AR Murugadoss (Director)

Some Lesser Known Facts About AR Murugadoss

• Does AR Murugadoss smoke?: Not Known

• Does AR Murugadoss drink alcohol?: Not Known

• First two letters of his name “AR” indicate his father’s name Arunasalam and were added after he signed his first film.

• While in college, he used to take part in the cultural events and mimic actors.

• Subsequently, he became very fond of watching movies and started writing jokes.

• After finishing college, he tried to join the Madras Film Institue, but got rejected.

• Famous writer P. Kalaimani made Murugadoss his assistant and gave him a chance to write dialogues for the Tamil film Madurai Meenakshi.

• Murugadoss has also worked with S. J. Surya and has written the dialogues for the film Kushi.

• He made his debut in Hindi Cinema with the film ‘Ghajini‘, which was the first ever Bollywood film to gross over ₹100 crore.

• In 2012, Tamil action thriller Thuppakki was filmed under his direction and the film entered the Kollywood’s ₹100 crore club.

• Murugadoss is very humble and soft-speaking in his daily life.

• In 2013, his brother, Dileepan, made his acting debut with Vathikuchi, which was filmed under Murugadoss direction.