Vignesh Shivan - Age, Biography, Career, Movies, Net worth, Wife, Married, Actor

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Biography

Vignesh Shivan is an Indian director actor producer and songwriter. The Kollywood movies Vignesh Shivan is known for producing and directing include Naanum Rowdydhaan Paava Kadhaigal etc. He has collaborated on several projects and directed several independent music videos with Silambarasan Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander. 

Additionally he contributes lyrics to popular songs like Sodakku Peela Peela Chancey Illa etc. Vignesh Shivan also known as Vignesh Shivn is a Tamil film director producer actor singer and lyricist from India. When Vignesh Shivan started his career he made a very short movie. 

From the start he was eager to collaborate with outstanding people as seen by the fact that he hired Mr. Dharan to write lovely music for his movie. He quickly convinced him to let the producers at the prestigious Gemini Film Circuit see the movie.

Vignesh Shivan's Age

Vignesh Shivan’s birthdate is September 18 1985. Vignesh Shivan was 37 years old as of 2022. Vignesh Shivan belongs to the Brahmin caste. Vignesh Shivan’s zodiac sign is Virgo. Vignesh Shivan loves to play musical instruments in his free time. 

Family

Vignesh Shivan also known as Vignesh Shivn is a Tamil-language film director actor and lyricist from India. He usually collaborates on projects with Simbu Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander and directs unaffiliated music videos. 

Vignesh Shivan’s father Sivakozhundu is a superintendent of police. Vignesh Shivan’s mother is Meena Kumari a retired inspector at Vadapalani police station. Vignesh Shivan’s sister is Aishwarya. He comes from a police family. Since they collaborated on Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2015 Shivan and actress Nayanthara has been dating. 

They made their engagement public in 2021 and on June 9 2022 they were married at the Sheraton Grand in Mahabalipuram. Twin boys were born to the couple on October 9 2022. He is of South Indian ancestry and practices Hinduism.

Education

Shivan did his education at the Santhome Hr Sec School in Mylapore. Furthermore he already shared a class with another remarkable man named Simbu (Silambarasan) who was his junior. 

Marriage

The story of Naanum Rowdy Dhan is where Nayanthara first met Vignesh Shivan. While filming in 2015 the pair fell in love. They were soon the focus of romantic pictures that were shared on social media. However Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan did not formally announce their relationship at the time.

Two years later in 2017 they made their first public appearance as a couple at an award ceremony in Singapore. Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan sat together at the awards ceremony and were pictured at the airport. When he won the Best Director award for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Vignesh thanked his girlfriend. He even went so far as to call her the greatest human being. Nayanthara commended Vignesh Shivan for winning the Best Actor award in a similar spirit.

Spiritual persons Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan. All around the country they were commonly spotted visiting dargahs churches and temples. In addition despite their busy schedules they frequently travel abroad to spend time together. On March 25 2021 Vignesh Shivan published a picture of Nayanthara wearing her engagement ring. This raised questions about their engagement. But they never told the truth about it.

For the past few weeks there have been rumors about Nayanthara and Vignesh's impending marriage. On June 7 he announced their official engagement. The couple will exchange vows on June 9 at a resort close to Mahabalipuram. The couple will release pictures from their wedding that afternoon. On June 11 Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan will be publicly seen together for the first time.

In a private ceremony on June 10 2022 Nayanthara and Vignesh exchanged vows. The couple was incredibly regal in their various attire. Vignesh chose a beige-colored outfit in contrast to Nayanthara's gorgeous crimson saree and matching veil.

Career

Podaa Podi (2012)

Silambarasan and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar feature in a movie written and directed by newcomer Vignesh Shivan. Duncan Telford and Anthony Gonsalves handled the film's cinematography and editing respectively while Dharan Kumar created the soundtrack and score. 

The movie began filming in 2008 and it was released on November 13 2012 just in time for Diwali. Reviews for the movie were contradictory.

Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014)

In his first attempt at directing Velraj created the 2014 Tamil-language comedy-drama film Velaiilla Pattadhari also known as VIP. In addition to Vivek Saranya Ponvannan Samuthirakani and Surbhi playing supporting roles the movie stars Dhanush and Amala Paul. Along with his roles as an actor producer and distributor for the project in collaboration with Escape Artists Motion Pictures Dhanush also contributed lyrics and produced the album for the movie's original soundtrack. 

Anirudh Ravichander composed the film's album and score. Hari Dinesh oversaw the stunt work for this film. The movie centers on Raghuvaran a graduate who has been jobless for four years and shows how he manages to obtain employment while successfully overcoming several challenges both before and after.

In Chennai alone 30 screens showed the movie. According to Sreedhar Pillai Tamil Nadu alone accounted for 100.6 million of the movie's opening day revenue. In Tamil Nadu the movie made around 13 crores ($1.6 million) in its opening weekend and 24 crores ($3.0 million) in ten days. 

The movie made a net profit of 50 crores (US$6.3 million) in its fourth week of release. The opening weekend's box office took in 190.8 million. In total the movie earned $1 billion in Tamil Nadu.

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018)

Vignesh Shivan's crime comedy film is an Indian production in Tamil. Along with Karthik Ramya Krishnan Keerthy Suresh Nandha Kalaiyarasan RJ Balaji and Suresh Chandra Menon Suriya also appears in the movie. Anirudh Ravichander created the soundtrack for the movie and Dinesh B. Krishnan handled the photography along with A. Prasad Sreekar. It is a remake of the 2013 Hindi film Special 26 which was based on the Mumbai Opera House theft of 1987 a real-life incident.

The movie's main photography started in September 2016 and was completed in August 2017. On January 12 2018 Thaana Serndha Kootam was released in theaters around the world. Both critics and viewers gave it largely favorable reviews praising the cast's performances as well as the writing direction script social message background music and soundtrack. The movie did well at the box office.

The movie made $19 million on its first day at the box office including $6.5 million in Tamil Nadu $1.9 million in Kerala $1.1 million in Karnataka and more than $9.5 million from the rest of India and the world. In total the movie made $90.2 million throughout its run.

Paava Kadhaigal (2020)

The movie is made up of four short films directed by Vignesh Shivan Vetrimaaran Sudha Kongara and Gautham Vasudev Menon. The movie examines the effects of sin pride and honor on intricate romantic relationships via the lens of four distinct storylines. Kalidas Jayaram Sai Pallavi Simran and Anjali are among the ensemble cast members in the anthology along with Prakash Raj Gautham Vasudev Menon Kalki Koechlin Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and others. On December 18th 2020 Netflix released it.

Justin Prabhakaran Anirudh Ravichander Karthik and R wrote the soundtrack album and the background music for Paava Kadhaigal. Justin Prabhakaran Shan Karuppasamy Vignesh Shivan Madhan Karky and Yugabharathi wrote the songs' lyrics for the film Sivatmikha.

Late in 2018 rumors began to circulate that Netflix intended to produce a Tamil anthology film that would be comparable to Hindi anthologies like Lust Stories which the streaming service had the rights to. Four short films for the anthology will be directed by Sudha Kongara Gautham Vasudev Menon Vignesh Shivan and Vetrimaaran. They were revealed on August 28th 2019. The movie was also Netflix's first foray into streaming television programming. The filming was delayed because of the director's commitments to other projects after the production started in October 2019.

Pebbles (2021)

This film is directed by debutant P. S. Vinothraj. Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara produced the movie under the Rowdy Pictures label. The movie's soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and Ganesh Siva Jeya Parthipan and Vignesh Kumulai were in charge of the cinematography and editing respectively.

The Netherlands' 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam screened Pebbles on February 4 2021 and it won the festival's Tiger Award. It will also be presented at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in the feature film category of the Indian Panorama section. It was chosen as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards but it did not receive a nomination.

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022)

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Vignesh Shivan is the author and director of the 2022 Indian Tamil romantic black comedy film Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal. Samantha Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi appear in it. Anirudh wrote the movie's score and the soundtrack album. An unlucky man's life changes in the movie Rambo when he falls in love. The only issue is that he falls in love with two women instead of just one.

On April 28 2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal received a theatrical release. It garnered mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics and viewers who complimented the main cast's acting (especially that of Vijay Sethupathi Samantha and Nayanthara) the background music and the soundtrack but faulted the plot climax and running time. Despite the unfavorable reviews the movie made over US$8.8 million ($70 crore) at the box office and was a success.

Its initial release date was set for December 2021 but due to post-production issues the date was moved to April. The movie was supposed to be released simultaneously in Telugu as Kanmani Rambo Khatija but that version didn't come out because of bad reviews.

Upcoming Movies

Walking/ Talking strawberry icecream

On social media the Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream movie's creators unveiled a series of character posters.Produced by star Nayanthara's studio Rowdy Pictures and director Vignesh Shivan Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream. The director of Walking Talking Strawberry Icecream Vinayak V is a former collaborator of Vignesh Shivan.

Singer Jonita Gandhi who is making her acting debut in the movie has a new poster thanks to the production team. Along with actor Krishnakumar Balasubramanian who appeared in Soorarai Pottru she shares the lead role in the movie. Jonita will take on the role of Piku.

Additionally the cast members were made public. Malti Chahar will play Anamika and Riya Suman will portray Ketika. According to recently revealed character posters Vaishnavi and Rachael will play Sangamithra and Tejon Maya respectively.

The upcoming movie is anticipated to be a fun love drama witseveralof noteworthy characters. Arjun Chandy provided the music for the movie which was shot by CH Sai's camera. The movie's editor is R Kalaivanan.

AK 62

The next movie starring actor Ajith Kumar tentatively titled AK 62 would be directed by Lyca Productions under the direction of Vignesh Shivan.According to a statement from Lyca Productions the movie's production will start by year's end and it will hit theaters in the middle of 2023. Anirudh will write the movie's score and G. K. M. Tamil Kumaran will oversee production.

Vignesh Shivan and Ajith's movie had its official debut on Friday March 18). Ajith's 62nd movie will be directed by Vignesh Shivan. To confirm it the creators have stepped forward. The soundtrack will be composed by Anirudh Ravichander and Nayanthara is reportedly reuniting with Ajith for the fourth time.

I sincerely appreciate the chance to collaborate with you on the famous AK 62 Mr. Ajith. Joy is beyond description in words. once more with Lyca Productions and my lord Anirudh.

Oor Kuruvi

Oor Kuruvi a comedy-entertainment film directed by Kavin will be made by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara's Rowdy Pictures. Arun K. a first-time director will handle the project. The female protagonist in the movie will reportedly be played by actor Vani Bhojan.
A humorous sketch video of Kavin telling the tale and persuading Vignesh to produce the movie was used to announce the news. In a video he shared he expressed his happiness to be a part of this endeavor and predicted that Oor Kuruvi will make everyone smile. 

He also expressed gratitude to Vignesh for having faith in him and pledged to do his best. Regarding the actor's earlier work Kavin is currently available to watch in the horror film Lift which is streaming on Disney + Hotstar.

Career Timeline

Controversy

After announcing the birth of twin sons Tamil actor Nayanthara and her director spouse Vignesh Shivan became the subject of scrutiny. The power couple may have broken the nation's surrogacy regulations which the state government is now investigating.

The power couple revealed on Sunday that they had welcomed twin boys into their family four months after getting married. Vignesh posted on Instagram Nayan and I have become Amma and Appa. We are blessed with twin baby boys. It soon became known that the boys were created via surrogacy. There are now concerns about whether Nayanthara and Vignesh adhered to the legal guidelines established by Indian law regarding surrogacy. The government of Tamil Nadu has also expressed interest in newborns.

Following a seven-year courtship where they both resided Nayanthara and Vignesh were wed in June of this year. As he shared photos of him and Nayanthara kissing their newborn sons At his feet Vignesh wrote All our prayers our ancestors' blessings combined with all the good manifestations made have come together in the form of two blessed babies for us.

Net Worth

Vignesh Shivan is an Indian director actor producer and songwriter. The Kollywood movies Vignesh Shivan is known for producing and directing include Naanum Rowdydhaan Paava Kadhaigal etc. Additionally he contributed to the music videos for songs like Julie The Love Anthem Chancey Lila Aakko and Avalukena. 

In addition he created the first movie Netrikann in 2021. As of 2021 his projected net worth was 30 crore Indian rupees. His income comes from writing music directing producing and appearing in movies among other things. He owns the house in Chennai.

Awards

• Vignesh Shivan is the winner of the 2019 SIMMA Tamil awards for best Lyricist in Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018).
• Vignesh Shivan is the winner of the 2016 SIMMA Tamil awards for best director in Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015).
• Vignesh Shivan is the nominee of the 2016 Filmfare awards South for best Lyricist in Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015).
• Vignesh Shivan is the nominee of the 2022 Kerla International Film Festival for Koozhangal (2021) shared with P.S. Vinothraj Nayanthara.

Fun Facts

• Since childhood Shivan has dreamed of becoming a popular personality in the Tamil industry.
• Vignes is active in social activities.
• Vignesh enjoys collaborating with actor Dhanush.
• Vignesh is fond of the piano and loves to play it in his free time.
• In 2018 he appeared on the cover of Gallata Cinema magazine.
• Vignesh considers Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni his role model.
• Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara together run a production company Rowdy Pictures pvt ltd.

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