Caarthick Raju

Caarthick Raju is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil films. He debuted as a director with the Tamil film Thirudan Police and continued with Telugu films Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019) and Single (2025).

Career Raju has contributed visual effects to many films, including Mudhalvan (1999), Ghilli (2004), Pokkiri (2007), and Dasavathaaram (2008).

He debuted as a film director with Thirudan Police (2014) starring Dinesh, which according to him "encompasses elements of comedy, action, sentiment and horror". The film was based on short story by his father, and he made the film as a tribute to fathers. Regarding the film, a critic wrote that "Caarthick Raju's real strength is comedy. A Ramarajan-style punch quite early in the film...signals this. The climax sequences confirm it. You're happily willing to suspend all disbelief when the scenes are as funny as they are at the end... As you walk out, you can't but wonder if the director, after noting all the laughter at the end, rues his decision not to have made a full-fledged comedy". He worked on his next film Ulkuthu in 2015 also starring Dinesh, which was based on fisherman.

Caarthick Raju's cinematic journey continued with the Telugu supernatural thriller Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene, featuring Sundeep Kishan. This film was noticed for its storyline and visual effects, which created an eerie atmosphere. His next film Nene Naa (2024) was released to negative reviews. He next directed Single (2025) for Geetha Arts.

Filmography As director +YearTitleLanguage 2014 Thirudan Police Tamil 2017 Ulkuthu 2019 Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene Telugu 2023 Nene Naa 2025 Single

As Visual Effects Supervisor +YearTitleLanguageNotes1999 Padayappa Tamil Kadhalar Dhinam Hindustan Ki Kasam Hindi Mudhalvan Tamil 2000 Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists English Indriyam Malayalam Bharathi Tamil Raju Chacha Hindi Pandavas: The Five Warriors English 2001 Little John TamilHindiEnglish Citizen Tamil Sri Manjunatha Kannada Nayak: The Real Hero Hindi 2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Tamil Ezhumalai Thamizhan Alibaba English 2003 Okkadu Telugu Ottran Tamil Boys Son of Aladdin English 2004 Arjun Telugu Varsham Anji Ghilli Tamil New Naani Telugu Madhurey Tamil M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi The Legend of Buddha English 2005 Balu Telugu Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Chandramukhi Tamil Sachien Subhash Chandra Bose Telugu Athadu Anbe Aaruyire Tamil Mazhai Shaadi No. 1 Hindi Thotti Jaya Tamil 2006 Aathi Pasakiligal Happy Telugu Pokiri Malamaal Weekly Hindi 2007 Pokkiri Tamil 2008 Kuruvi Dasavathaaram first 40 minutes only 2009 Villu Wanted Hindi