Peter Hein ( vi, Peter Hiền) is an Indian

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and

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who works in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam language films. He is best known for his action sequences in the films such as ''

Anniyan ''Anniyan'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The plot centres on a disillusioned everyman whose frustration at what he see ...

'' (2005), ''

Athadu ''Athadu'' ( or ) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha, and Sonu Sood while Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Nassar, and Brahmanandam ...

'' (2005), '' Chatrapathi'' (2005), ''

Sivaji Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin). Career Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...

'' (2007), '' Ghajini'' (2008), ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gill. ...

'' (2009), ''

Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny De ...

'' (2010), ''

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'' (2015), ''

7aum Arivu ''7aum Arivu'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language science fiction martial arts film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, featuring Suriya, Johnny Trí Nguyễn and Shruti Haasan. In the film, a medical student enlists the help of a cir ...

'' (2011), ''

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'' (2015), ''

Pulimurugan ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half of ...

'' (2016) ''

Odiyan ''Odiyan'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by V. A. Shrikumar Menon in his feature film debut. The film was written by Harikrishnan; it is based on the legend of the Odiyan clan, who in Kerala folklore are me ...

'' (2018), ''

Madhura Raja ''Madhura Raja'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna and starring Mammootty, Jagapathi Babu and Jai alongside Anusree, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Mah ...

'' (2019) and ''

Jack & Daniel ''Jack & Daniel'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action-thriller heist film written and directed by S.L. Puram Jayasurya. The film was produced by Shibu Thameens through Thameens Films. The film stars Dileep, Arjun Sarja alongside Anju Ku ...

'' (2019). Stunt masters such as Ram Laxman,

Anal Arasu Anal Arasu (born as C. M. A. Arasakumar) is an Indian fight master/action choreographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He started his career as an extra fighter and assistant to stunt masters including, K ...

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Dhilip Subbarayan Dhilip Subbarayan is an Indian stunt choreographer who has worked in Tamil language films. The son of stunt choreographer Super Subbarayan, Dhilip also made his debut as a film producer with ''Anjala'' (2016) and also played the lead role in '' ...

Anbariv Anbariv, also known as Anbumani and Arivumani or Anbu and Arivu is an Indian duo of action choreographers and stunt coordinators who work in primarily in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi cinema. The duo is well known for their acti ...

, Hari Dinesh and Pradeep Dinesh have worked as fighters and assistants to him. He was nominated for the

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against Hollywood choreographers. He received a

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for his work in ''Ghajini''. He was the first recipient of the National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer for his work in ''Pulimurugan''.

Early life and career

He was born in

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, India to a

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father and

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mother. He grew up in

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neighbourhood. His father, Perumal, worked as an assistant fight master in Tamil films. Later, Peter started his career as an extra fighter and assistant fight master for many

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and

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films. During the initial days of his career, he worked as assistant to action directors

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and

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. During his early days he was body double for heroes as well as heroines. His debut film as "fight master " was in

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's debut directorial ''

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'' (2001).

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, a

film director recognised his sincerity and dedication and offered him the chance to direct the action sequences for the film '' Murari'' which was also dubbed into Tamil. From then on, he became a full-length action film director, action co-ordinator and stunt director for various Telugu and Tamil films. He acquired recognition from critics and media for his work in several films such as '' Anji'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' and it was his work in films such as '' Varsham'', ''

'', ''

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'' and so on that brought him critical acclaim.

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introduced him to

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with the film ''

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was very much impressed with his work in films like ''Athadu'', ''Anniyan'' and ''

'' and enrolled him to direct the stunt sequences for the film '' Raavan''. However, due to scheduling conflicts with ''

'', Hein has done limited work for ''Raavan''. He was the first recipient of the National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer for his work in ''

'' (2016). He also directed the 2021 Indo-Vietnamese film '' Sám Hối: The Living Sandbag''.

Filmography

Actor

Extra fighter

Assistant

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'' (2001) – Second assistant; choreographed Mohanlal v Siddique fight scene.

Awards

;Won * 2004

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Co-ordinator is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which the ...

– ''

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'' * 2005 Filmfare Award for Best Action Director - South – ''

'' * 2010

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– '' Enthiran: The Robot'' * 2011

– '' Ko'' * 2011 South Indian International Movie Awards: Sensation of South Indian cinema * 2011 Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Stunt Choreographer - ''Ko'' * 2015

Nandi Award for Best Fight Master The Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the a ...

- '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' * 2016 National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreographer – ''

'' * 2017 Special jury award-19th Asianet film awards * 2019 Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Stunt Choreographer - '' Asuran'' * 2021 V4 Entertainers Award for Best Stunt Director - '' Darbar'' ;Nominated * 2007

Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director The Vijay for Best Stunt Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Nominations 2000s *2007 Rambo ...

– '' Sivaji: The Boss'' * 2010 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Action in a Foreign Film – ''

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'' * 2010

– ''Enthiran: The Robot'' * 2011

– ''

'' * 2012

– ''

Maattrraan ''Maattrraan'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by K. V. Anand and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh and S. Suresh under the banner AGS Entertainment. It stars Suriya in dual roles, along ...

'' * 2012 South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer – ''Maattrraan'' * 2016

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Special Jury Award – '"Pulimurugan'' * 2017

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References

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