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{{short description|Indian director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lokesh Kanagaraj
| image = Lokesh Kanagaraj at The ‘Zee Cine Awards’.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Lokesh at [[Zee Cine Awards]], Tamil in 2020
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Kinathukadavu]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/features/interview-lokesh-kanagaraj-kathi-karthi-narain-vijay-bigil-deepavali-release/|title=Lokesh Kanagaraj Interview: Kaithi Is About A Father's Love And That Rare Bond Between Strangers|date=22 October 2019}}</ref>
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Vivek Vidylaya Matric Higher Secondary School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-celebration-of-cinema-and-filmmaking/articleshow/57716953.cms|title=A celebration of cinema and filmmaking - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 2015{{endash}}present
| known_for = ''[[Maanagaram]]''<br>''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]''<br>''[[Master (upcoming Indian film)|Master]]''
| notable_works =
}}

'''Lokesh Kanagaraj ''' is an [[India]]n [[film director]] who works primarily in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[film industry]] who started his film career with the 2016 [[anthology film]] called ''[[Aviyal (film)|Aviyal]]''.

==Early life==
He was born in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore. He majored in fashion technology before pursuing his MBA.<ref>{{Cite web|title='தளபதி-64' பத்தி இப்போ கேட்காதீங்க - Lokesh Kanagaraj {{!}} Kaithi {{!}} Thalapathy 64 {{!}} Open Pannaa - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDVH8KFEU4&ab_channel=OpenPannaa|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He was an ex bank employee. He pursued his passion which is towards film making by participating in a corporate short film competition. The judge of the competition was director [[Karthik Subbaraj|Karthick Subbaraj]]. He then encouraged Lokesh to continue making films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=முதல் படத்திலேயே முத்திரை பதித்த இளம் இயக்குநர்களுடன் ஒரு உரையாடல் {{!}} சினிமா18 {{!}} News 18 Tamilnadu - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PldzJwTfcyY|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Film career==
In 2016, his [[short film]] ''Kaalam'' was included in the [[anthology film]] ''[[Aviyal (film)|Aviyal]]'' produced by [[Karthik Subbaraj|Karthick Subbaraj]].<ref name=FootnoteD>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maanagaram-director-lokesh-kanagaraj/article17433550.ece |title=The lives of others |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=9 March 2017 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, he made his directorial feature debut with the action-thriller ''[[Maanagaram]]'' starring [[Sundeep Kishan]], [[Sri (actor)|Sri]], [[Regina Cassandra]], [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]], and [[Charle]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/maanagaram-opens-big-on-march-10-imagegallery-kollywood-qixjC9fhdebbh.html|title=Maanagaram- Opens big on March 10|website=[[Sify.com]]}}</ref>

In late 2018, he began working on a film for [[Dream Warrior Pictures]], the same production company behind ''[[Maanagaram]]''.<ref name=FootnoteA>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/no-heroine-karthis-next-lokesh-kanagaraj-93429 |title=No heroine in Karthi's next with Lokesh Kanagaraj |date=15 December 2018 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref> With [[Karthi]] in the lead role, the action-thriller was titled ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]''.<ref name=FootnoteH>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kaithi-will-showcase-karthis-potential-as-a-versatile-actor-lokesh-kanagaraj/articleshow/68356094.cms |title=Kaithi will showcase Karthi's potential as a versatile actor: Lokesh Kanagaraj |date=11 March 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>

He completed an action-thriller ''[[Master (upcoming Indian film)|Master]]'' which has [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Vijay Sethupathi]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/team-thalapathy-64-off-to-delhi-second-schedule-shoot-begins-6098388/ |title=Team Thalapathy 64 arrives in Delhi; second schedule begins |date=November 2019 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
Which was released on 13 January 2021, a day before the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal festival]]. It received positive reviews. It ran successfully in theatres. It is very much similar to 1989 malayalam movie [[Mudra (1989 film)|Mudra]], starring [[Mammootty]]. Despite differences in screenplay, the core story is exactly same. Death of juvenile kids and involvement of drug mafia in it were shown in first of tamil,while both these situations were shown in second half of Malayalam. [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]’s character is similar to [[Mammootty]]’s character, [[Vijay Sethupathi|Sethupathy]]’s to [[Captain Raju]]’s and [[Arjun Das]]’s to [[Mahesh (actor)|Mahesh]]’s.

In 2020, he announced his next directorial venture produced by and starring [[Kamal Haasan]]. The title of the film was revealed in a teaser as ''[[Vikram (2021 film)|Vikram]]'' on 7 November 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Kanagaraj |first=Lokesh |author-link=Lokesh Kanagaraj |user=Dir_Lokesh |number=1325037900405248000 |date=7 November 2020 |title=Dear Guru..This is our humble gift to you sir.. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Please do keep inspiring us always sir @ikamalhaasan 🙏 https://t.co/z8mEbtgldU #ஆரம்பிக்கலாங்களா #என்வீரமேவாகையேசூடும் #vikram #HBDKamalHaasan |language=en |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"

|-
!Year !! Film !! Director !! Writer !! Notes
|-
|2016
|[[Aviyal (film)|''Aviyal'']]|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||[[Anthology film]] <br>''Kalam'' segment
|-
|2017
|''[[Maanagaram]]'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
|2018
|''[[Vella Raja]]'' ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||Web Series <br> Co-Writer
|-
|2019
|''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/has-this-hollywood-movie-inspired-kaithi/articleshow/71805236.cms | title=Has this Hollywood movie inspired Kaithi? | date=29 October 2019 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=17 August 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || Cameo appearance
|-
|2021
|''[[Vikram (upcoming film)|Vikram]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||Pre-production <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kollyinsider.com/2020/09/lokesh-kanagarajs-next-kamal-haasan.html | title=Lokesh Kanagaraj's next with Kamal Haasan officially announced | date=16 September 2020 | website=kollyinsider.com }}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Film !!Award !!Category !!Result
!class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
|rowspan="2"|''[[Maanagaram]]'' || rowspan="2"|[[10th Vijay Awards]] || Best Debut Director || {{won}} ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/vijay-awards-2018-nayanthara-vijay-sethupathi-win-best-actor-award-dhanush-and-anirudh-perform-together-see-pics/story-QsajbLa5X2dkIoywp6vxlL.html|title=Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics|date=4 June 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
| [[Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer|Best Screenplay]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Kaithi (2019 film)|''Kaithi'']] ||[[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Tamil Cine Awards]] || Favourite Director || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/zee-cine-awards-tamil-2020-winners-list-ajith-kamal-haasan-dhanush-won-these-honours-811280|title=Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 winners list: Ajith, Kamal Haasan, Dhanush won these honours|website=International Business Times|date=2020-01-05|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref>
|-
|}

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