Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist-turned-filmmaker from

Tiruvarur Thiruvarur () also spelt as Tiruvarur is a municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing and measuring ...

village Abivirutheeswaram Near Koradacheri. His works include ''Vattiyum Muthalum'', ''Ondru'' and ''Gypsy'', all of which were published in ''

Ananda Vikatan ''Ananda Vikatan'' is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. History ''Ananda Vikatan'' was started by Late Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar in February 1926 as a monthly publication. The issue for December 1927 was not publishe ...

''. He made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (2014). His second film, '' Joker'', was conferred the Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the

64th National Film Awards The 64th National Film Awards was an award ceremony during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2016 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 7 April 2017, and the ...

. He worked as an assistant to

Lingusamy Nammalvar Lingusamy, (born 14 November 1967), is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Aanandham'' (2001). He went on to direct '' Run'' (2002), '' ...

for 3 years.

Filmography

; As director ; As lyricist *"Laali Laali" (''

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' () or simply ''Theeran'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictu ...

'') *"Aara Thedum", "Nellu Vaasam" (''

Vellai Yaanai ''Vellai Yaanai'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Subramaniam Siva and starring Samuthirakani, Yogi Babu and Athmeeya in the lead roles. Produced by Mini Studios, it was released on 11 July 2021 on Sun TV. Plot An ag ...

'') *"Thala Kodhum" (''

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'') *"Veesum Kaathodadhaan" (''

Power Paandi ''Pa Paandi'' (also known as ''Power Paandi'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and produced by Dhanush, in his directorial debut. It stars Rajkiran in the titular role, alongside Revathi, Prasanna, Chaya Sin ...

'') *"Madura Veeran" (''

Viruman ''Viruman'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Produced by Suriya under 2D Entertainment, the film stars Karthi and debutante Aditi Shankar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music with cinema ...

'') *"Odi Odi" ('' Thiru.Manickam'')

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