Gokul (director)

Gokul
Born	Gokul Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Education	Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
Occupation	Film director, Screen writer
Years active	2011 – present

Gokul is an Indian film director who works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut with the action drama Rowthiram,^[1] followed by an ensemble comedy Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara. After that, he directed the historical-horror film Kaashmora, starring Karthi in the lead role. His next was the action comedy Junga, featuring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. He then directed Anbirkiniyal, the tamil remake of Helen. Gokul is best known for directing interesting stories revolving around offbeat characters and also for handling multiple genres. He is currently working on Corona Kumar featuring Silambarasan, a spin-off of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara.

Career[]

Gokul's maiden venture, Rowthiram, featured Jiiva and Shriya Saran in the lead roles. The movie earned praise for its cinematography and stunt choreography. Later, the movie was dubbed in Telugu^[2] as Roudram and in Hindi as Nirbhay The Fighter.

His second movie, Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara, produced by Leo Visions, featured a huge cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Ashwin Kakumanu, Swathi Reddy, Nandita Swetha, Pasupathy, and Soori. The movie won accolades for its quirky dialogues^[3] and intervening plot line.

His third venture was the magnam-opus Kaashmora, with a high production cost starring Karthi and Nayanthara It featured Karthi in dual roles.

His fourth film, Junga, had Vijay Sethupathi as the titular character. The film was praised for Vijay Sethupathi's acting.

After that he remade malayalam's critically acclaimed Helen in tamil titled Anbirkiniyal. He is currently working on Corona Kumar, featuring Silambarasan, a spin-off of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara. It is a comedy drama film set in corona times.

Filmography[]

Year	Film	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Writer
2011	Rowthiram	Y	Y	Winner of Ananda Vikatan Best Stunt Choreography Dubbed in Telugu as Roudram and in Hindi as Nirbhay The Fighter
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Y	Y
2016	Kaashmora	Y	Y
2018	Junga	Y	Y
2021	Anbirkiniyal	Y	Y	Remake of Helen
2021	Corona Kumar	Y	Y	Spin-off of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara

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