Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 who primarily works in Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

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Personal life

Selvaraghavan is the son of film director Kasthuri Raja

Kasthuri Raja

Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director based in Chennai, India. He is the father of well known personalities, Selvaraghavan and Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G.-Direction:-References:...

, elder brother of actor Dhanush

Dhanush

Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...

 and has two sisters, who are both doctors. On 15 December 2006, he married actress Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal is an Indian film actress and model. Having predominantly acted in Tamil films, she is probably best known for her performances as Divya...

, with whom he had previously worked with on three films. After their two year marriage Sonia Agarwal and Selvaraghavan filed for divorce with mutual consent in a Chennai family court on 9 August 2009. Two years later, Selvaraghavan married Gitanjali Selvaraghavan, who worked as his assistant director in Aayirathil Oruvan and is the daughter of a former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu P. S. Raman.

Film career

Selevaraghavan's first film as a story writer was Thulluvadho Ilamai

Thulluvadho Ilamai

Thulluvadho Ilamai is a 2002 Indian Tamil film, directed by Kasthuri Raja, written by his son Selvaraghavan and introducing his second son Dhanush as an actor, who enacted the lead role character...

. His first venture as a director Kadhal Kondein

Kadhal Kondein

Kaadhal Kondein is a 2003 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring his brother Dhanush and newcomer Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, whilst newcomers Sudeep, Nagesh and Daniel Balaji play supporting roles...

was both a commercial and critical success. He started directing films after doing a Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering

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 in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering

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As director

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2002	Thulluvadho Ilamai Thulluvadho Ilamai Thulluvadho Ilamai is a 2002 Indian Tamil film, directed by Kasthuri Raja, written by his son Selvaraghavan and introducing his second son Dhanush as an actor, who enacted the lead role character...	Tamil	Writer
2003	Kaadhal Kondein	Tamil
2004	7G Rainbow Colony 7G Rainbow Colony 7G Rainbow Colony is a 2004 Tamil drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Ravi Krishna, who debuted in this film, and Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Arvind Krishna. The film, released on 15 October 2004, met with...	Tamil
2006	Pudhupettai Pudhupettai Pudhupettai is a 2006 Indian Tamil gangster film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring his brother Dhanush in the lead, whilst Sneha and Sonia Agarwal enact the lead female character roles...	Tamil
2007	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule is a 2007 Telugu language film, written and directed by Tamil film director Selvaraghavan, making his directorial debut in the Telugu film industry. The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan in the lead and Kota Srinivasa Rao and Sriram) in supporting roles...	Telugu
yaradee nee mohini	Tamil		2010	Aayirathil Oruvan	Tamil
2011	Mayakkam Enna	Tamil
2012	Irandam Ulagam Irandam Ulagam Irandam Ulagam is an upcoming Tamil romantic drama film directed by Selvaraghavan. It stars Arya along with Anushka Shetty, and features music scored by Harris Jayaraj while the cinematography is handled by Ramji...	Tamil	Filming

As lyricist

Year	Song(s)	Film
2010	all songs(except thaai thindran mannae)	Aayirathil Oruvan Aayirathil Oruvan Aayirathil Oruvan is a 2010 Tamil fantasy-adventure film directed by Selvaraghavan in his fifth feature film. Produced by R. Ravindran at a budget of 32 crore rupees , it features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography by Ramji and editing by Kola Bhaskar...
2011	Naan Sonnadhum Mazhaivandhucha Voda Voda Dhooram Korayala Ennena Seidhom Ingu	Mayakkam Enna

As singer

Year	Song(s)	Film
2011	Kadhal En Kadhal	Mayakkam Enna

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