R. Panneerselvam

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R. Panneerselvam
Born (1970-04-10) 10 April 1970 (age 52)
Thiruchengode (Namakal district)
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Years active2009 – 2017

R. Panneerselvam (born 10 April 1970) is an Indian/Tamil action film director. [1] [2] His films include Renigunta (2009) starring the actor known as Johnny. [3] [4] In 2016 his film Renigunta was later remade & released in Kannada as Mandya to Mumbai .

His film 18 Vayasu is about a mentally unstable youngster who falls in love [5] and was made with the same team who made Renigunta. [6]

He was the associate director of N. Linguswamy, an Indian film director; he worked on Lingusamy's action films Run (2002), Ji (2005), Sandakozhi (2005) and Bheema (2008).

Filmography

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References

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