Directing
Community Rating
7.2
TMDB estimate
Born
March 7, 1984 (age 42)
Born in
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Mari Selvaraj is a director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. He entered the Tamil film industry in 2006, initially planning to become an actor, but later joined film director Ram and worked as an assistant director in three films: Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Thanga Meenkal (2013), and Taramani (2017). In 2018, he directed his first film, Pariyerum Perumal, which garnered critical acclaim and was one of the successful films of the year. He went on to direct the Dhanush-starrer Karnan (2021) which received widespread praise and was a box office success. Selvaraj is known for films that provide hard hitting commentaries on the realities surrounding the caste system in modern Tamil Nadu.

D56
as Director, Writer
TBA
Vaazhai 2
as Director, Writer
TBA

Bison Kaalamaadan
as Director, Writer, Lyricist
2025

Dhadak 2
as Original Film Writer
2025

Vaazhai
as Director, Producer, Writer, Lyricist
2024

Maamannan
as Writer, Director
2023

Karnan
as Lyricist, Writer, Director
2021

Pariyerum Perumal
as Lyricist, Director, Writer
2018

Taramani
as Assistant Director
2017

Thanga Meenkal
as First Assistant Director
2013

Kattradhu Thamizh
as College Student (uncredited), Assistant Director
2007

Neeya Naana
as Self
2006