Kannan Thamarakkulam

Kannan Thamarakkulam is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Personal life Thamarakkulam married Vishnu Prabha in a small ceremony at Chettikulangara in December 2020.

Career He joined the cinema industry as an assistant director. He has worked as an assistant and associate in a lot of TV serials and movies. He made his first solo debut as a director in a TV Series, titled, Minnaram.

In 2014, he directed his debut as director in Tamil movie Sooraiyadal. His first direction venture in Malayalam was Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare (2015) with Jayaram. His third release was big budget film Aadupuliyattam in 2016. The horror genre received good response from the audiences and the critics. The next titled was the comedy, Achayans (2017). In 2018, Kannan Thamarakkulam has opted for Chanakya Thanthram (2018) an approach much similar to the second half of his previous film Achayans. He has given due importance to Unni Mukundan and he has portrayed his character with the required mass appeal and style quotient. In 2019, Kannan directs Jayaram in the comedy drama, Pattabhiraman. In 2021, he had two thriller releases Vidhi: The Verdict and Udumbu. Next, the political drama Varaal (2022) was released. In 2024, Virunnu also released in Tamil as Virundhu starring Arjun Sarja was a disappointment.

Filmography

Year Title LanguageNotesRef 2014 Sooraiyadal Tamil Debut film 2015 Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare Malayalam 2016 Aadupuliyattam Malayalam 2017 Achayans Malayalam 2018 Chanakya Thanthram Malayalam 2019 Pattabhiraman Malayalam 2021 Vidhi: The Verdict Malayalam 2021 Udumbu Malayalam 2022 Varaal Malayalam 2024 Virunnu / Virundhu Malayalam, Tamil

Television