Vignesh Shivan
Vignesh Shivan is an Indian film director, actor and lyric writer who works in Tamil cinema. He has been regularly associated in projects involving Silambarasan, Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander, as well as helming independent music videos.
Vignesh Shivan made a short film and after getting Dharan to compose music for it; showed the film to producers, Gemini Film Circuit, and then to his childhood friend, Silambarasan and both parties agreed to collaborate to make it a feature film titled Podaa Podi (2012).
His second film, Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015), like his first film, went through several changes of cast and production studios, before finalising on Vijay Sethupathi and Nayantara as actors and Dhanush as producer. The film, for which he drew inspiration from the lives of his parents, opened to highly positive reviews in October 2015.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Vikram Vedha
Lyricist
2017
Movie
Master
Lyricist
2021
Movie
Saaho
Lyricist
2019
Movie
Naanum Rowdydhaan
Lyricist
2015
Movie
Irumbu Thirai
Lyricist
2018
Movie
Etharkkum Thunindhavan
Lyricist
2022
Movie
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
Screenplay
2018
Movie
Don
Lyricist
2022
Movie
Dragon
Lyricist
2025
Movie
NGK
Lyricist
2019
Movie
Valimai
Lyricist
2022
Movie
Madharaasi
Lyricist
2025