T. J. Gnanavel | |
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Occupation | Director |
Years active | 2010-present |
Notable work | Jai Bhim (2021) |
T. J. Gnanavel is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry.
Gnanavel graduated from Presidency College, Chennai. He holds a PhD in Tamil literature. [1]
Gnanavel made his debut as a dialogue writer for Raththa Sarithiram (2010) and Payanam (2011) before working as an assistant director. [2] [3] In 2017, he made his directorial debut with the comedy Kootathil Oruthan about an ordinary man, starring Ashok Selvan and Priya Anand, which released to average reviews. [3] [4] He received critical acclaim for his next film Jai Bhim (2021), which was based on a case handled by Justice K. Chandru. Gnanavel had interviewed Chandru before he handled the case while working for Ananda Vikatan . [1]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Raththa Sarithiram | Dialogues | Wrote for Tamil version | [2] | |
2011 | Payanam | Dialogues | Wrote for Tamil version | [3] | |
2012 | Dhoni | Dialogues | Wrote for Tamil version | [5] | |
2017 | Kootathil Oruthan | [3] | |||
2021 | Jai Bhim | [1] | |||
2024 | Vettaiyan † | Filming | [6] |
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