R Ajay Gnanamuthu | |
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Born |
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India |
15 September 1988
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter |
Known for | Demonte Colony |
R Ajay Gnanamuthu, is an Indian Film Director and Screenwriter working primarily in Tamil Cinema. He started his career assisting Producer-Filmmaker AR Murugadoss in Tamil films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki. In 2015, He Debuted as a Director with his Horror-Thriller film Demonte Colony, which was received well by critics and the audience. It was declared a SuperHit at the Box-office.
Ajay completed his schooling at St. John's High School, Bangalore and later joined Loyola College, Chennai. During his College days as a student of the Visual Communication Department he loved making a lot of short films. He also completed a Digital Filmmaking Diploma in SAE Institute, Chennai simultaneously.
Ajay was selected to contest in the Short Film making show, Naalaya Iyakunar Season-1 in 2010 where he finished as one of the finalists. He then joined acclaimed Filmmaker AR Murugadoss and worked in Tamil films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki. His pursuit to be an independent filmmaker succeeded with the release of Demonte Colony in 2015 that became a box-office hit.