Mari Selvaraj

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1984-03-07 (40 years old)

Place of Birth Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As Mari Selvaraj, Mari Selvaraju, Maari Selvaraj, மாரி செல்வராஜ்

Mari Selvaraj

Biography

Mari Selvaraj is a director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. He entered the Tamil film industry in 2006, initially planning to become an actor, but later joined film director Ram and worked as an assistant director in three films: Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Thanga Meenkal (2013), and Taramani (2017). In 2018, he directed his first film, Pariyerum Perumal, which garnered critical acclaim and was one of the successful films of the year. He went on to direct the Dhanush-starrer Karnan (2021) which received widespread praise and was a box office success. Selvaraj is known for films that provide hard hitting commentaries on the realities surrounding the caste system in modern Tamil Nadu.

Known For

Writer

2025
Dhadak 2

as Original Story

2024
Vaazhai

as Writer

2024
Vaazhai

as Lyricist

2023
Maamannan

as Writer

2021
Karnan

as Lyricist

2021
Karnan

as Writer

2018
Pariyerum Perumal

as Lyricist

2018

Director

Bison

as Director

2024
Vaazhai

as Director

2023
Maamannan

as Director

2021
Karnan

as Director

2018
Pariyerum Perumal

as Director

2017
Taramani

as Assistant Director

2013
Thanga Meenkal

as First Assistant Director

2007
Kattradhu Thamizh

as Assistant Director

Actor

2007
Kattradhu Thamizh

as College Student

2006
Neeya Naana

as Self

Producer

2024
Vaazhai

as Producer