Suseenthiran

Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema who rose to fame with his directorial debut Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu in 2009. He comes from the village of Amarapoondi near Palani in Dindigul district, went to Chennai at 18 and spent about twelve years working as an assistant to directors including S. D. Sabha and Ezhil before making his first film, which draws on his father's life as a kabaddi player. His later films include Naan Mahaan Alla in 2010, Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai in 2011, which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rajapattai, Pandiya Naadu in 2013, Jeeva in 2014 and the action thriller Paayum Puli in 2015, and he has worked repeatedly with the actors Vishal and Vishnu Vishal. He also directed Genius, Kennedy Club, Champion and Eeswaran with Silambarasan, appeared as an actor in Veerapandiyapuram, Kuttram Kuttrame and Margazhi Thingal, and released the romantic comedy drama 2K Love Story in 2025, which was received negatively.