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 Kalyani Priyadarshan's Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025), [1] a female-led superhero film that has broken box office records and is part of planned Malayalam superhero cinematic universe.

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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) starring Tovino Thomas and 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 275 crores worldwide and became the highest-grossing Indian film starring a female and the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time.

Filmography

Feature Films

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2016 Style NoYes [3]
2017 Tharangam YesYes [2]
2025 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra YesYes [4]

Shorts

YearTitleTypeDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2014CredoShortYesYes [5]
2016MrithyumjayamShortYesYes [6]
2021OblivionMusic videoYesNo [7]
2025When Legends Chill: Michael x CharlieShortYesYesPromotional clip for Lokah Chapter 2 [8]

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.
  5. "Credo". YouTube. Credo. 2014.
  6. "Mrithyumjayam". YouTube. Mrithyumjayam. 2016.
  7. "Oblivion". YouTube. Oblivion. 2021.
  8. "When Legends Chill: Michael x Charlie". YouTube. Wayfarer Films. 27 September 2025.