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Thiru
Born
Thiru Krishnamoorthy

(1979-07-06) 6 July 1979 (age 44)
Gudiyatham, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2010 – present
SpouseKani Thiru
Children2
RelativesAgathiyan (father-in-law)
Vijayalakshmi (sister-in-law)
Niranjani Ahathian (sister-in-law)

Thiru Krishnamoorthy (born 6 July 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil cinema.[1] He has directed films such as Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010), Samar (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014).[2]

Early life

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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.[3] 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 dealt with hero suffering from narcolepsy.[4][5]

In late 2015, Thiru announced a project titled Garuda featuring Vikram and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles.[6][7] The film was set to be produced by Silverline Film Factory and have music composer Girinandh, but the collaboration was later called off.[8]

Personal life

He married Kani Thiru, daughter of film director Agathiyan. The couple have two daughters, Diya and Tashmai.[9]

Filmography

Films

Year Title 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

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References

  1. ^ "Director Thiru climbing his way to success". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Director Thiru ready with 'Samar', the Vishal-starrer". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Review : (2010)". Sify. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Review : (2013)". Sify. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Naan Sigappu Manidhan: A doze of action". The Hindu. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Vikram - Thiru project is likely to be titled as Garuda". 21 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Vikram on a signing spree". 16 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Vikram-Thiru's 'Garuda' heads to Oman!".
  9. ^ "Thoranai, Vishal and Thiru - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movies News - Thoranai Vishal Agathiyan". Behindwoods.com. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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