Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film director, writer and producer working mainly in

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Life and career

Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study

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. During his college days he performed stage shows and skits. His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like ''

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''. He made the short film "Kaatchipizhai" in Madurai, which was selected for ''Nalaya Iyakunar''. Karthik had intended to direct '' Jigarthanda'' first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget ''

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'' which introduced the 7.1 sound system. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi, Bengali and Kannada. This allowed him the opportunity to make ''Jigarthanda'', which received positive reviews and earned actor

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a national award. Subbaraj was praised by industry stalwarts like director

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and

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. His third movie, ''

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'' (2016), received positive reviews and Subbaraj was praised for the film's portrayal of society's treatment of women. The movie also observed the various ways men's attitudes and behaviors impact women throughout life. He also showcased the pain he gothrough from the producer of his second film, through the character of SJ Surya. He then went on and directed a silent thriller, ''

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'' (2018), starring

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in its lead, which was not a commercial success. He produced ''

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'', a web series under his banner Stone bench. Subbaraj directed the action drama '' Petta'' (2019) with

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's 166th film.

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produced the film while

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composed the film's music, replacing

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who composed for the director's previous ventures.

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made his

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film debut with this film. In the meanwhile, he produced the Amazon original movie ''

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'' starring

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in the lead role. He produced the Hotstar Originals web series ''

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'' starring Jai and

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. He also directed Vikram’s starrer '' Mahaan'' which was directly premiered on

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. He then directed Miracle, a short film for the Amazon Anthology film ''

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'' (2020).

Filmography

References

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