Kathir is a director, screenwriter, and producer for Tamil films. After a hiatus, he is set to make a comeback in 2011 with Kodai Vidumurai

Kodai Vidumurai

-Production:Initially Kathir had planned a film titled Manavar Dhinam with Srikanth in the lead role and a launch was held in 2009 by the production house Ayngaran International. However, the film was later shelved and the pair decided to collaborate for the new venture....

. Since Uzhavan in 1993, his films have all been scored by A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

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Kathir is a student from Chennai collage of arts and crafts. He worked as an assistant to various well-known directors in Tamil cinema in the 1990s.

Kathir's first Tamil film was Idhayam

Idhayam (film)

Idhayam is a 1991 Tamil film, the first film to be directed by Kathir.-Plot:Set in a medical college backdrop, the film is about a person , who loves his fellow college mate, but does not have courage to convey his love to her...

. The film was a huge success. His other successful films include Kadhal Desam

Kadhal Desam

Kadhal Desam is a 1996 Tamil film. The film stars Abbas, Vineeth, Tabu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya and is directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The The music is by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman. Abbas debuted his acting career through this...

and Kadhalar Dhinam

Kadhalar Dhinam

Kadhalar Dhinam is a 1999 Tamil romantic film directed by Kathir. This film is based on a relationship which begins through an internet chatroom and takes a turn after the protagonist has second thoughts about the relationship...

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Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1991	Idhayam Idhayam (film) Idhayam is a 1991 Tamil film, the first film to be directed by Kathir.-Plot:Set in a medical college backdrop, the film is about a person , who loves his fellow college mate, but does not have courage to convey his love to her...	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	writer and director
1993	Uzhavan	Tamil	writer and director
1996	Kadhal Desam Kadhal Desam Kadhal Desam is a 1996 Tamil film. The film stars Abbas, Vineeth, Tabu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya and is directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The The music is by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman. Abbas debuted his acting career through this...	Tamil	writer and director
1999	Kadhalar Dhinam Kadhalar Dhinam Kadhalar Dhinam is a 1999 Tamil romantic film directed by Kathir. This film is based on a relationship which begins through an internet chatroom and takes a turn after the protagonist has second thoughts about the relationship...	Tamil	writer and director
2002	Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus is South Indian Tamil film released in 2002. directed and produced by kathir under the banner sound&light studios The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman...	Tamil	writer and director
2011	Virumandi	Tamil