Keera (director)

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Keera
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Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active2012-present

Keera is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil language films. He became known for the rural drama Pachai Engira Kaathu (2012), and has gone on to make feature films including Ettuthikkum Para (2020) and Irumban (2023).

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Career

Keera first worked on the rural drama Pachai Engira Kaathu (2012) starring newcomers in the lead role. During the making of the film, he gave the film's debutant actress Saranya, the stage name of Devadhai. [1] In the late 2010s, Keera worked on Ettuthikkum Para (2020), a social drama film based on honour killings headlined by Samuthirakani. The film released in March 2020 and became one of the final films to have a theatrical release before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lockdown. [2] [3]

In December 2018, Keera announced that he was working on a project titled Kuravan featuring Jr MGR, a distant relative of former actor-politician M. G. Ramachandran, in the lead role. Following opposition to the title form tribal activists, the project proceeded under the name of Irumban (2023). During the release of the film, Keera's name was largely removed from the promotional posters, prompting him to call out the lead actor and producers for unfair treatment and lack of payment. [4] [5]

In January 2023, he announced that his next project would be titled Veeman, a tale on elephant mahouts.

Filmography

Films
YearFilmNotes
2012 Pachai Engira Kaathu
2018 Merlin
2020 Ettuthikkum Para
2023 Irumban

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References

  1. "Devadai - Tamil Cinema Actress Interview - Devadai | Pachai Engira Kaathu | Tamil girl | Keera - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  2. "Samuthirakani's next, a story that spans twelve hours". The New Indian Express. 16 July 2018.
  3. "Speaking out against honour killings". 16 February 2020.
  4. S, Kalyani Pandiyan. "Irumban Movie:சந்திக்கு வந்த ஜூனியர் MGR பட பிரச்சினை; கதறி அழுத இயக்குநர்!". Tamil Hindustan Times.
  5. "இரும்பன் - இயக்குனர் கீரா பெயர் இருட்டடிப்பு | Director Keera name blackout on Irumban Movie Poster". தினமலர் - சினிமா. 8 March 2023.