G. Marimuthu

G.Marimuthu is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. After making his debut as a director with Kannum Kannum (2008), he has gone on to make other ventures including Pulivaal (2014) and feature in supporting roles as an actor.

G. Marimuthu
Born	(1967-07-12) 12 July 1967 (age 55) Pasumalaitheri, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Bhagyalakshmi ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	Agilan, Aishwarya

Career

In 1990, G. Marimuthu ran away from his home in the village of Pasumalaitheri in Theni and headed to Chennai wanting to be a film director. After initially working as a waiter in hotels, he became acquainted with lyricist Vairamuthu through their interests for literature, before managed to become an assistant director with Rajkiran for his films Aranmanai Kili (1993) and Ellame En Rasathan (1995).^[1] Marimuthu then continued work as an assistant director with film makers including Mani Ratnam, Vasanth, Seeman and S. J. Surya, before working as a co-director in Silambarasan's team, Manmadhan (2004).^[2] G. Marimuthu made his directorial debut with Kannum Kannum (2008), a romantic film starring Prasanna and Udhayathara. The film did not perform well at the box office but won critical acclaim. Behindwoods.com wrote "G. Marimuthu, debuting with story, screenplay, dialogue and direction has provided us with one of the cleanest, most honest and endearing love stories of recent times".^[3] Likewise, Sify.com noted "Marimuthu is a welcome addition to the brave new directors in Tamil cinema, who are trying their best within the commercial format to give a different type of love story".^[4] Marimuthu then also made Pulivaal (2014), developing the film's story from the Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu (2011).^[5]

In the 2010s, he prioritised his acting career and featured in supporting roles in Tamil films. Mysskin introduced him as an actor in Yuddham Sei (2011), where he played a corrupt police officer. The success of the film prompted him to star in films including Aarohanam (2012), Nimirndhu Nil (2014) and Komban (2015), often featuring as police officer. His performance in Marudhu (2016) prompted Vishal to sign him on to feature in Kaththi Sandai (2016).^[6]

Filmography

Director

Year	Film	Notes
2008	Kannum Kannum
2014	Pulivaal

Actor

• Vaali (1999)
• Udhaya (2004)
• Kannum Kannum (2008)
• Yuddham Sei (2011)
• Aarohanam (2012)
• Son épouse (2014; French)
• Nimirndhu Nil (2014)
• Jeeva (2014)
• Komban (2015)
• Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015)
• Kirumi (2015)
• Uppu Karuvaadu (2015)
• Pugazh (2016)
• Mapla Singam (2016)
• Marudhu (2016)
• Thirunaal (2016)
• Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)
• Pagiri (2016)
• Kodi (2016)
• Veera Sivaji (2016)
• Bairavaa (2017)
• Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal (2017)
• Yaman (2017)
• Yaakkai (2017)
• Nagarvalam (2017)
• Rubaai (2017)
• Kootathil Oruthan (2017)
• Magalir Mattum (2017)
• Ippadai Vellum (2017)
• Madura Veeran (2018)
• Kadaikutty Singam (2018)
• Kattu Paya Sir Intha Kaali (2018)
• Pariyerum Perumal (2018)
• Thuppakki Munai (2018)
• Sandakozhi 2 (2018)
• Silukkuvarupatti Singam (2018)
• Sathru (2019)
• Mehandi Circus (2019)
• Mr. Local (2019)
• Puppy (2019)
• Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu (2019)
• Shylock (2020; Malayalam)
• Naan Sirithal (2020)
• God Father (2020)
• Alti (2020)
• Thatrom Thookrom (2020)
• Bhoomi (2021)
• Pulikkuthi Pandi (2021)
• Kuruthi Kalam (2021)
• Kalathil Santhippom (2021)
• Sangathalaivan (2021)
• Sulthan (2021)
• Sarbath (2021)
• Laabam (2021)
• Rudra Thandavam (2021)
• Doctor (2021)
• IPC 376 (2021)
• Enemy (2021)
• MGR Magan (2021)
• Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021)
• Atrangi Re (2021; Hindi)
• Plan Panni Pannanum (2021)
• Theal (2022)
• Anbarivu (2022)
• Carbon (2022)
• Marutha (2022)
• Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (2022)
• Visithiran (2022)
• Ayngaran (2022)
• Vikram (2022)
• Radha Krishna (2022)
• Yenni Thuniga (2022)
• Aruvaa Sanda (2022)
• Kodai (2023)
• Jailer (2023)
• Yes… 9840711959 (2023)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2022–Present	Ethir Neechal	Aadhimuthu Gunasegaran	Sun TV
2022	Vanakkam Tamizha	Guest
	Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda	Himself
	Vanakkam Tamizha	Guest
	Tamil Rockerz	Madhi's assistant	SonyLIV
2023	Pongal Vilayattu	Contestant	Sun TV
	Nattamai Theerpu Mathu	Aadhimuthu Gunasegaran

References

1. "நான் இயக்கறதா இருந்த பிரபுதேவா, வடிவேலு படங்கள் டிராப் ஆச்சு... நடிகர் ஜி.மாரிமுத்துவின் ஸ்டோரி - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine".
2. "Kelvi Paathi Kindal Paathi - with Director Marimuthu". YouTube.
3. "Kannum Kannum Movie Review - Behindwoods.com - Prasanna Udhayathara Vadivelu Vijayakumar stills picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com.
4. . Sify. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
5. "'Puli Vaal' not exactly a remake". The New Indian Express.
6. "Heroine of Vishal's 'Kaththi Sandai' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 28 April 2016.