R. Ajay Gnanamuthu

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R. Ajay Gnanamuthu

(1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 35) [1]
Nationality Indian
Education Loyola College, Chennai
Occupation(s)Film Director, Screenwriter
Known for Demonte Colony
Imaikkaa Nodigal

R. Ajay Gnanamuthu (born 15 September 1988) [1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. In 2015, he debuted as director with the horror-thriller film Demonte Colony , which received critical acclaim. [2] He then directed the psychological thrillers Imaikkaa Nodigal and Cobra . [3]

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Personal life

Gnanamuthu completed his schooling at St. John's High School and St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and later joined Loyola College. [4] During his college days as a student of the visual communications department, he enjoyed making short films. [5]

Career

Gnanamuthu was selected to contest in the short film making show, Naalaya Iyakunar Season-1 in 2010 where he finished as one of the finalists. He then joined filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss as an assistant director, [6] and worked in films such as 7aum Arivu (2011) and Thuppakki (2012). [7]

Gnanamuthu made his directorial debut in 2015 with the horror film Demonte Colony , which received critical acclaim and became a blockbuster at the box office. His second film was the 2018 thriller film Imaikkaa Nodigal , which received positive reviews. 2022 saw him directing Vikram in Cobra .

Gnanamuthu is currently working on Demonte Colony 2 , a sequel to Demonte Colony which has more expectations from the audience as its predecessor was a trend setter in that genre and was considered a must watch among the horror-genre fans [8] .

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterNote
2015 Demonte Colony YesYes
2018 Imaikkaa Nodigal YesYes
2022 Cobra YesYes
TBA Demonte Colony 2 YesYes

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