About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1986-03-14
Place of birth:
Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Website:
N/A

Lokesh Kanagaraj

Overview

Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director who works primarily in the Tamil film industry who started his film career with the 2016 anthology film called Aviyal. He is best known for writing and directing the action-thriller films Maanagaram (2017), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Kanagaraj's films have been described as being oriented around the hyperlink crime cinema subgenre, with his work earning him comparisons to Quentin Tarantino. His films are known for depicting the dark underbelly of metropolitan cities through various characters, with the nexus between the police force and organized crime syndicates being a key feature of his work. Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022), and Leo (2023) take place in the same cinematic universe, dubbed the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe), and share interrelated subplots, themes and characters.

Known for

Acting
2024 Singapore Saloon Actor Reality Show Special Guest 58
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2021 Master Actor Prisoner 60
Fair

Directing
2025 Coolie Directing Director N/A
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2023 Leo Directing Director 60
Fair
2022 Vikram Directing Director 62
Fair
2021 Master Directing Director 60
Fair
2019 Kaithi Directing Director 61
Fair
2017 Maanagaram Directing Director 60
Fair
2016 Aviyal Directing Director 59
Average
Untitled Lokesh Kanagaraj Next Project Directing Director N/A
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Irumbu Kai Maayavi Directing Director N/A
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Chapter Zero Directing Director N/A
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Kaithi 2 Directing Director N/A
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Vikram 2 Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Lokesh Kanagaraj/Prabhas Project Directing Director N/A
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Rolex Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Coolie Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Leo Writing Writer 60
Fair
2023 Mumbaikar Writing Original Story 58
Average
2023 Bholaa Writing Original Story 58
Average
2022 Vikram Writing Story 62
Fair
2022 Vikram Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2021 Master Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2021 Master Writing Story 60
Fair
2021 Master Writing Dialogue 60
Fair
2019 Kaithi Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2019 Kaithi Writing Story 61
Fair
2019 Kaithi Writing Dialogue 61
Fair
2018 Vella Raja Writing Story 69
Fair
2017 Maanagaram Writing Story 60
Fair
2017 Maanagaram Writing Dialogue 60
Fair
2017 Maanagaram Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2016 Aviyal Writing Writer 59
Average
Rolex Writing Writer N/A
N/A
Chapter Zero Writing Writer N/A
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Benz Writing Story N/A
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Irumbu Kai Maayavi Writing Writer N/A
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Kaithi 2 Writing Writer N/A
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Vikram 2 Writing Writer N/A
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Vikram 2 Writing Story N/A
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Production
Benz Production Producer N/A
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Mr. Bhaarath Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2023 Michael Crew Presenter 58
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