Lokesh Kanagaraj

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1986-03-14 (38 years old)

Place of Birth Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ்

Lokesh Kanagaraj

Biography

Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director who works primarily in the Tamil film industry who started his film career with the 2016 anthology film called Aviyal. He is best known for writing and directing the action-thriller films Maanagaram (2017), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Kanagaraj's films have been described as being oriented around the hyperlink crime cinema subgenre, with his work earning him comparisons to Quentin Tarantino. His films are known for depicting the dark underbelly of metropolitan cities through various characters, with the nexus between the police force and organized crime syndicates being a key feature of his work. Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022), and Leo (2023) take place in the same cinematic universe, dubbed the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe), and share interrelated subplots, themes and characters.

Known For

Director

Irumbu Kai Maayavi

as Director

Chapter Zero

as Director

Kaithi 2

as Director

Leo 2

as Director

Rolex

as Director

Vikram 2

as Director

2025
Coolie

as Director

2023
Leo

as Director

2022
Vikram

as Director

2021
Master

as Director

2019
Kaithi

as Director

2017
Maanagaram

as Director

2016
Aviyal

as Director

Writer

Benz

as Story

Chapter Zero

as Writer

Leo 2

as Writer

Rolex

as Writer

Vikram 2

as Writer

Kaithi 2

as Writer

2025
Coolie

as Writer

2023
Bholaa

as Original Story

2023
Leo

as Screenplay

2023
Leo

as Story

2023
Leo

as Dialogue

2023
Mumbaikar

as Original Story

2022
Vikram

as Dialogue

2022
Vikram

as Story

2022
Vikram

as Screenplay

2021
Master

as Story

2021
Master

as Screenplay

2021
Master

as Dialogue

2019
Kaithi

as Dialogue

2019
Kaithi

as Screenplay

2019
Kaithi

as Story

2018
Vella Raja

as Story

2017
Maanagaram

as Screenplay

2017
Maanagaram

as Story

2017
Maanagaram

as Dialogue

2016
Aviyal

as Writer

Actor

2024
Singapore Saloon

as Reality Show Special Guest

2021
Master

as Prisoner

Crew

2023
Michael

as Presenter

Producer

Benz

as Producer