About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1984-09-18
Place of birth:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Website:
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Vignesh Shivan

Overview

Vignesh Shivan is an Indian film director, actor and lyric writer who works in Tamil cinema. He has been regularly associated in projects involving Silambarasan, Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander, as well as helming independent music videos.

Vignesh Shivan made a short film and after getting Dharan to compose music for it; showed the film to producers, Gemini Film Circuit, and then to his childhood friend, Silambarasan and both parties agreed to collaborate to make it a feature film titled Podaa Podi (2012).

His second film, Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015), like his first film, went through several changes of cast and production studios, before finalising on Vijay Sethupathi and Nayantara as actors and Dhanush as producer. The film, for which he drew inspiration from the lives of his parents, opened to highly positive reviews in October 2015.

Known for

Acting
2024 Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale Actor Self 58
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2014 Velaiyilla Pattathari Actor Vignesh 60
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2007 Sivi Actor Krishna's Friend N/A
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Directing
2025 Love Insurance Kompany Directing Director N/A
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2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Directing Director 58
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2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Directing Director 58
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2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Directing Director 59
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2012 Podaa Podi Directing Director 58
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2007 Sivi Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Love Insurance Kompany Writing Writer N/A
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2025 Nesippaya Writing Lyricist N/A
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2024 Inga Naan Thaan Kingu Writing Lyricist 58
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2022 Don Writing Lyricist 59
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2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Writing Writer 58
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2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Writing Lyricist 58
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2022 Etharkkum Thunindhavan Writing Lyricist 59
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2022 Valimai Writing Lyricist 58
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2021 Master Writing Lyricist 60
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2020 Mookuthi Amman Writing Lyricist 59
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2020 Dharala Prabhu Writing Lyricist 59
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2019 Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae Writing Lyricist 59
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2019 Namma Veettu Pillai Writing Lyricist 58
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2019 Saaho Writing Lyricist 58
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2019 Sindhubaadh Writing Lyricist 58
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2019 NGK Writing Lyricist 58
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2018 Irumbu Thirai Writing Lyricist 59
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2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Writing Dialogue 58
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2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Writing Screenplay 58
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2017 Vikram Vedha Writing Lyricist 63
Fair
2016 Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Writing Lyricist 58
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2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Writing Screenplay 59
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2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Writing Dialogue 59
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2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Writing Story 59
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2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Writing Lyricist 59
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2012 Podaa Podi Writing Writer 58
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Production
2023 Shubh Yatra Production Producer 59
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2022 Connect Production Producer 58
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2021 Netrikann Production Producer 59
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2021 Pebbles Production Producer 59
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NT81 Production Producer N/A
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Oorkuruvi Production Producer N/A
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Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream Production Producer N/A
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Mookuthi Amman 2 Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan Sound Playback Singer 59
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Crew
2021 Rocky Crew Presenter 59
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NT81 Crew Presenter N/A
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