Vignesh Shivan facts for kids

Vignesh Shivan was born on September 18, 1985. He is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, and lyricist. He works in Tamil cinema, making many different kinds of movies.

About Vignesh Shivan's Life

Vignesh Shivan went to school in Chennai, India. He met actress Nayanthara when they worked on the movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2015. They became a couple and later got engaged in 2021.

Vignesh and Nayanthara got married on June 9, 2022, in Mahabalipuram. On September 26, 2022, they welcomed twin boys. The boys were born through surrogacy, which means another woman carried the babies for them. A documentary called Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale (2024) shows Nayanthara's film journey and her relationship with Vignesh.

Vignesh Shivan's Film Career

Vignesh Shivan started his film career with the movie Podaa Podi (2012). It took a few years to make this film. After that, he worked as a lyricist, writing songs for movies. He also appeared in small acting roles, like in the movie Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014).

His second film as a director was Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015). This movie starred Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. It was produced by the famous actor Dhanush.

For his third movie, Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, Vignesh worked with actors Suriya and Keerthy Suresh. The music for this film was created by Anirudh Ravichander.

Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara also started their own company called Rowdy Pictures. This company produces movies. Some of the films they have produced include Pebbles (2021) and Rocky (2021).

His latest movie, "LIK", is expected to be released in 2025.

Movies Directed, Written, and Acted In

Vignesh Shivan has worked on many films as a director, writer, or actor. Here are some of them:

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Actor	Role	Notes
2007	Sivi			Y	Krishna's friend	Small, uncredited role
2012	Podaa Podi	Y	Y	Y	Himself	Appeared briefly as himself
2014	Velaiilla Pattadhari			Y	Vignesh	An engineer in the film
2015	Naanum Rowdydhaan	Y	Y			Won an award for Best Director
2018	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam	Y	Y			A remake of a Hindi film
2020	Paava Kadhaigal	Y	Y			Part of an anthology film
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Y	Y
2025	Love Insurance Kompany	Y	Y			Still being filmed

Movies Produced

Vignesh Shivan has also produced several movies:

• Netrikann (2021)
• Koozhangal (2021)
• Rocky (2021)
• Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022)
• Connect (2022)
• Shubh Yatra (2023)

Movies Distributed

• Rocky (2021)

Songs Written as a Lyricist

Vignesh Shivan has written lyrics for many popular songs. Here are a few examples:

Other Creative Work

Vignesh Shivan has also directed music videos for various artists.

See also

In Spanish: Vignésh Shivan para niños