the critics and underperformed commercially, his performance was praised by everybody. He then followed it up with Saani Kaayidham, co-starring Keerthy Suresh and directed by Arun Matheswaran, of Rocky fame. His performance in the film was highly acclaimed. His next release, as a director, is Naane Varuvean with Dhanush in the lead. Kalaippuli S. Thanu is producing it under his V Creations banner, and Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing the music for the film, which is his eighth collaboration with Selvaraghavan. He has also announced the sequel to Aayirathil Oruvan, with Dhanush, as the main lead. He has been involved in the pre-production for it, since 2021. It is being planned for a release in 2024. Filmography Directorial work All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. As actor As lyricist Accolades Filmfare Awards South Edison Award SIIMA References External links Living people 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian screenwriters Film directors from Chennai Screenwriters from Chennai Tamil film directors Tamil screenwriters Tamil-language film directors Telugu film directors 1977 births