Lokesh Kanagaraj

Known for DirectingBorn 1986-03-14 (age 40)Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He began his career in cinema by directing one of the four segments in the anthology film Aviyal (2016). Over time , Lokesh has carved a niche for himself in Indian cinema through a string of extremely successful action and crime thrillers including Maanagaram (2017), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) , Vikram (2022) and Leo (2023). Lokesh's films are oriented around the hyperlink crime cinema subgenre where most of the story takes place during nighttime, with Lokesh citing Quentin Tarantino as a major inspiration for his style of filmmaking. His films are known for depicting the dark underbelly of metropolitan cities through multiple grey characters, with the nexus between the police force and organized crime syndicates being a key feature. Lokesh is also credited with the creation of LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe) where his films Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022), and Leo (2023) share interrelated subplots, themes and characters.Read more

Movies & web series

Vikram

Kaithi

Maanagaram

29

Kattalan

Leo

Vella Raja

Master

Coolie

Banduan

Singapore Saloon

Bholaa

Aviyal

Michael

Mumbaikar

Sindhanai Sei

Jana Nayagan

DC

Kaithi 2

Rolex

Chapter Zero

Benz

Vikram 2

Mr. Bhaarath

AA23

Untitled Regina Cassandra Film