Karthick Naren (born 23 July 1994) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema. Naren broke into the
Tamil film industry
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollyw ...
having had directed several award-winning short films like ''Pradhi'' and ''Nirangal Moondru'' before his feature film debut.
He made his big screen debut through the 2016 film
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (), also known as ''D-16'', is a 2016 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren, and starring Rahman. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film features music composed by ...
which went on to become a
sleeper hit
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.
Early life
Karthick Naren was born in
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbat ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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to MNG Mani and Saradha Mani. A native of
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and ...
, he spent most of his life in Coimbatore. Naren completed his schooling at
Lisieux Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He went on to join Mechanical Engineering at
Kumaraguru College of Technology. He dropped out during his third year of Mechanical engineering course to pursue a career in filmmaking.
Film career
Naren made his directorial debut at the age of 22 with the critically and commercially successful thriller ''
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (), also known as ''D-16'', is a 2016 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren, and starring Rahman. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film features music composed by ...
''.
''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' was bankrolled by his home banner Knight Nostalgia Filmotainment. The film crossed 100-days at the box office, becoming one of the highest grossing debut films in
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...
.
The film made Naren one of the most promising directors in Tamil Cinema.
Naren's sophomore project ''
Naragasooran
''Naragasooran'' is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language supernatural thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren. Produced by Badri Kasthuri, it features an ensemble cast led by Aravind Swamy, Shriya Saran, Sundeep Kishan, Aathmika ...
'' has an ensemble cast. Starring
Arvind Swamy
Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster ...
,
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 ...
,
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Career
Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...
and
Indrajith, the shoot of the film has been completed in 41 days.
Naragasooran is produced by Badri Kasturi of Shradda Entertainment. The film has yet to see a theatrical release.
Karthick Naren's upcoming projects include Naadaga Medai under his banner Knight Nostalgia Filmotainment and an untitled project starring
S.T.R., produced by
Vijaya Productions
Karthick Naren's next film is titled ''
Maaran'', starring
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...
and
Malavika Mohanan
Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Pattam Pole'' (2013). She gained ...
. He has also directed the segment ‘’Project Agni’’, as part of ''
Navarasa
Indian art evolved with an emphasis on inducing special spiritual or philosophical states in the audience, or with representing them symbolically.
Rasas in the performing arts
The theory of rasas still forms the aesthetic underpinning of al ...
'', an anthology web series produced by
Maniratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Na ...
and Jayendra Panchapakesan for
Netflix
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.
Filmography
Directed features
Pilot/short films
Actor
Awards
International Indian Film Academy Awards
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South Indian International Movie Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...
References
External links
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Living people
Film directors from Tamil Nadu
Tamil film directors
Tamil-language film directors
1994 births
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