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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-02-28

Place of Birth

Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India

A. Venkatesh

Biography

A. Venkatesh is a Tamil film director born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Initially, he worked as an assistant to director K. Rajeshwar in Nyaya Tharasu (1989) and Idhaya Thamarai (1990). He assisted Pavithran in Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) and Suriyan (1992), then he was an associate director to director Shankar in Gentleman (1993) and Kadhalan (1994). During the shooting of the film Kadhalan, producer G. K. Reddy approached him to direct a film. In 1996, he made his directional debut through Mahaprabhu starring R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya and Vineetha. He is known for directing films in short spans of times. He has also acted in various Tamil movies, Angadi Theru being one among them. He also appeared in Vijay TV's special program celebrating the film Nanban's success, and was seen sharing his experiences working as an associate with Director Shankar.

Known for

Modha Rathri

Modha Rathri

Two strangers are brought together at an unusual wedding where, in one night, too many surprises unfold and several lies are told, spiraling into chaos that changes everything.

Onaaigal Jakkiradhai

Onaaigal Jakkiradhai

A ragtag gang of four have their problems in life and each of them needs money. One needs it for his father’s surgery, another to close a loan he borrowed from an usurer, the third for his daughter’s future and the final member to ensure that the lie of him being a rich businessman lives on.

Goli Soda Rising

Goli Soda Rising

In the bustling Koyambedu Market, four boys rise from obscurity to carve out their own identity. However, they realise that the pursuit of identity is endless.

Triples

Triples

Three friends set out to Goa to deal with a major problem that threatens to ruin their business, and lives. A loan shark, a politician who is on the lookout for his daughter, an ex-wife and a current girlfriend make their journey adventurous.

Torchlight

Torchlight

The story revolves around a woman who has been forced to serve as a sex worker.

Aan Paavam Pollathathu

Aan Paavam Pollathathu

A year into their marriage, unable to distinguish between toxicity and mere misunderstandings, Sakthi decides to part ways with Siva. The couple navigate their separation, and whether they ultimately proceed with divorce forms the emotional climax.

Mithran

Mithran

The film is about a youngster from a town, who becomes a cop and comes back to his own neighborhood joining the duty.

Touring Talkies

Touring Talkies

A 75-year-old man, who is one the verge of dying, goes searching for the lover from his youth. Does he find her? A school girl from a lower caste is raped and murdered by two powerful upper caste men. Her elder sister takes revenge in her own style...

Suriyan

Suriyan

The CBI is in search of Suriyan, an intelligent security officer of central ministry, who is accused of murdering a central minister. He hides his identity and takes shelter in a remote village.

Nadhamuni

Nadhamuni

Makkal Kaavalan

Makkal Kaavalan

Asuran

Asuran

A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?

Bloody Politics

Bloody Politics

Sivappu

Sivappu

Konaar, the in-charge at a construction, takes in Sri Lankan refugees who have escaped from their welfare camp. Pandiyan, a worker, falls in love with Parvathy, a refugee. The couple elopes and Konaar seeks the help of a minister to unite them. But, the politician sees this incident as his only chance to win an election

Kadugu

Kadugu

A common man wages war against an influential personality to seek justice for a 14-year-old girl molested by a corrupt politician.