A. R. Murugadoss

A. R. Murugadoss
Murugadoss in special screening of Ghajini in 2009
Born	Murugadoss Arunasalam 27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) (age 37) Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Anita (1997–present)

A. R. Murugadoss (Tamil: ஏ. ஆர். முருகதாஸ்; born Murugadoss Arunasalam on 27 April 1974) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.^[1][2]

Early life

A. R. Murugadoss was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. He studied B.A in Bishop Heber College, Trichy. In the College he had the great affinity towards Tamil films and friends. During his college days, he was active in cultural events, particularly in performing stage mimic shows imitating famous personalities of cine field. Murugadoss currently resides in Virugambakkam, Chennai.

Career

Right from his school days, Murugadoss has been inclined towards writing short stories and novels. Encouraged by people close to him, he moved from Kallakurichi to Chennai. He started his career by working with writer Kalaimani. Later he worked in the Tamil film Poochudava, acted in a cameo role and as an assistant director with S. J. Suryah for films like Vaali and Khushi.

Murugadoss with Aamir Khan in Ghajini Press meet in 2009.

S. J. Suryah recommended to ajith for directing his first film, Dheena. It was a commercial mass entertainer and was a blockbuster. His next one Ramana starring Vijayakanth was a commercial success too and was one of the biggest hits of the year. His third film was Ghajini starring Surya and Asin. It was one of the biggest blockbusters and he gained recognition as a director. His fourth film was Stalin starring Chiranjeevi which did not fare well at the box office. His fifth film was Ghajini which was the Hindi remake of Ghajini and released on 25 December 2008. It broke all records to become the highest grossing Bollywood film at the time of its release. Murugadoss's Tamil film 7aam Arivu, with Surya Sivakumar doing the lead role, pairing together for the second time, released on Diwali to average reviews. Murugadoss signed a deal with Fox Star Studios which includes the studio to produce and internationally distribute two Tamil films every year.^[3] The first production in association with Fox Star was Engeyum Eppodhum, starring Jai, Anjali and Ananya. Next project starting with Vijay and officially announced latter.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast	Language	Notes
2001	Dheena	Ajith Kumar, Laila, Suresh Gopi	Tamil
2002	Ramana	Vijayakanth, Simran, Ashima Bhalla	Tamil	Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
2005	Ghajini	Suriya, Asin, Nayantara	Tamil	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
2006	Stalin	Chiranjeevi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj	Telugu
2008	Ghajini	Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan	Hindi	Remake of Ghajini Winner, Stardust Hottest New Filmmaker Winner, Apsara Award for Best Director Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
2011	7aam Arivu	Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen	Tamil	Uncredited cameo

As producer

Year	Film	Cast	Language	Notes
2011	Engeyum Eppodhum	Jai, Anjali, Sharvanand, Ananya	Tamil

Awards and nominations

• Winner, Stardust Hottest New Filmmaker - Ghajini^[4]
• Winner, Apsara Award for Best Director - Ghajini
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Director Award - Ghajini
• Nominated, Star Screen Award for Best Director- Ghajini^[5]

References

1. ^ "Aamir's next director speaks". Rediff. 18 April 2006. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/18muru.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
2. ^ Seenivasan, Meera (22 February 2008). "Murugadoss upbeat over Mumbai entry". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200802220923.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
3. ^ [1] DNA India, Oct 24, 2009.
4. ^ "Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2009". Bollywood Hungama. 2009-02-16. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/02/16/4855/index.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
5. ^ "Nominations for Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards 2008". Bollywood Hungama. 2009-01-07. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/07/4702/index.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

External links

• A. R. Murugadoss at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Murugadoss, A.R.
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Date of birth	27 April 1974
Place of birth	Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
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