Ajay Gnanamuthu | |
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Born | R. Ajay Gnanamuthu 15 September 1988[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Loyola College, Chennai |
Occupation(s) | Film Director, Screenwriter |
Known for | Demonte Colony Imaikkaa Nodigal |
R. Ajay Gnanamuthu (born 15 September 1988)[1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter that works primarily in Tamil cinema. He started his career as an assisting producer-filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss in the films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki. In 2015, he debuted as director with the horror-thriller film Demonte Colony.[2] His second fim was Imaikkaa Nodigal.[3]
Gnanamuthu completed his schooling at St. John's High School and St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and later joined Loyola College.[4] During his college days as a student of the visual communications department, he enjoyed making short films.[5]
Gnanamuthu was selected to contest in the short film making show, Naalaya Iyakunar Season-1 in 2010 where he finished as one of the finalists. He then joined filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss as an assistant director,[6] and worked in films such as 7aum Arivu (2011) and Thuppakki (2012).[7]
He directed Demonte Colony in 2015, Imaikkaa Nodigal in 2018 and Cobra in 2022.
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Note |
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2015 | Demonte Colony | Yes | Yes | |
2018 | Imaikkaa Nodigal | Yes | Yes | |
2022 | Cobra | Yes | Yes | |
TBA | Demonte Colony 2 | Yes | Yes |