Chimbu Devan is an Indian

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also known as a

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, and

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. His films mostly explore the fantasy and historical genres and also comedy. He debuted with the historical comedy-drama film Imsai Arasan 23 M Pulikesi.

Career

Deven started his career as an assistant director on Cheran's 2000 film ''

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''. His first independent direction opportunity came from

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with the 2006 film ''

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei ''Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language historical-comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the female leads, while Mano ...

''. When the plot was pitched to director

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, the latter was interested and agreed to collaborate with Deven. His second film was the 2008 fantasy

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Arai En 305-il Kadavul ''Arai En 305-il Kadavul'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Chimbu Deven, who earlier directed ''Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei'', starring Vadivelu. A remake of the 2003 Hollywood film '' Bruce Almighty'', the film stars ...

'', which starred

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and

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as the leads. His third movie, 2010's

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comedy ''

Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam ''Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language Western comedy film directed by Chimbu Deven, starring choreographer-turned-actor Raghava Lawrence, Padmapriya, Lakshmi Rai, and Sandhya alongside an ensemble supporting cast in ...

'', starred

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and

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as the leads. In 2015, Deven wrote and directed ''

Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum ''Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language magic realism comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven, starring Arulnithi, Bindu Madhavi, Ashrita Shetty and Bagavathi Perumal. The music comprises three tracks ...

'', starring

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. Then '' Puli'', starring Vijay in the lead role and

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playing the antagonist. Late actress

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made a comeback in Tamil with this movie, and

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and

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played the lead actress. This movie was produced by

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and Shibu from

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, and

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scored the soundtrack. The movie was released on 1 October 2015. In 2021, is the

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’s co-production ''

Kasada Thapara ''Kasada Tabara'' is a 2021 Tamil-language drama hyperlink film produced jointly by Venkat Prabhu's Black Ticket Company and R. Ravindran of Trident Arts, directed by Chimbu Deven with an ensemble cast and technicians. The film premiered on 27 A ...

''. The story is split into six portions with each portion boasting of different technicians. A collection of short stories connected by a hyperlinked narrative.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Tamil unless noted otherwise''

References

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