As Actor
Devil's Double Next Level
2025
6.6
Selvaraghavan
Acting
Born
March 5, 1977
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor based primarily in Tamil cinema. Known for idiosyncratic genre films that subvert conventional character tropes and deal with dark themes, he is considered an important and influential figure in modern Tamil cinema. The elder brother of actor Dhanush, the two are frequent collaborators as he is credited with helping the actor to break into the industry in the early 2000s with the films Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Kadhal Konden (2003). Selvaraghavan's early works largely dealt with themes of romance, sexuality, religion and youth culture; Pudhupettai (2006) was a stylistic departure into the gangster epic genre, and he later experimented with historical fiction and fantasy with the films Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and Irandam Ulagam (2013), as well as horror with Nenjam Marappathillai (2021). Selvaraghavan's filmmaking style has been called "audacious" and "operatic", with an emphasis on breadth of detail, moral ambiguity, and recurring usage of dark humor.
The Filmography
As Actor
Sorgavaasal
2024
6.8
As Actor
Raayan
2024
6.4
As Actor
Mark Antony
2023
6.1
As Actor
Farhana
2023
5.4
As Actor
Bakasuran
2023
4.6
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Naane Varuvean
2022
6.0
As Actor
Saani Kaayidham
2022
6.4
As Actor
Beast
2022
5.4
As Director, As Writer
Nenjam Marappathillai
2021
6.1
As Director, As Writer
NGK
2019
4.8
As Director
Irandam Ulagam
2013
4.7
As Writer
100% Love
2012
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Mayakkam Enna
2011
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Aayirathil Oruvan
2010
6.6
As Writer
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
2008
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2007
6.9
As Director, As Writer
Pudhupettai
2006
7.6
As Director, As Writer
7G Rainbow Colony
2004
6.7
As Director, As Writer
Kadhal Konden
2003
7.7