Dominic Arun

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Dominic Arun
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Dominic Arun, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his second directorial Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025). [1]

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Career

Dominic made his debut in the film industry as a screenwriter with Style (2016). He then debuted as a director with Tharangam (2017) produced by Dhanush. [2]

His second directorial, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025), was a female-led superhero film starring Kalyani Priyadarshan, Naslen, Arun Kurian, and Sandy. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan, it opened to positive reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. It quickly went on to gross 150 crores worldwide and became the highest-grossing Indian film starring a female and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time.

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef.
2016 Style Writer only [3]
2017 Tharangam [2]
2025 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra [4]

References

  1. Hector, Darlington Jose (3 September 2025). "Lokah director Dominic Arun reveals Kalyani's Kiliye Kiliye scene was a tribute to her dad Priyadarshan". hindustantimes . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Jayan, Anagha E (30 September 2017). "Tharangam review: the curious case of Kallan Pavithran". OnManorama. Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. "'Style': Unni Mukundan, Tovino with racy trailer". Online Manorama. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. "'Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra' box office collection day 6: Kalyani Priyadarshan starrer superhero saga inches towards Rs 40 crore mark". Times of India. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.