Thiru (director)

Thiru (Tamil: திரு) is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil films.[1] He has directed three films Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010), Samar (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) all starring Vishal.[2] Mr. Chandramouli released on July 6, 2018

Thiru
Born	Thiru Krishnamoorthy 06 07 1979 Gudiyattam
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2010-present
Spouse(s)	Kani Agathiyan
Relatives	Agathiyan (father-in-law)

He is married to Kani, daughter of popular film director Agathiyan.[3]

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.[4] 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 deal with hero suffering from narcolepsy.[5][6]

Filmography

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