Manimaran is an Indian film director, working in the Tamil film industry.

Career

He made his directorial debut in Tamil, '' Udhayam NH4'' (2013) featuring Siddharth and a newcomer

Ashrita Shetty Ashrita Shetty (born 16 July 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil language films. Early life Shetty was born on 16 July 1993 in a South Indian family from Karnataka. She hails from Mumbai and has studied finance. Career ...

in lead roles. It was simultaneously dubbed and released in Telugu in the same year. ''Udhayam NH4'' was produced by Meeka Entertainment and

Grass Root Film Company Grass Root Film Company is an Indian film production and distribution company. Established by Indian director Vetrimaaran in 2012, it debuted with '' Udhayam NH4'', produced in collaboration with Meeka Entertainment. The company has collaborat ...

for which director

Vetrimaaran V. Chitravel Vetrimaaran (born 4 September 1975) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his unique filmography with major commercial success and highly critically acclaime ...

penned the story. Manimaran was born and brought up in a town

Walajapet Walajapet is a municipality and taluk in the state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics According to 2011 census, Walajapet had a population of 32,397 with a sex-ratio of 1,031 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A t ...

near

Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...

. Manimaran was one of a former associate of director

and had worked in Vetrimaaran's films '' Polladhavan'' and ''

Aadukalam ''Aadukalam'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Vetrimaran, produced by S. Kathiresan and distributed by Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the lead role, alongside Taapsee (in her Tamil debut), Kishore, ...

''. He collaborated once again with director Vetrimaran and actor

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...

as a second unit direct in the 2019 film, '' Asuran''. In 2021, he directed '' Sangathalaivan''. The

Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

-starrer wears its Communist shirt proudly but fails to sell its politics convincingly. Manimaran is far too abrasive in that he projects his protagonist as simply no more than the average Tamil film hero.

Filmography

References

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* Tamil film directors Living people Film directors from Tamil Nadu 1974 births Tamil screenwriters Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu {{India-film-director-stub