Director
Karthik Subbaraj
43 years · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 21 films
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian director, writer and producer working in the Tamil film industry. Known for quirky, visually flamboyant genre films, he is considered a prominent director in modern Tamil cinema. He debuted with the film Pizza (2012), and has gone on to direct several successful films which have garnered critical acclaim and cult status among fans, including Jigarthanda (2014), Iraivi (2016) and Petta (2019).
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Filmography 19
Dorothy
2026 · Director, Screenplay
On Netflix
Neelira
2026 · Producer
Retro
2025 · Director, Writer
On Netflix
Rathnam
2024 · Producer
On Amazon Prime Video
Jigarthanda DoubleX
2023 · Director, Writer
On Netflix
Rekha
2023 · Producer
On Netflix
Mahaan
2022 · Director, Writer
Jagame Thandhiram
2021 · Writer, Director
On Netflix
Putham Pudhu Kaalai
2020 · Writer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Penguin
2020 · Producer
On Amazon Prime Video
Petta
2019 · Writer, Director
On Sun Nxt
Mercury
2018 · Director, Producer
Iraivi
2016 · Director, Screenplay
Aviyal
2016 · Producer
Bench Talkies
2015 · Director, Writer
Jigarthanda
2014 · Director, Writer
Soodhu Kavvum
2013 · Jaguar Car Owner (Uncredited Role)
Pizza
2012 · Director, Screenplay
On Sun Nxt
Parallax
2009 · Director, Cinematography