AR Murugadoss
AR Murugadoss | |
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 Murugadoss at a special screening of Ghajini in 2009 | |
| Born | Murugadoss Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ramya (2005–present) |
Murugadoss, commonly known with his stage name initials as AR Murugadoss,[1] is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.[2][3]
Personal life
Murugadoss was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu.[4] The initials "AR", denoting his father's name Arunasalam, were added after Murugadoss signed his first film Dheena (2001).[1] Murugadoss currently resides in Virugambakkam, Chennai.[5] Murugadoss had his schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School[1] and studied BA in Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli.[6]
Career
During his college days, he was active in cultural events, particularly in mimicry and drawing.[1] He subsequently became a cinephile watching up to seven films a week in his hometown and started writing jokes as well. After Ananda Vikatan published them, Murugadoss began to think of becoming a story writer.[1] At Bharathidasan University he started to write sketch comedies and acted in them.[1] After college he tried to join the Madras Film Institute, but was rejected. Nevertheless, Murugadoss stayed in Chennai in multiple functions. First he became an assistant writer of P. Kalaimani and wrote dialogues for the Tamil film Madurai Meenakshi. He became assistant director of Ratchagan (1997) for half of the film and continued as assistant script director for the Telugu film Kalusukundam Ra.[1] Murugadoss then worked with S. J. Surya for the film Kushi.
S. J. Suryah recommended Murugadoss to Ajith Kumar for directing his debut film, Dheena. His next films were Ramana, Ghajini, and Stalin. His fifth film was Ghajini, which was a Hindi remake of his same-titled 2005 film and marked his Bollywood debut. It released on 25 December 2008 and became the first Indian film to gross over ₹100 crores.[7] Murugadoss's next Tamil film 7aum Arivu, was released on Diwali 2011. Murugadoss signed a deal with Fox Star Studios to produce two Tamil films.[8][unreliable source?].It was also gross over ₹100 crores.
In 2012 he directed the action thriller Thuppakki, starring Vijay and produced by S. Dhanu. It released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews and was a huge commercial success.[9] He also directed the Hindi remake of the film, Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty which crossed over 100 Crore mark at box office[10]
In 2014 he was the writer and producer for the fantasy film Maan Karate starring Sivakarthikeyan which was directed by his former assistant Thirukumaran which became a "blockbuster" at box office. [11]
His Latest film Kaththi has been a subject of controversy for many reasons. It is claimed that the story for the movie was initially proposed and was developed to its final stage by another script writer called Gopi. Gopi claims to have initially worked with Murugadoss but was later duped by Murugadoss and his associate Jagan over credits for the storyline. [12]
Filmography
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "AR Murugadoss — Man with the midas touch". SouthScope. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Aamir's next director speaks". Rediff. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Seenivasan, Meera (22 February 2008). "Murugadoss upbeat over Mumbai entry". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "I could not even buy a cup of tea for my father with my money: AR Murugadoss". Priya Gupta, TNN. The Times of India. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "A.R.Murugadoss Biography". Sulekha. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Thought of becoming a Naxalite in college days: Murugadoss". Kollytalk. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ http://forbesindia.com/blog/business-strategy/journey-of-the-100-crore-bollywood-film/
- ^ [1] DNA India, 24 Oct 2009.
- ^ [2] The Times Of India, 26 feb 2013.
- ^ http://www.india.com/showbiz/holiday-crosses-100-crore-at-the-box-office-80034/
- ^ http://www.inreporter.com/maan-karate-100-days-box-office-collection-report/
- ^ http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2014/did-murugadoss-steal-kaththis-story-162884.html
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