G. Marimuthu

G. Marimuthu
Born	Pasumalai, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2008–present

G. Marimuthu is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. After making his debut as a director with Kannum Kannum (2008), he has gone on to make other ventures including Pulivaal (2014) and feature in supporting roles as an actor.

In 1990, G. Marimuthu ran away from his home in the village of Pasamalai in Theni and headed to Chennai wanting to be a film director. After initially working as a waiter in hotels, he became acquainted with lyricist Vairamuthu through their interests for literature, before managed to become an assistant director with Rajkiran for his films Aranmanai Kili (1993) and Ellame En Rasathan (1995). Marimuthu then continued work as an assistant director with film makers including Mani Ratnam, Vasanth, Seeman and S. J. Surya, before working as a co-director in Silambarasan's team, Manmadhan (2004). G. Marimuthu made his directorial debut with Kannum Kannum (2008), a romantic film starring Prasanna and Udhayathara. The film did not perform well at the box office but won critical acclaim. Behindwoods.com wrote "G. Marimuthu, debuting with story, screenplay, dialogue and direction has provided us with one of the cleanest, most honest and endearing love stories of recent times". Likewise, Sify.com noted "Marimuthu is a welcome addition to the brave new directors in Tamil cinema, who are trying their best within the commercial format to give a different type of love story". Marimuthu then also made Pulivaal (2014), developing the film's story from the Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu (2011).

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