Lokesh Kanagaraj
Indian film director
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| 2025 | Lokesh Kanagaraj is set to direct the film 'Coolie'. |
| 2025 | Filming for an unspecified project is set to take place. |
| 2024 | The song 'Inimel' by Shruti Haasan, directed by Dwarkesh Prabakar, is set to be released. |
| 2024 | Lokesh Kanagaraj appeared as himself in the film 'Singapore Saloon'. |
| October 30 2024 | Benz was confirmed to be a part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). |
| April 2024 | The official title for Rajinikanth’s 171st film, produced by Sun Pictures and with music by Anirudh Ravichander, was revealed as Coolie. |
| April 14 2024 | On Puthandu, Lokesh announced his production venture, Benz, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and starring Raghava Lawrence in the lead, while also writing the story for the film. |
| 2023 | Directed Leo, maintaining his pattern of working with trusted creative partners. |
| 2023 | Lokesh Kanagaraj served as the presenter for the Tamil version of the film 'Michael'. |
| 2023 | He was also credited as the presenter for the project 'Fight Club'. |
| 2023 | Lokesh worked on 'Leo', which became his most successful film and one of the highest grossing Indian films, serving as the third installment in the LCU. |
| December 2023 | Lokesh announced a short film titled Chapter Zero within the LCU, serving as a prequel to Kaithi 2. |
| November 2023 | He launched his production company, G Squad, and unveiled his first production, Fight Club, directed by Vijay Kumar. |
| June 2023 | Lokesh announced his intention to conclude his directing career after completing 10 films. |
| 2022 | He directed 'Vikram', the second installment in the LCU, which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role. |
| 2021 | Directed Master, further solidifying his working relationships with multiple recurring collaborators including Philomin Raj, Arjun Das, and Anirudh Ravichander. |
| 2021 | Lokesh Kanagaraj made a cameo appearance in the film 'Master' as a prisoner. |
| January 2021 | Lokesh's film Master, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi, was released and received positive reviews, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of that year. |
| 2019 | He directed the action thriller Kaithi, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, starring Karthi in the lead role. |
| 2019 | He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) after the commercial success of 'Kaithi', which was the franchise's first installment. |
| 2018 | Lokesh Kanagaraj wrote the story for the TV series 'Vella Raja'. |
| 2018 | Lokesh Kanagaraj wrote the story for the film 'Vella Raja'. |
| 2017 | He directed his first feature film, 'Maanagaram'. |
| 2016 | His short film Kalam was included in the anthology film Aviyal, produced by Karthik Subbaraj. |
| 2016 | Lokesh Kanagaraj started his career with a short film in the anthology 'Aviyal'. |
| 2012 | Lokesh Kanagaraj made his directorial debut with the short film Acham Thavir, which won awards for Best Director, Best Film, and Best Actor at the Clubace short film festival. |
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