Karthick Naren (born 23 July 1994) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema. Naren broke into the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...

having had directed several award-winning short films like ''Pradhi'' and ''Nirangal Moondru'' before his feature film debut. He made his big screen debut through the 2016 film ''

Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru ''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (), also known as ''D-16'', is a 2016 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren, and starring Rahman. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film features music composed by ...

'' which went on to become a

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Early life

Karthick Naren was born in

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

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to MNG Mani and Saradha Mani. A native of

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, he spent most of his life in Coimbatore. Naren completed his schooling at Lisieux Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He went on to join Mechanical Engineering at Kumaraguru College of Technology. He dropped out during his third year of Mechanical engineering course to pursue a career in filmmaking.

Film career

Naren made his directorial debut at the age of 22 with the critically and commercially successful thriller ''

'' (2016). ''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' was bankrolled by his home banner Knight Nostalgia Filmotainment. The film crossed 100-days at the box office, becoming one of the highest grossing debut films in

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. The film made Naren one of the most promising directors in Tamil Cinema. Naren's sophomore project ''

Naragasooran ''Naragasooran'' () is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language supernatural thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren. Produced by Badri Kasthuri, it features an ensemble cast led by Indrajith Sukumaran, Aravind Swamy, Sundeep Kishan, S ...

'' has an ensemble cast. Starring

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and Indrajith, the shoot of the film has been completed in 41 days. ''Naragasooran'' is produced by Badri Kasturi of Shradda Entertainment. The film has yet to see a theatrical release. He has also directed the segment ‘’Project Agni’’, as part of ''

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'' (2021), an anthology web series produced by

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and Jayendra Panchapakesan for

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. Karthick Naren's next film is titled '' Maaran'' (2022), starring

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and

Malavika Mohanan Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Pattam Pole'' (2013). She gain ...

Filmography

Directed features

Actor

Awards

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* Living people Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Tamil-language film directors 1994 births {{India-film-director-stub IIFA Utsavam winners