Murali Krishna is an

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film director who has worked on Tamil language films. He is best known for making romantic films in the early 2000s, and gained acclaim for '' Paarvai Ondre Podhume'' (2001).

Career

Murali Krishna made his directorial debut with the romantic film ''

Paarvai Ondre Pothume ''Paarvai Ondre Pothume'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Murali Krishna. The film stars Kunal, Monal and Karan. The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharani and was a huge success. The film was releas ...

'' (2001) featuring Kunal (the lead actor of film ''

Kadhalar Dhinam ''Kadhalar Dhinam'' ( ) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Kathir. Produced by A. M. Rathnam od Sri Surya Movies, the film stars Kunal and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles, while Nassar, Manivannan, Goundama ...

'') and

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(the younger sister of actress

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). The success of this film prompted the trio to reunite for another film titled ''

Pesadha Kannum Pesume ''Pesadha Kannum Pesume'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Murali Krishna. The film stars Kunal, Monal and new actress Mamtha in the lead roles, while Ramji and Karunas play supporting roles. The music was composed by Bha ...

'' (2002). The second film received negative reviews, with a critic stating it was "one of the most insipid films" and that "there is nothing new about the story, presentation and even the acting of Kunal and Monal are disappointing". In 2002, he began production on a project titled ''Endrum Unnai Nesippen'' starring Karthik and Haripriya in the lead roles. The film eventually failed to materialise owing to Karthik's off-screen problems. His third film, ''

Thirudiya Idhayathai ''Thirudiya Idhayathai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Murali Krishna. It stars producer Rohan Salian, Kunal and Shubha Poonja. The score and soundtrack for the film was by director Bharani. T ...

'' (2005), was shot within seventeen days and featured Kunal in the lead role again with newcomers Rohan and

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. He then worked on the romance film, '' Balam'' (2009) with a lead pair of newcomers, which opened to negative reviews. A critic from

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.com criticised the director for failing to make use of experienced artistes like Rahman, Suhasini and Santhanam in the film. Murali Krishna then worked as the director and music composer on a film titled ''Karvam'' and then on ''Thuttu'' featuring

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and despite having an audio release function in April 2013, the films remain unreleased. In 2015, Murali Krishna was revealed to be working on a project titled ''Mirantavan'' starring

Prajin Prajin Padmanabhan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam-language films. He started his career as a VJ with Sun TV. He played the protagonist in the film '' Pazhaya Vannarapettai''. Career Prajin started his care ...

and

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, a tale on blackmail featuring seven actresses.

Filmography

References

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