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Director
Karthik Subbaraj
Directing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 1All crew credits: 35
TMDB ID: 1123763
IMDb ID: nm5366274
Known for: Directing
Born: March 19, 1983
Age: 43
Place of birth: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2009 - 2026
Years active: 18
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q6373535
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Director (9)Producer (8)Writer (6)Presenter (4)Creative Producer (3)Story (3)Original Story (2)
Biography
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian director, writer and producer working in the Tamil film industry. Known for quirky, visually flamboyant genre films, he is considered a prominent director in modern Tamil cinema. He debuted with the film Pizza (2012), which is considered one of the best modern horror films from India, and has gone on to direct several successful films which have garnered critical acclaim and cult status among fans, including Jigarthanda (2014), Iraivi (2016) and Petta (2019). His latest film, Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023) was one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year.
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Producer
Neelira
2026 • Movie
Writer
Retro
2025 • Movie
Story
Game Changer
2025 • Movie
as Jaguar Car Owner (Uncredited Role)
Soodhu Kavvum
2013 • Movie
Original Story
Gaddalakonda Ganesh
2019 • Movie
Sep 25
Director
Dorothy
2026 • Movie
Original Story
Bachchhan Paandey
2022 • Movie
Writer
Jigarthanda DoubleX
2023 • Movie
Director
Bench Talkies
2015 • Movie
Writer
Petta
2019 • Movie
Creative Producer
Ammu
2022 • Movie
Director
Jigarthanda
2014 • Movie
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Producer
Neelira
2026 • Movie
Writer
Retro
2025 • Movie
Story
Game Changer
2025 • Movie
Producer
Rathnam
2024 • Movie
Writer
Jigarthanda DoubleX
2023 • Movie
Producer
Rekha
2023 • Movie
Presenter
DSP
2022 • Movie
Creative Producer
Ammu
2022 • Movie
Presenter
Buffoon
2022 • Movie
Original Story
Bachchhan Paandey
2022 • Movie
Presenter
Boomika
2021 • Movie
Writer
Jagame Thandhiram
2021 • Movie
Writer
Putham Pudhu Kaalai
2020 • Movie
Producer
Penguin
2020 • Movie
Original Story
Gaddalakonda Ganesh
2019 • Movie
Writer
Petta
2019 • Movie
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