AR Murugadas | |
|---|---|
 Murugadas in 2009 | |
| Born | Murugadas Arunachalam 25 September 1974 Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Ramya (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Dileepan (brother) |
Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadas,[1][2] () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.[3][4] He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama Kaththi.
Murugadoss' first break in the film industry was as an assistant director of Ratchagan (1997). He then worked with S. J. Surya for the film Kushi (2000) before directing his first film, the Ajith starrer Dheena (2001). His first Bollywood film was Ghajini (2008), a Hindi remake of his Tamil film of the same name. It became the first Bollywood film to gross over ₹100 crore (US$12 million) domestically.[5] In 2012, he directed the action thriller Thuppakki, starring Vijay, which became the second Tamil film to gross ₹100 crore at the domestic box office alone.[6] He worked with Vijay again with the box office hits Kaththi (2014) and Sarkar (2018).
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