Director

M. Manikandan

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1005134

IMDb ID: nm6717590

Known for: Writing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2010 - 2022

Years active: 13

Average TMDB rating: 8.13

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Screenplay (2)Cinematography (1)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

M. Manikandan is an Indian filmmaker and cinematographer. After the release of his first short film, Wind (2010), he caught the attention of Tamil director Vetrimaaran, who helped produce his feature film debut, Kaaka Muttai (2014). The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and was critically acclaimed. Kadaisi Vivasayi (2021), his fourth feature film, had its world premiere at IFFR and received unanimously positive responses from audiences and critics alike.

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