Chimbu Devan is an Indian

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, and

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known for his works in

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. His films mostly explore the

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and

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genres and also comedy. He debuted with the historical comedy-drama film, ''

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei ''Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language historical-comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven in his directoral debut .The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the ...

'' (2006).

Career

Devan started his career as an assistant director on Cheran's 2000 film ''

Vetri Kodi Kattu ''Vetri Kodi Kattu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film stars Murali, Parthiban, Meena, and Malavika, while Vadivelu, Manorama, Anandaraj, Vijayakumar, and Charle play supporting roles. ...

''. His first independent direction opportunity came from S Pictures with the 2006 film ''

''. When the plot was pitched to director Shankar, the latter was interested and agreed to collaborate with Devan. The film featured comedian

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in the lead role for the first time. The film went on to become a success. Devan's second film was the 2008 fantasy comedy '' Arai En 305-il Kadavul'', which starred comedians Santhanam and

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as the leads. His third movie, 2010's

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comedy '' Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam'', starred

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and

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. Both films released to mixed reviews. In 2014, Devan wrote and directed '' Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum'', starring

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, which was an average success. A year later, he directed the fantasy film '' Puli'', starring Vijay,

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(who made a comeback to Tamil cinema),

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, and

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The film released to mixed reviews, but collected 150 crore in its full run. In 2021, Devan directed the anthology film '' Kasada Thapara'', co-produced by

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. The story is split into six portions with each portion boasting of different technicians, and a collection of short stories connected by a hyperlinked narrative. In 2022, Devan directed ''Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum'', an episode of the anthology series '' Victim''. In 2024, Devan directed the survival drama ''

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'', starring

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Filmography

* ''All films are in Tamil unless noted otherwise''

References

External links

* Artists from Madurai Tamil film directors Living people 1975 births 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Tamil Nadu {{India-film-director-stub