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{{short description|Indian film director and actor (born 1967)}}
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|name = G. Marimuthu
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|07|12}}
|birth_place = Pasumalai, Theni, [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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|occupation = Film director
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|yearsactive = 2008–present
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'''G. Marimuthu''' is an [[India]]n 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.

==Career==
In 1990, G. Marimuthu ran away from his home in the village of Pasumalai 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 (director)|Seeman]] and [[S. J. Surya]], before working as a co-director in [[Silambarasan]]'s team, ''[[Manmadhan]]'' (2004).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQKRQPxdbEg</ref> G. Marimuthu made his directorial debut with ''[[Kannum Kannum]]'' (2008), a romantic film starring [[Prasanna (actor)|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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/kannum-kannum-review.html|title=Kannum Kannum Movie Review - Behindwoods.com - Prasanna Udhayathara Vadivelu Vijayakumar stills picture image gallery|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kannum-kannum-review-tamil-pclw7cbcecehi.html|title=Kannum Kannum|website=Sify}}</ref> Marimuthu then also made ''[[Pulivaal]]'' (2014), developing the film's story from the Malayalam film ''[[Chaappa Kurishu]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jul/30/Puli-Vaal-not-exactly-a-remake-501742.html|title='Puli Vaal' not exactly a remake|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

In the 2010s, he prioritised his acting career and featured in supporting roles in Tamil films. [[Mysskin]] introduced him as an actor in ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011), where he played a corrupt police officer. The success of the film prompted him to star in films including ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' (2012), ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014) and ''[[Komban]]'' (2015), often featuring as police officer. His performance in ''[[Marudhu]]'' (2016) prompted [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] to sign him on to feature in ''[[Kaththi Sandai]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamannah-to-play-the-heroine-in-vishal-vadivelu-kaththi-sandai-tamil-news-157818.html|title=Heroine of Vishal's 'Kaththi Sandai' - Tamil News|date=28 April 2016|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
; Director
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! Year !! Film !! Notes
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| 2008 || ''[[Kannum Kannum]]'' ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Pulivaal]]'' ||
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;Actor
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Vaalee (1999 film)|Vaali]]'' (1999)
*''[[Udhaya]]'' (2004)
*''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011)
*''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' (2012)
*''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014)
*''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' (2014)
*''[[Komban]]'' (2015)
*''[[Trisha Illana Nayanthara]]'' (2015)
*''[[Kirumi]]'' (2015)
*''[[Uppu Karuvaadu]]'' (2015)
*''[[Pugazh]]'' (2016)
*''[[Mapla Singam]]'' (2016)
*''[[Marudhu]]'' (2016)
*''[[Thirunaal]]'' (2016)
*''[[Kuttrame Thandanai]]'' (2016)
*''[[Pagiri]]'' (2016)
*''[[Kodi (film)|Kodi]]'' (2016)
*''[[Veera Sivaji]]'' (2016)
*''[[Bairavaa]]'' (2017)
*''[[Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal]]'' (2017)
*''[[Yaman (film)|Yaman]]'' (2017)
*''[[Yaakkai]]'' (2017)
*''[[Nagarvalam]]'' (2017)
*''[[Rubaai (film)|Rubaai]]'' (2017)
*''[[Kootathil Oruthan]]'' (2017)
*''[[Magalir Mattum (2017 film)|Magalir Mattum]]'' (2017)
*''[[Ippadai Vellum]]'' (2017)
*''[[Madura Veeran]]'' (2018)
*''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]'' (2018)
*''[[Kattu Paya Sir Intha Kaali]]'' (2018)
*''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' (2018)
*''[[Thuppakki Munai]]'' (2018)
*''[[Sandakozhi 2]]'' (2018)
*''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]'' (2018)
*''[[Sathru (2019 film)|Sathru]]'' (2019)
*''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019)
*''[[Mr. Local]]'' (2019)
*''[[Puppy (2019 film)|Puppy]]'' (2019)
*''[[Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Shylock (2020 film)|Shylock]]'' (2020; Malayalam)
*''[[Naan Sirithal]]'' (2020)
*''[[God Father (2020 film)|God Father]]'' (2020)
*''Alti'' (2020)
*''[[Thatrom Thookrom]]'' (2020)
*''[[Bhoomi (2021 film)|Bhoomi]]'' (2021)
*''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' (2021)
*''[[Kuruthi Kalam]]'' (2021)
*''[[Kalathil Santhippom]]'' (2021)
*''[[Sangathalaivan]]'' (2021)
*''[[Sulthan (2021 film)|Sulthan]]'' (2021)
*''[[Sarbath]]'' (2021)
*''[[Indian 2]]'' (TBA)
* ''Yevanum Buthanillai'' (TBA)
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==References==
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