M. Manikandan

Writing

M. Manikandan

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

M. Manikandan is an Indian filmmaker and cinematographer. After the release of his first short film, Wind (2010), he caught the attention of Tamil director Vetrimaaran, who helped produce his feature film debut, Kaaka Muttai (2014). The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and was critically acclaimed. Kadaisi Vivasayi (2021), his fourth feature film, had its world premiere at IFFR and received unanimously positive responses from audiences and critics alike.

Known for

Behind the camera

Kadaisi Vivasayi poster
8.6

Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.

Kadaisi Vivasayi

2022

Kadaisi Vivasayi poster
8.6

Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.

Kadaisi Vivasayi

2022

Kadaisi Vivasayi poster
8.6

Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.

Kadaisi Vivasayi

2022

Kaaka Muttai poster
7.8

Two slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?

Kaaka Muttai

2015

Kaaka Muttai poster
7.8

Two slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?

Kaaka Muttai

2015

Aandavan Kattalai poster
7.9

A young man, on the advice of an agent, lies that he is married, to go to London. But his visa application is rejected and now, he has to follow-up with a string of lies to hide one lie.

Aandavan Kattalai

2016

Aandavan Kattalai poster
7.9

A young man, on the advice of an agent, lies that he is married, to go to London. But his visa application is rejected and now, he has to follow-up with a string of lies to hide one lie.

Aandavan Kattalai

2016

Wind poster
NR

A day in the life of a policeman, stationed in a forsaken place to watch over a dead body. During the wait, a strange camaraderie develops between the policeman and the body, bridging the gap between past and present, life and death.

Wind

2010

Wind poster
NR

A day in the life of a policeman, stationed in a forsaken place to watch over a dead body. During the wait, a strange camaraderie develops between the policeman and the body, bridging the gap between past and present, life and death.

Wind

2010

Kirumi poster
5.3

Kathir, a carefree young man, becomes a police informer like his neighbour Prabhakar, and begins to get too close with inspector Soundarapandian, despite the warnings of the latter. It is only when he tries to ride on an ego clash between Soundarapandian and Mathiarasu, a rival inspector, that he realizes he's become a pawn in a dangerous game.

Kirumi

2015

Kuttrame Thandanai poster
7.4

A man is slowly going blind and cannot afford the surgery to fix his eyes. When he witnesses a young woman's murder, the killers offer him a large sum of money to remain quiet.

Kuttrame Thandanai

2016

Kuttrame Thandanai poster
7.4

A man is slowly going blind and cannot afford the surgery to fix his eyes. When he witnesses a young woman's murder, the killers offer him a large sum of money to remain quiet.

Kuttrame Thandanai

2016

Panni Kutty poster
4.0

A down-on-luck man has to run over a piglet that had caused a minor accident to get lucky in life. But the animal belongs to a man who has to keep it safe for his wedding to happen!

Panni Kutty

2022