FILM DIRECTOR

AR Murugadoss

1974 - Today

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Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as A. R. 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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. AR Murugadoss is the 1,778th most popular film director (up from 2,028th in 2024), the 1,100th 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 1,778 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Coraci, Bill Pope, Bud Yorkin, Maryam Touzani, Ti West, and Kevin Greutert. After him are John Sayles, Ilya Naishuller, Michael Glawogger, Sebastián Lelio, Carlos Atanes, and Ramesh Sippy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, AR Murugadoss ranks 497. 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.

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In India

Among people born in India, AR Murugadoss ranks 1,100 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).

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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).

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