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Mari Selvaraj is an Indian film director and author who works in the Tamil film industry. He worked as an Assistant Director for director Ram, He made his directorial debut with Pariyerum Perumal, which opened to positive reviews and received many awards and accolades. After he paired up with actor Dhanush for a movie Karnan, which opened positive reviews and was successful at the box office in the year 2021

Mari Selvaraj
Born	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director screen writer author lyricist singer
Years active	2006–present

Film career

Mari Selvaraj entered the Tamil film industry in 2006. He initially planned to become an actor, but later he joined film director Ram and worked as an assistant director in three films: Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Thanga Meenkal (2013), and Taramani (2017).[1] In 2018, he directed his first film, Pariyerum Perumal, which garnered critical acclaim and was one of the successful films of the year. His second film, Karnan starring Dhanush opened to a rousing reception from the masses and critics. Karnan is charged with a universal artistic and political resonance.

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
2018	Pariyerum Perumal	also lyrics for "Naan Yaar" and "Karuppi"
2021	Karnan	also lyrics for "Kanda Vara" and "Utradheenga Yeppov"
TBD	Maamannan	Filming
TBD	Dhruv Vikram 4	Pre-production

Awards and nominations

Date of Ceremony	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
16 December 2018	Pariyerum Perumal	Behindwoods Gold Medal	Best Director	Won	[2]
20 December 2018		16th Chennai International Film Festival	Best Tamil Feature	Won	[3]
5 January 2019		Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Story	Won	[4]
			Best Director	Won
25–28 April 2019		Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[5]
15 April 2019		Film Critics Circle of India	Award for Best Debut Film	Won	[6]
28 April 2019		Toulouse Indian Film Festival	Audience Award	Won	[7]
			Independent Critic Award	Won
			Jury Award	Won
25 January 2019		Galatta Debutant Awards	Best Debutant Director	Won	[8]
			Best Debutant Dialogue Writer	Won

Other works

• Marakkave Ninaikkiren, a series in Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan.[9][10]
• Thamirabaraniyil Kollapadathavargal, short stories collection published in 2013 by Vamsi Pathipagam. This is Mari Selvaraj's Debut fiction[11]

References

External links

• Mari Selvaraj at IMDb

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