Thirumurugan (director)

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{{short description|Indian film and television director}}
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'''Thirumurugan''' is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film and television director.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-2/top-directors/directors-25-21.html Kollywood's Top 25 Directors - Directors - Vetrimaran Balaji Sakthivel Lingusamy Vasanth Karu Pazhaniappan Simbudevan]. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.</ref> He holds a [[Guinness World Record]] for Longest Continuous TV Camera Shot Live.{{cn|date=March 2021}}

==Career==
Thirumurugan, a [[Kollywood]] director, began his career on television in Doordarshan with the teleserial ''Gokulam Colony''. He then directed and acted in ''[[Metti Oli]]''. His entry into the Kollywood film industry was with ''[[Em Magan]]'' (2006), which was also much talked about. After the success of ''Em Magan'', he partnered with actor Bharath, in a film titled ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]''.

He also directed the drama, ''[[Nadhaswaram (TV series)|Nadhaswaram]]'' where he also played the role of the lead actor. During a live episode, he directed a continuous camera shot lasting 23 minutes and 25 seconds, which is listed as a Guinness World Record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/sun-tv-creates-guinness-world-record-140310|title=Sun TV Creates Guinness World Record|date=2014-03-10|work=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/114801-longest-television-shot-live|title=Longest television shot (live)|work=Guinness World Records|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Em Magan|Emtan Magan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

=== Serials ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Episodes !! Language !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 1998-1999 || ''Akshaya'' || Bala || 50 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Actor and Director
|-
| 1998 || ''Gokulam Colony'' || || 13 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[DD Podhigai]] || Director only
|-
| 1999 || ''Nallur Kaaval Nilayam'' |||||| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[DD Podhigai]] || Director only
|-
| 1999-2000 || ''Panchavarnakkili'' |||||| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Director only
|-
| 2001-2002 || ''Aanandha Bhavan'' || || 60 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Director only
|-
| 2001 || ''Appu Kuppu'' |||| 33 || [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || [[DD Podhigai]] || Actor and Director
|-
| 2001 || ''Thuru Pidikkum Manasu'' || || 10 || [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || [[Raj TV]] || | Part of K. Balachanderin Chinnathirai: Micro Thodargal Macro Sinthanaigal<br>Director only
|-
| 2001-2002 || ''Sathya'' |||||| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Director only
|-
| 2001-2002 || ''Kaveri'' |||| 65 ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Director only
|-
| 2002-2005 || ''[[Metti Oli]]'' || Gopikrishnan || 811 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Actor, Writer and Director
|-
| 2010-2015 || ''[[Nadhaswaram (TV Series)|Nadhaswaram]]'' || Gopikrishnan || 1356 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Actor, Writer, Producer and Director
|-
| 2012-2012 || ''[[Andha Pathu Naatkal]]'' |||| 10 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Producer only
|-
| 2012-2013 || ''[[Karthigai Pengal]]'' |||| 266 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|| [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Producer only
|-
| 2013-2014|| ''[[Then Nilavu (TV series)|Then Nilavu]]'' || Kalyanam || 90 ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Actor, Writer, Producer and Director
|-
| 2014 || ''Meendum Varuven'' || || 19 ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Part of 10 Mani Kathaigal<br>Producer only
|-
| 2014 || ''Ethir Veetu Paiyan'' |||| 18 ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| Part of 10 Mani Kathaigal<br>Producer only
|-
| 2015–2018 || ''[[Kula Deivam (TV series)|Kula Deivam]]'' |||| 897 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Writer, Producer and Director
|-
| 2018–2020 || ''[[Kalyana Veedu]]'' || Gopikrishnan || 682 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Actor, Writer, Producer and Director
|}

=== Short Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2019
| ''Thuppukettavan''
| Tamil
| Actor, Writer, Producer and Director
|-
| 2021
| ''Amma''
| Tamil
|Director
|-
| 2021
| ''Sabalam''
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Nanbenda''
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Pei Veedu''
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Gethi Chutney''
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Pochhu Mannan''
| Tamil
|
|}

==Awards & Honours==
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="blue"
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Year
!style="width:150pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Awards
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Category
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Film/Series
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Role
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Result
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Notes
|-
| 2006
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/oct-07-03/16-10-07-award.html |title=Tamil Nadu state government’s film awards for the year 2005 and 2006 |publisher=Behindwoods| date=16 October 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2021}}</ref>
| Best Director
| ''[[Em Magan]]''
|
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2008
| [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Awards]]
|
|
|
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2010
| [[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]
| Best Director (Special Prize)
| ''[[Metti Oli]]''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2012
| rowspan="5"|Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
|-
| [[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| ''[[Nadhaswaram]]''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| [[Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award|Best Director]]
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| [[Sun Kudumbam Best Screenwriter Award|Best Screenwriter]]
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| Best Jodi
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan<br>Malarkodi
| {{Nominated}}
| Nominated with Srithika
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014
| [[Guinness World Records]]
| Longest Continuous TV Camera Shot Live
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Mylapore Academy Awards
| Best Tele Serial for Entertainment Value
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
| Best Actor
| ''Nadhaswaram''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| rowspan="3"|Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
| Best Screenwriter
| ''[[Kalyana Veedu]]''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| [[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Brother|Best Brother]]
| ''Kalyana Veedu''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Multi-Talented
| ''Kalyana Veedu''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| rowspan="2"|Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
| Best Screenwriter
| ''Kalyana Veedu''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Best Brother
| ''Kalyana Veedu''
| Gopikrishnan
| {{Won}}
|
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|nm5030928|Thirumurugan}}

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