Lokesh Kanagarajborn 1986

usually

Director

Popularity

2.6

Famous

Biography

Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director who works primarily in the Tamil film industry who started his film career with the 2016 anthology film called Aviyal. He is best known for writing and directing the action-thriller films Maanagaram (2017), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Kanagaraj's films have been described as being oriented around the hyperlink crime cinema subgenre, with his work earning him comparisons to Quentin Tarantino. His films are known for depicting the dark underbelly of metropolitan cities through various characters, with the nexus between the police force and organized crime syndicates being a key feature of his work. Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022), and Leo (2023) take place in the same cinematic universe, dubbed the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe), and share interrelated subplots, themes and characters.

Credits

Leo
Leo

2023

Action • Crime • Thriller

Director, Writer

6.9
4.3
Bholaa
Bholaa

2023

Action • Adventure • Crime • Thriller

Original Story

6
2.8
Michael
Michael

2023

Action • Drama

Presenter

4.5
1.3
Kaithi 2
Kaithi 2

Action • Thriller

Writer, Director

0
0.6
Rolex
Rolex

Action • Crime

Writer, Director

0
1.8
Chapter Zero
Chapter Zero

Crime • Thriller

Director, Writer

0
0.1
Irumbu Kai Maayavi
Irumbu Kai Maayavi

Action • Crime • Science Fiction

Writer, Director

0
0.2
Coolie
Coolie

2025

Action • Crime • Thriller

Director, Screenplay, Story

0
2.5
Mumbaikar
Mumbaikar

2023

Crime • Drama

Original Story

3.2
1
Vikram
Vikram

2022

Action • Crime • Thriller

Screenplay, Story, Director

7.6
2.7
Master
Master

2021

Action • Adventure • Crime • Thriller

Director, Story, Dialogue, Screenplay

6.7
3.4
Kaithi
Kaithi

2019

Action • Crime • Thriller

Dialogue, Screenplay, Director, Story

7.5
2
Maanagaram
Maanagaram

2017

Action • Thriller

Director, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay

7.5
0.4
Aviyal
Aviyal

2016

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

Director, Writer

5.8
0.2
Benz
Benz

Action

Producer, Story

0
0.5
Vikram 2
Vikram 2

Director, Writer, Story

0
0.6
Mr. Bhaarath
Mr. Bhaarath

Producer

0
0.2
Untitled Lokesh Kanagaraj Next Project
Untitled Lokesh Kanagaraj Next Project

Action • Thriller

Director

0
0.1
Lokesh Kanagaraj 01
Lokesh Kanagaraj 01

Action • Drama

Producer

0
0.2

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