Raju Murugan

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Raju Murugan
Raju Murugan at Joker Press Meet.jpg
OccupationWriter, Journalist, Screenwriter, Film Director
Years active2014 – present
Spouse(s)Hema Sinha

Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist turned filmmaker from Tiruvarur. His works include Vattiyum Muthalum, Ondru and Gypsy, all of which were published in Ananda Vikatan.[1] He made his directorial debut with Cuckoo (2014).[2][3] His second film, Joker, was awarded the Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the 64th National Film Awards. He worked as an assistant to Lingusamy for 3 years.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Director
Year Film Writer Director Notes
2014 Cuckoo Yes Yes
2016 Thozha Yes No Dialogues[5]
2016 Joker Yes Yes Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
2019 Mehandi Circus Yes No Story and dialogues
2020 Gypsy Yes Yes
2020 Varmaa Yes No Dialogues[6]
2022 Thalapathy 66 Yes No Tamil dialogues
Lyricist
  • Laali Laali (Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru)
  • Aara Thedum, Nellu Vaasam (Vellai Yaanai)
  • Thala Kodhum (Jai Bhim)
  • Veesum Kaathodadhaan (Power Paandi)

Books[edit]

Title Language Publisher Notes
Vatiyum Muthalum Tamil Vikatan -
Ondru Tamil Vikatan Co-author
Gypsy Tamil Vikatan

References[edit]

  1. "வட்டியும் முதலும்". www.vikatan.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "Raju Murugan's Joker is a political satire". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. Srinivasan, Sudhir (26 March 2016). "The director of 'Cuckoo', Raju Murugan, has finished work on his second film, 'Joker'". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "64th National Awards: Akshay wins Best Actor, Surabhi bags Best Actress". Deccan Chronicle. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. admin. "Raju Murugan to write dialogues for Mariyappan | New Movie Posters". New Movie Posters. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. Pudipeddi, Haricharan (3 March 2018). "Varma, Arjun Reddy Tamil remake, starts rolling". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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