Caarthick Raju

Caarthick Raju
Born	Karthik Raju
Occupations	Director screenwriter computer graphics supervisor
Years active	2004–present

Caarthick Raju is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil films. He debuted as a director with the Tamil film Thirudan Police (2014) and continued with Telugu films Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019) and Single (2025).

Career

Caarthick Raju is a talented visual effects supervisor and filmmaker who has made a significant mark in the industry. He has contributed his expertise in visual effects to hundreds of films, including iconic titles like Mudhalvan (1999), Ghilli (2004), Pokkiri (2007), and Dasavathaaram (2008). ^{[1] [2]}

He debuted as a film director with Thirudan Police (2014) starring Dinesh, which according to him "encompasses elements of comedy, action, sentiment and horror". ^[3] The film was based on short story by his father, and he made the film as a tribute to fathers. ^[4] Regarding the film, a critic wrote that "Caarthick Raju's real strength is comedy. A Ramarajan-style punch quite early in the film...signals this. The climax sequences confirm it. You're happily willing to suspend all disbelief when the scenes are as funny as they are at the end... As you walk out, you can't but wonder if the director, after noting all the laughter at the end, rues his decision not to have made a full-fledged comedy". ^[5] He worked on his next film Ulkuthu in 2015 also starring Dinesh, ^[6] which was based on fisherman. ^[7]

Caarthick Raju's cinematic journey continued with the Telugu supernatural thriller Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene , featuring Sundeep Kishan. This film was noticed for its storyline and visual effects, which created an eerie atmosphere. ^{[3] [8]} His next film Nene Naa (2024) was released to negative reviews. ^[9] He next directed Single (2025) for Geetha Arts. ^{[10] [11]}

Filmography

As director

Year	Title	Language
2014	Thirudan Police	Tamil
2017	Ulkuthu
2019	Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene	Telugu
2023	Nene Naa
2025	Single

As Visual Effects Supervisor

Year	Title	Language	Notes
1999	Padayappa	Tamil
	Kadhalar Dhinam
	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Hindi
	Mudhalvan	Tamil
2000	Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists	English
	Indriyam	Malayalam
	Bharathi	Tamil
	Raju Chacha	Hindi
	Pandavas: The Five Warriors	English
2001	Little John	Tamil Hindi English
	Citizen	Tamil
	Sri Manjunatha	Kannada
	Nayak: The Real Hero	Hindi
2002	Pammal K. Sambandam	Tamil
	Ezhumalai
	Thamizhan
	Alibaba	English
2003	Okkadu	Telugu
	Ottran	Tamil
	Boys
	Son of Aladdin	English
2004	Arjun	Telugu
	Varsham
	Anji
	Ghilli	Tamil
	New
	Naani	Telugu
	Madhurey	Tamil
	M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
	The Legend of Buddha	English
2005	Balu	Telugu
	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
	Chandramukhi	Tamil
	Sachien
	Subhash Chandra Bose	Telugu
	Athadu
	Anbe Aaruyire	Tamil
	Mazhai
	Shaadi No. 1	Hindi
	Thotti Jaya	Tamil
2006	Aathi
	Pasakiligal
	Happy	Telugu
	Pokiri
	Malamaal Weekly	Hindi
2007	Pokkiri	Tamil
2008	Kuruvi
	Dasavathaaram		first 40 minutes only
2009	Villu
	Wanted	Hindi

References

1. "Dinesh gears up for a game of hide-and-seek". The Times of India . 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. "Caarthick Raju remembers working as the CG supervisor for Dasavatharam". The Times of India . 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
3. S., Srivatsan (6 July 2019). "'The name's Caarthick, and no... it is not because of numerology'" . The Hindu .
4. "Tamil film 'Thirudan Police' a tribute to fathers: Caarthick Raju". Indo-Asian News Service . 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014 – via The New Indian Express.
5. Srinivasan, Sudhir (14 November 2014). "Thirudan Police works best in the comic bits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
6. Jyothsna (12 July 2016). "EDITOR PRAVEEN'S JUDGEMENT IN THIS FILM WAS MUCH BETTER THAN MINE". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
7. "Ulkuthu's Story will Focus on the Life of Fishermen". The New Indian Express . 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
8. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (12 July 2019). "'Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene' review: Caarthick Raju and Sundeep Kishan's film is built around an interesting premise". The Hindu.
9. Pecheti, Prakash (27 August 2023). "Nene Naa review: Vennela Kishore's humour garners praise in this crappy horror thriller". The South First. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
10. "Interesting details regarding 'Soorpanagai' director Caarthick Raju's next film". The Times of India . 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
11. "Caarthick Raju elated over final mix of The Chase". The Times of India . 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

External links

• Caarthick Raju at IMDb