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Vignesh Shivan

Vignesh Shivan

Director · Born September 18, 1984 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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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.

Directed 7

2020s

  1. 2026

    Love Insurance Kompany

    Director

  2. 2022

    Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

    Director

  3. 2020

    Paava Kadhaigal

    Director

    79

2010s

  1. 2018

    Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

    Director

  2. 2015

    Naanum Rowdydhaan

    Director

  3. 2012

    Podaa Podi

    Director

2000s

  1. 2007

    Sivi

    Assistant Director

Wrote 27

2020s

  1. 2026

    Jailer 2

    Lyricist

  2. Love Insurance Kompany

    Writer, Lyricist

  3. 2025

    Madharaasi

    Lyricist

    68

  4. Dragon

    Lyricist

  5. Nesippaya

    Lyricist

  6. 2024

    Inga Naan Thaan Kingu

    Lyricist

  7. 2022

    Don

    Lyricist

    66

  8. Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

    Writer, Lyricist

  9. Etharkkum Thunindhavan

    Lyricist

    62

  10. Valimai

    Lyricist

  11. 2021

    Master

    Lyricist

    72
  12. 2020

    Paava Kadhaigal

    Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

    79

  13. Mookuthi Amman

    Lyricist

  14. Dharala Prabhu

    Lyricist

2010s

  1. 2019

    Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae

    Lyricist

  2. Namma Veettu Pillai

    Lyricist

  3. Saaho

    Lyricist

    41

  4. Sindhubaadh

    Lyricist

  5. NGK

    Lyricist

    55
  6. 2018

    Irumbu Thirai

    Lyricist

  7. Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

    Screenplay, Dialogue

  8. 2017

    Vikram Vedha

    Lyricist

    79
  9. 2016

    Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

    Lyricist

  10. 2015

    Naanum Rowdydhaan

    Lyricist, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

  11. Yennai Arindhaal

    Lyricist

  12. 2013

    Vanakkam Chennai

    Lyricist

  13. 2012

    Podaa Podi

    Writer

Produced 8

2020s

  1. 2026

    Mookuthi Amman 2

    Co-Producer

  2. Hi :)

    Producer

  3. 2023

    Shubh Yatra

    Producer

  4. 2022

    Connect

    Producer

  5. 2021

    Netrikann

    Producer

    59

  6. Pebbles

    Producer

No release date

  1. NT-81

    Producer

  2. Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream

    Producer

Acted in 3

2010s

  1. 2014

    Velaiyilla Pattathari

    Vignesh

2000s

  1. 2007

    Sivi

    Krishna's Friend

Other crew 2

2020s

  1. 2021

    Rocky

    Presenter

No release date

  1. NT-81

    Presenter

Sound 1

2010s

  1. 2015

    Naanum Rowdydhaan

    Playback Singer

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2024

    Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale

    Self

  2. Jailer Unlocked

    Self · 1 episode