Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1988)
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]
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. During his college days as a student of the visual communications department, he enjoyed making short films.[3]
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,[4] and worked in films such as 7aum Arivu (2011) and Thuppakki (2012).[5]
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.[6] His second film was the 2018 thriller film Imaikkaa Nodigal, which received positive reviews.[7] In 2022, saw him directing Vikram in Cobra.[8]
In 2024, Ajay Gnanamuthu and actor Arulnithi have reunited for Demonte Colony 2, nearly a decade after their successful 2015 horror thriller. The sequel received positive reviews upon its global release, with praise for its screenplay and performances.[9]
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