Mari Selvaraj

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 Dhanushstarrer 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