Lokesh Kanagaraj
Indian filmmaker (born 1983)
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- Lokesh Kanagaraj ( ; born 14 March 1986) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who works in Tamil cinema.
- He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) franchise after the commercial success of Kaithi (2019), the franchise's first installment.
- In PSG College of Arts and Science, he majored in Fashion Technology before pursuing an MBA.
- School Kinathukadavu.
- He pursued his passion towards film making by participating in a corporate short film competition.
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WikipediaLokesh Kanagaraj (; born 14 March 1986) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who works in Tamil cinema. He started his career with a short film in the 2016 anthology Aviyal, he later directed his first feature film Maanagaram (2017). He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) franchise after the commercial success of Kaithi (2019), the franchise's first installment.
Lokesh Kanagaraj was born on 14 March 1986 in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India to a Tamil family. In PSG College of Arts and Science, he majored in Fashion Technology before pursuing an MBA. He did his schooling in Vivek Vidhyalaya Matric Hr. Sec. School Kinathukadavu. He is an ex-bank employee. He pursued his passion towards film making by participating in a corporate short film competition. The judge of the competition was Karthik Subbaraj. Impressed with his short film, he encouraged Lokesh to pursue a directorial career making films.
Lokesh married his longtime partner Aishwarya on 8 January 2012. They have two daughters.
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