FILM DIRECTOR
AR Murugadoss
1974 - Today

AR Murugadoss
Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadoss, () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama Kaththi. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. AR Murugadoss is the 1,749th most popular film director (up from 2,027th in 2019), the 1,099th most popular biography from India (up from 1,594th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, AR Murugadoss ranks 1,749 out of 2,041. Before him are Tatsuya Ishihara, Gary Trousdale, Frank Coraci, Bill Pope, Bud Yorkin, and Ti West. After him are John Sayles, Michael Glawogger, Sebastián Lelio, Carlos Atanes, Ramesh Sippy, and Cédric Kahn.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTatsuya Ishihara
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,743
Gary Trousdale
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,744
Frank Coraci
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 1,745
Bill Pope
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 1,746
Bud Yorkin
1926 - 2015
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 1,747
Ti West
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 1,748
AR Murugadoss
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,749
John Sayles
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,750
Michael Glawogger
1959 - 2014
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,751
Sebastián Lelio
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,752
Carlos Atanes
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,753
Ramesh Sippy
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,754
Cédric Kahn
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,755
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, AR Murugadoss ranks 478. Before him are Arley Dinas, Tamala Jones, Ary Abittan, Leandro Simioni, Toranosuke Takagi, and Joaquin Castro. After him are Tümer Metin, Walter Centeno, Hideto Suzuki, Juli Zeh, Kari Byron, and Kathleen Rose Perkins.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsArley Dinas
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 472
Tamala Jones
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 473
Ary Abittan
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 474
Leandro Simioni
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 475
Toranosuke Takagi
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 476
Joaquin Castro
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 477
AR Murugadoss
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 478
Tümer Metin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 479
Walter Centeno
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 480
Hideto Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 481
Juli Zeh
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 482
Kari Byron
PAINTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 483
Kathleen Rose Perkins
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 484
In India
Among people born in India, AR Murugadoss ranks 1,099 out of 1,861. Before him are Narendra Dabholkar (1945), P. A. Sangma (1947), Bombayla Devi Laishram (1985), Manohar Parrikar (1955), Toru Dutt (1856), and Ruby Myers (1907). After him are Lakshmi (1952), Bipasha Basu (1979), Bobby Deol (1969), Prateik Babbar (1986), Shashikala (1932), and Moushumi Chatterjee (1953).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsNarendra Dabholkar
PHYSICIAN
1945 - 2013
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,093
P. A. Sangma
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,094
Bombayla Devi Laishram
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,095
Manohar Parrikar
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2019
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,096
Toru Dutt
WRITER
1856 - 1877
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 1,097
Ruby Myers
ACTOR
1907 - 1983
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 1,098
AR Murugadoss
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,099
Lakshmi
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,100
Bipasha Basu
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 1,101
Bobby Deol
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,102
Prateik Babbar
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 1,103
Shashikala
ACTOR
1932 - 2021
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 1,104
Moushumi Chatterjee
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,105
Among FILM DIRECTORS In India
Among film directors born in India, AR Murugadoss ranks 34. Before him are Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), V. Shantaram (1901), Imtiaz Ali (1971), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), and K. Balachander (1930). After him are Aditya Chopra (1971), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), David Dhawan (1955), Mehboob Khan (1907), and Basu Chatterjee (1930).
Sooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 28
Ebrahim Alkazi
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 29
V. Shantaram
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 30
Imtiaz Ali
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 31
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 32
K. Balachander
1930 - 2014
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 33
AR Murugadoss
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 34
Aditya Chopra
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 35
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1922 - 2006
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 36
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 37
David Dhawan
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 38
Mehboob Khan
1907 - 1964
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 39
Basu Chatterjee
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 40