Raju Murugan

Raju Murugan
Born	Abivirutheeswaram
Occupation(s)	Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter, Film Director
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Hema Sinha
Children	2

Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist-turned-filmmaker from Tiruvarur village Abivirutheeswaram Near Koradacheri. His works include Vattiyum Muthalum, Ondru and Gypsy, all of which were published in Ananda Vikatan . ^[1] He made his directorial debut with Cuckoo (2014). ^{[2] [3]} His second film, Joker , was conferred the Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the 64th National Film Awards. He worked as an assistant to Lingusamy for 3 years. ^[4]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director

Year	Film	Writer	Director	Notes
2014	Cuckoo	Yes	Yes
2016	Thozha	Dialogues	No	[5]
	Joker	Yes	Yes	Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
2019	Mehandi Circus	Yes	No	Story and dialogues
2020	Gypsy	Yes	Yes
	Varmaa	Dialogues	No	[6]
2023	Modern Love Chennai	Yes	Yes	Web series Episode 1 - "Lalagunda Bommaigal" [7]
	Japan	Yes	Yes

As lyricist

• "Laali Laali" ( Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru )
• "Aara Thedum", "Nellu Vaasam" ( Vellai Yaanai )
• "Thala Kodhum" ( Jai Bhim )
• "Veesum Kaathodadhaan" ( Power Paandi )
• "Madura Veeran" ( Viruman )
• "Odi Odi" ( Thiru.Manickam )

Books

Title	Writer	Publisher
Vatiyum Muthalum	Yes	Vikatan
Ondru	Co-author	Vikatan
Gypsy	Yes	Vikatan

References

1. "வட்டியும் முதலும்". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. "Raju Murugan's Joker is a political satire". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. Srinivasan, Sudhir (26 March 2016). "The director of 'Cuckoo', Raju Murugan, has finished work on his second film, 'Joker'". The Hindu . Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. "64th National Awards: Akshay wins Best Actor, Surabhi bags Best Actress". Deccan Chronicle . 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
5. admin (31 January 2017). "Raju Murugan to write dialogues for Mariyappan | New Movie Posters". New Movie Posters. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
6. Pudipeddi, Haricharan (3 March 2018). "Varma, Arjun Reddy Tamil remake, starts rolling". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
7. Hymavati, Ravali (8 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai: This Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Web Series Will Premier On Amazon Prime From This Date". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

External links

• Raju Murugan at IMDb
• Raju Murugan on Facebook