14 Facts About Karthik Subbaraj

Karthik Subbaraj was born on 19 March 1983 and is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter working mainly in Tamil cinema.

Karthik Subbaraj's father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like Mundasupatti and Kabali.

Karthik Subbaraj made the short film "Kaatchipizhai" in Madurai, which was selected for Nalaya Iyakunar.

Karthik Subbaraj had intended to direct Jigarthanda first but could not fund the project.

Karthik Subbaraj then came up with the story for the low-budget Pizza.

Karthik Subbaraj showcased the pain he gothrough from the producer of his second film, through the character of S J Suryah.

Karthik Subbaraj then went on and directed a silent thriller, Mercury, starring Prabhu Deva in the lead, which was not a commercial success.

Karthik Subbaraj produced Kallachirippu, a web series under his banner Stone Bench Creations.

Karthik Subbaraj directed the action drama Petta with Rajinikanth's 166th film.

Karthik Subbaraj produced the Amazon original movie Penguin starring Keerthy Suresh in the lead role.

Karthik Subbaraj then produced the Hotstar Originals web series Triples starring Jai and Vani Bhojan.

Karthik Subbaraj then directed Miracle, a short film for the Amazon Prime anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai, and Peace, an episode for the Netflix anthology web series Navarasa.

In 2021, Karthik Subbaraj directed Jagame Thandhiram, which received mixed reviews.

Karthik Subbaraj has stated that he prefers not to associate with any particular filmmaking style as he seeks to reinvent himself with every new film, noting how he intentionally avoided including a plot twist in Jagame Thandhiram which disappointed some audiences.