Thiru (director)

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Thiru
Born
Thiru Krishnamoorthy

(1979-07-06) 6 July 1979 (age 42)
Gudiyatham, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2010 – present
Spouse(s)Kani Thiru
Children2
RelativesAgathiyan (father-in-law)
Vijayalakshmi (sister-in-law)
Niranjani Ahathian (sister-in-law)

Thiru Krishnamoorthy (born 6 July 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil cinema.[1] He has directed films such as Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010), Samar (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014).[2]

Early life[]

Career[]

After assisting A. Rajasekhar in Sathyam (2008), Thiru made his directorial debut with Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010) starring Vishal alongside three lead actresses. The film received mixed reviews and became hit in the box office.[3] After that Thiru again collaborated with Vishal in two films Samar (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014). The former dealt with protagonist who unknowingly involved in a dangerous game and the latter dealt with hero suffering from narcolepsy.[4][5]

Personal life[]

He married Kani Thiru, daughter of film director Agathiyan. The couple have two daughters, Diya and Tashmai.[6]

Filmography[]

Year Title Cast Language
2010 Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Vishal, Neetu Chandra, Sarah-Jane Dias, Tanushree Dutta Tamil
2013 Samar Vishal, Trisha, Sunaina Tamil
2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Iniya Tamil
2018 Mr. Chandramouli Karthik, Gautham Karthik, Regina Cassandra, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Tamil
2019 Chanakya Gopichand, Mehreen Pirzada, Zareen Khan Telugu

References[]

  1. ^ "Director Thiru climbing his way to success". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Director Thiru ready with 'Samar', the Vishal-starrer". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Review : (2010)". Sify.com. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Review : (2013)". Sify.com. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Naan Sigappu Manidhan: A doze of action". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Thoranai, Vishal and Thiru - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movies News - Thoranai Vishal Agathiyan". Behindwoods.com. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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