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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.
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.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Style | No | Yes | [3] | |
| 2017 | Tharangam | Yes | Yes | [2] | |
| 2025 | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | Yes | Yes | [4] |
| Year | Title | Type | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Credo | Short | Yes | Yes | [5] | |
| 2016 | Mrithyumjayam | Short | Yes | Yes | [6] | |
| 2021 | Oblivion | Music video | Yes | No | [7] | |
| 2025 | When Legends Chill: Michael x Charlie | Short | Yes | Yes | Promotional clip for Lokah Chapter 2 | [8] |