Gautham Ramachandran

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Gautham Ramachandran
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Gautham Ramachandran is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Tamil Film Industry. [1] His debut feature film was Richie, starring Nivin Pauly. [2] He is also known for directing, writing and producing the [3] [4] legal drama film Gargi starring Sai Pallavi . [5] [6]

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Early life

Before being an independent director and film writer, he has worked as the assistant director for the feature film Mugamoodi starring Jiiva. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
2017 Richie YesNoScreenplay
2022 Gargi YesYesYes

Awards and nominations

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