Best Tamil Directors in 2018 Who Forged A New Identity for Kollywood

Murugadoss who is known for high-concept commercial films with a social cause was at it again with Sarkar starring Ilayathalapathy Vijay. The film expectedly did a blockbuster business and talked about the most important issue in a democracy, that is, right to vote. 

Ram Kumar's chilling tale about a serial killer and a young police officer who brings his research for a short film to nab him made waves all over South India. It was highly talked about and made Vishnu Vishal a known name among the South Indian movie buffs. 

One of the few world-class South Indian directors, Vetrimaaran is at it once again with Vada Chennai. There was this The Godfather and now there is this Vada Chennai. A true epic of gangster film with an original premise which has deftly used the recent historical moments in Tamil Nadu also went on to become a commercial hit. 

Debutant Mari Selvaraj not just delivered a powerful film about caste differences and honor killings he did so quite emphatically and without missing commercial elements. Or rather, he defined a new commercial format with Pariyerum Perumal. Two birds with one shot. Critical acclaim and commercial success. Director Pa. Ranjith produced this film about the rise of a Dalit student. 

This young man took everyone down a nostalgic trip with the romance film 96. Hailed as one of the very pure romance films, the Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha starrer made a huge buzz among the South Indian movie buffs. Prem Kumar's simplistic handling of the subject won great applause from one and all. 

Ajay Gnanamuthu of Demonte Colony had emphatically proved that he is here to stay and took Tamil thrillers into a new direction with Imaikkaa Nodigal. That he directed lady superstar and delivered a top class movie watching experience is a telling statement about his talent. 

Legendary filmmaker Shankar has taken Tamil Cinema to new heights even before many of the current generation directors were not even thinking about making films. True to his character, his latest directorial 2.0 became the first Tamil film to gross around about more than Rs. 750 crores and won the approval of Pan Indian audience. 

P. S. Mithran is the face of the new wave in Tamil Cinema. His directorial debut film Irumbu Thirai talks about the peril of information theft and online frauds. He convinced a star like Vishal not only to star in the film but also to bankroll it proves the point that he is here to stay. 

While critical success is nothing new has still been delivering considerably good movies, a proper blockbuster is eluding elite director Mani Ratnam for more than a decade. But the commercial gangster drama filled the gap for him and went on to become the biggest grossing film in his career. As is the regular case with his films, CCV received critical acclaim. The master is back!