T. Muthuraj

T. Muthuraj (born 29 July 1969 in Coimbatore, India) is an Indian film production designer who works in predominantly Malayalam and Tamil films. He is well known for his collaborations with directors S. Shankar and Atlee Kumar.

Early life and education He graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai in 1991 and was the first assistant of Sabu Cyril.

Career

His big break came in the 1997 Malayalam film Guru starring Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi, directed by Rajiv Anchal, for which he received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director. Avan Ivan, I, Theri, Mersal, Velaikkaran, Bigil, 2.0 etc.

He has contributed to the success of 60 plus feature films and 185 commercials. His work in Nanban (2012) directed by Shankar, had won huge appreciation from all quarters.

Filmography

Butterflies (1993) Yuvathurki (1996) Guru (1997) Chitrashalabham (1998) Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998) Olympiyan Anthony Adam (1999) Priyamanavale (2000) Millennium Stars (2000) Devadoothan (2000) Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002) Punnagai Poove (2003) Naam (2003) Varnajalam (2004) Alice in Wonderland (2005) Athbhutha Dweepu (2005) Thirumagan (2007) Ore Kadal (2007) Kanna (2007) Pazhassi Raja (2009) Angadi Theru (2010) Ponnar Shankar (2011) Avan Ivan (2011) Nanban (2012) Raja Rani (2013) Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum (2014) Arima Nambi (2014) I (2015) Puli (2015) Theri (2016) Remo (2016) Mersal (2017) Velaikkaran (2017) 2.0 (2018) Bigil (2019) Jawan (2023) (Hindi) Ayalaan (2024) Indian 2 (2024)

Awards 1997 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director for Guru 1997 – Padmarajan Award 1997 – Film Fraternity Award 1998 – Film Critics Award 2000 – MathruBhumi Award 2000 – Film Critics Award 2009 – Kerala State Film Award, Best Art Director 2010 – MathruBhumi Award 2010 – Variety Award 2011 – Surya Award 2012 – Edison Award 2018 - Vijay Award for Best Art Direction - Velaikkaran