Birthday:
09-18-1984
(40 years)
Birthplace:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
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.
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Sivi
Act like Krishna's Friend
event2007
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A young photographer and his girlfriend accidentally kill a woman while coming back from a party. The ghost of the deceased woman later starts haunting the couple leading to some shocking revelations.
Velaiyilla Pattathari
Act like Vignesh
event2014 star_border 7.5
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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?
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale
Act like Self
event2024 star_border 4.6
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Vikram Vedha
Lyricist
event2017 star_border 7.3
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Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
Lyricist
event2016 star_border 5.1
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Naanum Rowdydhaan
Lyricist
event2015 star_border 6.4
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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.
Podaa Podi
Director
event2012 star_border 4.9
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Mookuthi Amman
Lyricist
event2020 star_border 5.7
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Etharkkum Thunindhavan
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event2022 star_border 6
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Don
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event2022 star_border 6.2
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event2022 star_border 9
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Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
Director
event2018 star_border 5.5
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event2024 star_border 5
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Shubh Yatra
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event2023 star_border 8
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Mookuthi Amman 2
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Sequel to Mookuthi Amman (2020)
Sindhubaadh
Lyricist
event2019 star_border 4.5
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NGK
Lyricist
event2019 star_border 4.7
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Namma Veettu Pillai
Lyricist
event2019 star_border 5.3
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Saaho
Lyricist
event2019 star_border 5.8
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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.
Irumbu Thirai
Lyricist
event2018 star_border 6.8
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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.
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae
Lyricist
event2019 star_border 4.8
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An young man struggling to get a girl to marry against his tough horoscope rules and finding a matching girl without any conflict on same.
Dharala Prabhu
Lyricist
event2020 star_border 6.9
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An energetic youngster Prabhu who is approached by a fertility clinic to donate his sperm and make some quick money, isn't aware of how this decision might affect his future.
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Director
event2022 star_border 5.3
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Rambo who lives a double life as a cab driver and bouncer falls in love with two women with contrasting personalities. What happens when he is forced to make a choice?
Rocky
Presenter
event2021 star_border 7.2
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A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging along and threatening to derail his attempt to lead a normal life.
Pebbles
Producer
event2021 star_border 6.3
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A young boy follows his violent and alcoholic father on a quest to find his mother, who has run away from his abuse.
Master
Lyricist
event2021 star_border 6.8
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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.
Netrikann
Producer
event2021 star_border 5.8
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A cat-and-mouse game engages between a blind woman and a serial killer when the former becomes the witness of a kidnap performed by the latter.
Valimai
Lyricist
event2022 star_border 5.6
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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.
Nesippaya
Lyricist
event2025
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Two lovers, separated by life's circumstances, are reunited by a tragic fate—a murder. Arjun, driven by his love for Diya, defies all odds, crosses boundaries, and braves the unknown to uncover the truth behind her tragic fate.
Paava Kadhaigal
Screenplay (1 ep.)
event2020 star_border 7.4
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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.
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