Shakti Soundar Rajan

Shakti Soundar Rajan is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.[1]

Shakti Soundar Rajan.
Born (1982-03-10) 10 March 1982
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Director
Screenwriter
Years active2010–present

Career

His debut movie was Naanayam which released in 2010. After four years in 2014, he came with another movie titled Naaigal Jaakirathai, which received stellar reviews from both the critics as well as the audience.[2] After this movie, Shakti achieved a certain stance in the industry. Following a zombie film in Miruthan (2016), and a space film in Tik Tik Tik (2018), Shakti Soundar Rajan returns with one of the country's first live-action animated films. His Teddy (2021) is also the first Tamil film to use an Indian animation company to design a special animated character and only the second Tamil film, after Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan, to use motion-capture technology.[3]

Style of directing

Shakthi Soundar Rajan has a reputation for introducing different concepts to Tamil cinema relative to Hollywood films. His second film, Naaigal Jaakirathai was the first Tamil film to feature a dog as the main protagonist.[4] His third film, Miruthan was the first Indian film in Tamil language to feature zombies.[5] Rajan's latest venture, Teddy is also the first Tamil film to use an Indian animation company to design a special animated character and the second Tamil film, after Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan, to use motion-capture technology, marking the new wave of animation usage in Tamil industry.[6]

For his first two films, Rajan has collaborated with music directors James Vasanthan and Dharan Kumar, after which he has collaborated with music director Imman for his subsequent films.

Filmography
Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2010 NaanayamYesYes
2014Naaigal JaakirathaiYesYes
2016 MiruthanYesYes
2018 Tik Tik TikYesYes
2021 TeddyYesYes
2022 Captain Yes Yes Filming[7]

References
  1. https://www.cinestaan.com/people/shakti-soundar-rajan-95663
  2. "Kollywood Director Shakti Soundar Rajan Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  3. "Shakti Soundar Rajan: All the VFX work for Teddy was done not in LA or Mumbai, but in Saligramam".
  4. Raghavan, Nikhil (27 July 2013). "Etcetera: Pet subject". The Hindu.
  5. "India's first zombie film is in Tamil".
  6. "Shakti Soundar Rajan: All the VFX work for Teddy was done not in LA or Mumbai, but in Saligramam".
  7. "Arya to romance Aishwarya Lekshmi in a sci-fi film!". Sify. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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