Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil entertainment industry. He gained recognition after directing the blockbuster film Kaithi in 2019.
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Wiki/Biography
Lokesh Kanagaraj was born on Friday, 14 March 1986 (age 37 years; as in 2023) in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Lokesh grew up in a middle-class family. He completed his schooling from Palanayammal Higher Secondary School, Kalliyapuram, Tamil Nadu. She attended PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, where she pursued her graduation in Fashion Technology. Lokesh completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Anna University, Chennai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Lokesh Kanagaraj (right) with Indian actor Kamal Haasan.
Family
parents and siblings
His father was a bus conductor. He has three brothers, Aravind Gnanasbandam, Ashwin Venkatesh and Prashanth Gnanasbandam.
wife and children
On January 8, 2012, Lokesh married Aishwarya Lokesh. Both of them got engaged on 15 September 2011. Lokesh and Aishwarya have two children, a daughter, Adhvika Lokesh, and a son, Aarudra Lokesh.
livelihood
While completing his graduation, Lokesh developed interest in film production. Before pursuing a career as a film producer, Lokesh worked in a private bank in Chennai for about five years. Later, he got the opportunity to participate in the corporate short film competition Clubes Short Film Festival, where Indian director Karthik Subbaraj was invited as a judge. Lokesh entered the competition with his short film Acham Thavir; The film won him the Best Director award at the competition. Amazed by his directorial abilities, Karthik advised and inspired him to pursue a career as a filmmaker. Lokesh, who never received any formal training in film direction, learned the concepts of direction by watching the films of his idol Kamal Haasan. As a result, he quit his job and entered the film industry as a director and writer.
film
In 2016, Lokesh made his debut as a director and writer with the short film Kalam, which was a part of the anthology film Aviyal; The film consisted of four short films.
Poster of the anthology film Aviyaal (2016)
In 2017, he directed his first feature film Mangaram, which was a commercial success at the box office.
Poster of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s first feature film Mangaram (2017)
In 2019, Lokesh rose to prominence after directing the action thriller film Kaithi with Karthi in the lead role; The film was nominated for the Best Director Award at the South Indian International Movie Awards.
Lokesh Kanagaraj (right) directing the film Kaithi (2019)
His next directorial venture was Master, released theatrically in 2021, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi; The film became the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2021. In 2022, Lokesh directed the action thriller film Vikram starring Kamal Haasan, which became a major success at the box office.
Lokesh Kanagaraj on the sets of the film Vikram (2022)
In 2023, he directed the film Leo, which is actor Vijay’s second collaboration with Lokesh after the 2021 film Master.
award
- 2018: Best Debut Director Award for the film Mangaram at the 10th Vijay Awards
- 2020: Zee Cine Awards Favorite Director Award for the film Kaithi in Tamil
- 2021: Favorite Director Award for Film Master at the Galata Crown Awards
- 2022: Talent of the Decade Award at the 8th edition of Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards for his contribution to the Tamil film industry
Indian cricketer Suresh Raina presented the Talent of the Decade Award to Lokesh Kanagra at the Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards for Lokesh’s contribution to the Tamil film industry.
- 2022: Best Director Award for the film Master at the South Indian International Movie Awards
car collection
Happy with the success of the film Vikram (2022), Kamal Haasan gifted a Lexus ES 300h luxury car to Lokesh.
Lokesh Kanagaraj poses with his brand new Lexus car, which was gifted to him by Indian actor Kamal Haasan
Facts/General Knowledge
- Lokesh created a film franchise, Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU), which is a shared universe of Tamil action thriller films directed by him; The name was suggested by Lokesh’s fans and Lokesh agreed to name it LCU.
- In an interview, Lokesh said that one of his favorite Indian actors is Kamal Haasan and he was greatly influenced by him since his childhood. He further said that he was so obsessed with Kamal that he questioned his mother why she did not name him Vikram, because Kamal Haasan’s film Vikram (1986) was released the same year Lokesh was born.
- In 2014, his directorial short film Customer Delight won the Best Shortfilm award at the All India Corporate Film Competition.
- On 16 March 2017, Lokesh was invited as a judge at the film festival AVTAR (Amateur Visualizer Talent Awards and Recognition), which was held at Dr GR Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
- In 2021, Lokesh played a brief role in his directorial debut Master.
Lokesh Kanagaraj in a scene from the film Master (2021)
- The 2023 Bollywood film was an adaptation of the Tamil film Kaithi (2019) directed by Bhola Lokesh.
- In 2023, Lokesh played a cameo role in the Tamil film Singapore Salon.
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