Pa. Ranjith

Pa Ranjith is an Indian film director screenwriter and film producer working in Tamil cinema His films which explore sociopolitical issues through the lens of the disenfranchised have helped to establish a new wave of politically conscious genre films in the Tamil industry Pa Ranjith is often considered a trailblazer in the modern Tamil cinema industry for his filmmaking and political activism After working in the industry as an assistant director and as an apprentice under director Venkat Prabhu he marked his directorial debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy film Attakathi before earning unanimously positive reviews for his second film the action drama Madras 2014 He then went on to write and direct two films starring Rajinikanth Kabali 2016 and Kaala 2018 which brought him wider recognition and later directed the critically acclaimed period sports action film Sarpatta Parambarai 2021 and social drama Natchathiram Nagargiradhu 2022 Ranjith has also been notable as a producer through his company Neelam Productions He produced the critically acclaimed films Pariyerum Perumal 2018 Writer 2021 Seththumaan 2022 and Bommai Nayagi 2023