Thirumurugan (director)

Thirumurugan Muniyaandi is an Indian Tamil film and television director. He holds a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous camera shot.

Thirumurugan
Occupation	Director
Years active	1998–present

Career

After graduating from Chennai film institute, Thirumurugan, began his career on television in Doordarshan with the teleserial Gokulam Colony and also directed Chinnathirai Kathaigal for JJ TV. He then directed and acted in Metti Oli. His entry into the Kollywood film industry was with Em Magan (2006), which was also much talked about. After the success of Em Magan, he partnered with actor Bharath, in a film titled Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu (2008).

He also directed the drama, Nadhaswaram where he also played the role of the lead actor. During a live episode, he directed a continuous camera shot lasting 23 minutes and 25 seconds, which is listed as a Guinness World Record.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Notes
2006	Emtan Magan	Director
2008	Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu

Short films

Year	Film	Notes
2019	Thuppukettavan	Actor, Writer, Producer and Director
2021	Amma	Director
2021	Sabalam
2021	Nawaz
2021	Pei Veedu

Television

Serials

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Actor	Producer	Networks	Notes
1998	Gokulam Colony	Yes	No	No	No	DD Podhigai
1999	Nallur Kaaval Nilayam	Yes	No	No	No
1998–1999	Akshaya	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sun TV
1999–2000	Panchavarnakkili	Yes	No	No	No
2001	Appu Kuppu	Yes	No	No	No	DD Podhigai
	Thuru Pidikkum Manasu	Yes	No	No	No	Raj TV
2001–2002	Aanandha Bhavan	Yes	No	No	No	Sun TV
	Sathya	Yes	No	No	No
	Kaveri	Yes	No	No	No
2002–2005	Metti Oli	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2010–2015	Nadhaswaram	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012-2013	Karthikai Pengal	No	Yes	No	Yes
2013-2014	Thennilavu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015–2018	Kula Deivam	Yes	No	No	Yes		Re-telecast on Kalaignar TV from 2022
2018–2020	Kalyana Veedu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Youtube Series

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Actor	Producer	Networks	Notes
2012	Andha Pathu Naatkal	No	No	Yes	Yes	Thiru TV
2014	Meendum Varuven	No	No	No	Yes
	Ethir Veetu Paiyan	No	No	No	Yes

Awards and honours

Year	Awards	Category	Film/Series	Role	Result	Notes
2006	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Best Director	Em Magan		Won
2008	Kalaimamani Awards				Won
2010	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Director (Special Prize)	Metti Oli	Gopikrishnan	Won
2012	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
		Best Actor	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Won
		Best Director	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Nominated
		Best Screenwriter	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Nominated
		Best Jodi	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan Malarkodi	Nominated	Nominated with Srithika
2014	Guinness World Records	Longest Continuous TV Camera Shot Live	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Won
	Mylapore Academy Awards	Best Tele Serial for Entertainment Value	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Won
	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Actor	Nadhaswaram	Gopikrishnan	Nominated
2018	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Screenwriter	Kalyana Veedu	Gopikrishnan	Won
		Best Brother	Kalyana Veedu	Gopikrishnan	Won
		Multi-Talented	Kalyana Veedu	Gopikrishnan	Won
2019	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Screenwriter	Kalyana Veedu	Gopikrishnan	Won
		Best Brother	Kalyana Veedu	Gopikrishnan	Won

External links

• Thirumurugan at IMDb