
Directing
Ram
Born 1974-10-11 · Tamil Nadu, India
Ram is an Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), which fetched him strong critical acclaim. His second film Thanga Meengal (2013) also won critical praise and three National Film Awards.
Acting credits
7.4Kalyani, a poor labourer, strives hard to make a living and provide for Chellamma, his innocent eight-year-old daughter.
Thanga Meenkal
2013
5.4A barber has a skirmish with a gangster on the road, and this encounter results in him running all over the city to save himself.
Savarakathi
2018
7.3A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?
Seethakathi
2018
5.1Based on the Buddhist tale of Angulimala, a dreaded serial killer, Psycho tells the story of a blind man who gets involved in a murder mystery. trying to save his lover from a psychopath who has kidnapped her.
Psycho
2020
Behind the camera
7.4Kalyani, a poor labourer, strives hard to make a living and provide for Chellamma, his innocent eight-year-old daughter.
Thanga Meenkal
2013
7.4Kalyani, a poor labourer, strives hard to make a living and provide for Chellamma, his innocent eight-year-old daughter.
Thanga Meenkal
2013
7.3A single father tries to raise his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, even as she is beginning to wake up to her sexuality.
Peranbu
2019
7.3A single father tries to raise his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, even as she is beginning to wake up to her sexuality.
Peranbu
2019
6.7Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle trip through the countryside – a welcome break from everyday hustle, that helps Gokul realise that his son’s tantrums have a far deeper root than he thought.
Parandhu Po
2025
6.7Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle trip through the countryside – a welcome break from everyday hustle, that helps Gokul realise that his son’s tantrums have a far deeper root than he thought.
Parandhu Po
2025
6.7Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle trip through the countryside – a welcome break from everyday hustle, that helps Gokul realise that his son’s tantrums have a far deeper root than he thought.
Parandhu Po
2025
7.3A young Tamil-postgraduate, frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job, slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a sociopath.
Kattradhu Thamizh
2007
7.3A young Tamil-postgraduate, frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job, slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a sociopath.
Kattradhu Thamizh
2007
NRCaught between family duty and romantic love, a young man faces an impossible choice.
Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai
2026
NRCaught between family duty and romantic love, a young man faces an impossible choice.
Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai
2026
6.7An orthodox youngster and a free-spirited lady fall in love, only to understand that they are different in all aspects of life. How do they realise their complex requirements and mistakes?
Taramani
2017
6.7An orthodox youngster and a free-spirited lady fall in love, only to understand that they are different in all aspects of life. How do they realise their complex requirements and mistakes?
Taramani
2017