Caarthick Raju is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

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and

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films. He debuted as a director with the Tamil film ''

Thirudan Police ''Thirudan Police'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language action comedy film, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, the film has Dinesh and Aishwarya Rajesh in the le ...

'' (2014) and continued with Telugu films ''

Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene ''Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu supernatural romantic thriller film written and directed by Caarthick Raju. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Anya Singh, Vennela Kishore, Pragathi, and Murali Sharma in the lead roles. The ...

'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2025).

Career

Caarthick Raju is a talented visual effects supervisor and filmmaker who has made a significant mark in the industry. He has contributed his expertise in visual effects to hundreds of films, including iconic titles like ''

Mudhalvan ''Mudhalvan'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film co-produced, co-written and directed by S.Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting ...

'' (1999), ''

Ghilli ''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 st ...

'' (2004), ''

Pokkiri ''Pokkiri'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Kanagarathna Movies. It is the Tamil remake of the 2006 Telugu film '' Pokiri'' directed by story writer Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Vijay ...

'' (2007), and ''

Dasavathaaram ''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language epic science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, written by Kamal Haasan and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. It stars Kamal Haasan in ten distinct rol ...

'' (2008). He debuted as a film director with ''

'' (2014) starring Dinesh, which according to him "encompasses elements of comedy, action, sentiment and horror". The film was based on short story by his father, and he made the film as a tribute to fathers. Regarding the film, a critic wrote that "Caarthick Raju's real strength is comedy. A

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-style punch quite early in the film...signals this. The climax sequences confirm it. You're happily willing to suspend all disbelief when the scenes are as funny as they are at the end... As you walk out, you can't but wonder if the director, after noting all the laughter at the end, rues his decision not to have made a full-fledged comedy". He worked on his next film ''

Ulkuthu ''Ulkuthu'' () is a 2017 Tamil-language action comedy drama film directed by Caarthick Raju, featuring Dinesh and Nandita Swetha in the leading roles. The project was first announced in late 2014 and finished production in September 2016. Plo ...

'' in 2015 also starring Dinesh, which was based on fisherman. Caarthick Raju's cinematic journey continued with the Telugu supernatural thriller ''

'', featuring Sundeep Kishan. This film was noticed for its storyline and visual effects, which created an eerie atmosphere. His next film '' Nene Naa'' (2024) was released to negative reviews. He next directed ''

'' (2025) for

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Filmography

As director

As Visual Effects Supervisor

References

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