Tamil film directors

Ken Karunas is an Indian actor, director, composer, playback singer, and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of Karunas.

Indian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 )

Indian actor, film director, and producer

Indian choreographer, film producer & actor

Indian film actor, director, producer, and television presenter

Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian (1930–2014)

Indian filmmaker

Indian actor and film director

Silambarasan Tesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1983), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer,director and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is a recipient of two Edison Awards and three SIIMA Awards.

Indian actor

D. Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India. In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies. Outside literature, he made two films. In addition, four of his other novels were adapted into films by others.

Indian choreographer, actor, director, producer, philanthropist

Indian film director

Indian film director

Indian Director, Producer and Scriptwriter

Senthamizhan Seeman () (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism.

Indian director, actor, politician (1942–2017)

Indian film director (1933-2008)

Indian film actor and director

Bharathiraja ( born 17 July 1941) is a multiple-award-winning Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Imayam. Also, in the 1980s-90s, the '''''Bharathiraja (Direction)+Ilaiyaraaja (Music)+Vairamuthu (Lyric's)''''' Best Combination was very popular among Tamil film fans. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, six Tamil Nadu State Film Aw

Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam and Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 80 films in multiple Indian languages, with notable works in Tamil and Telugu. Known for his memorable comedic films, he has received several accolades, including three National Film Awards, multiple Kerala State Film Awards, and the Padma Shri in 2012. Most of his Hindi films are remakes of Malayalam films, some of which Priyadarshan helmed both versions.

Indian actress

Indian film director (1912–2004)

Indian (Tamil) film director and actor

Indian film director

Indian film director (1966-)

Female Indian documentary filmmaker and photographer

Indian actor, director, producer

Indian film director and screenwriter

Indian actor (1934-2016)

Indian film director (1931–2021)

Indian film director

Indian film director (1966-2021)

film director

American, film director (1909-2001)

Vetrimaaran is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his unique filmography with major commercial success and highly critically acclaimed body of work. He has won five National Film Awards, three Filmfare South Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Indian cinematographer

Bharathan Parameshwara Menon Palissery (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998), known mononymously as Bharathan, was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj.

actor, director, producer, music director, stunt director, editor and lyricist

Indian actor, director, writer, producer (1952–2022)

Indian film director (1948–2017)

Indian musician (1927-1990)

Indian actor

Indian film director

Indian film director

Indian film director,actor

Indian film director

Indian film director

Indian film director (1912-1975)

Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and dialogue writer for director Bharathiraja from 1980–82 to a successful director who thrived in experimenting with different genres, before becoming an actor. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan was one of the most experienced actors in the field and directed exactly 50 films. Manivannan was mainly a supporting actor in films and often played the com

Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj (born 4 August 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry.

Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation.

Indian filmmaker

Indian film director

Indian film director

Indian film director (1949-2019)

Indian filmmaker, actor

screen play writer and director in Malayalam cinema

Indian film Director (1924–1992)

Indian film director (1924–1978)