasupathy reprising their

Dhill () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram in the lead role, alongside Laila, Ashish Vidyarthi, Nassar and Vivek in supporting roles. The music was composed by Vidyasagar, while cinematography and editing were handled by S. Gopinath and B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.