Thiru Krishnamoorthy (born 6 July 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

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. He has directed films such as ''

Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai ''Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Thiru. The film, produced by Vikram Krishna. Starring Vishal in the lead role along with Sarah-Jane Dias who makes her acting debut. ...

'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013) and '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (2014).

Early life

Career

After assisting A. Rajasekhar in '' Sathyam'' (2008), Thiru made his directorial debut with ''

'' (2010) starring Vishal alongside three lead actresses. The film received mixed reviews and became hit in the box office. After that Thiru again collaborated with Vishal in two films ''Samar'' (2013) and '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (2014). The former dealt with protagonist who unknowingly involved in a dangerous game and the latter dealt with hero suffering from narcolepsy. In late 2015, Thiru announced a project titled ''Garuda'' featuring Vikram and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film was set to be produced by Silverline Film Factory and have music composer Girinandh, but the collaboration was later called off.

Personal life

He married Kani Thiru, daughter of film director

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. The couple have two daughters, Diya and Tashmai.

Filmography

Films

Webseries

*''Jhansi'' (Telugu, Hotstar)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thiru Living people 20th-century Indian film directors Tamil-language film directors 1979 births