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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = M. Muthaiah
| birth_date = 1976
| birth_place = [[Srivilliputhur]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[India]]
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| occupation = [[Film director]]
| years_active = 2013–present
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''' M. Muthaiah ''' is a film director and screenwriter, Beginning his career with ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' (2013), he is known for his village based and caste based scripts<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/muthaiah/biography.html</ref>

==Career==
Muthiah moved to Chennai from [[Srivilliputhur]] in [[Virudhunagar]] to make movies, and debuted with the rural drama ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' (2013) starring [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]. ''Kutti Puli'' did not receive favourable reviews from the media, but went on to perform well at the box office.<ref name="hindu">http://www.thehindu.com/features/interview-with-director-muthaiah/article6711005.ece</ref> Muthaiah moved on to make ''[[Komban]]'' (2015), a story set in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district, about Kombaiah Pandian, a butcher played by [[Karthi]], and his relationship with his father-in-law, played by [[Rajkiran]]. The director, inspired by the egotistical tussles between his father and his grandmother, scripted the story straight from his own experiences.<ref name="hindu"/> The release of ''Komban'' was mired by controversy when protesters claimed that the story revolved around animosity between different thevar caste groups and that it therefore had the potential to incite violence in southern districts of Tamil Nadu. After a brief legal battle, the film opened to positive reviews and did well commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/karthstarrer-komban-release-controversy-hc-verdict/article7055545.ece|title=HC verdict on "Komban" today|date=1 April 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Following the success of the film, he made ''[[Marudhu]]'' (2016) featuring [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Sridivya]] in the lead roles. In 2017, Muthaiah reunited with Sasikumar to make another rural drama film titled ''[[Kodiveeran]]''. Prior to the release of the film, the film's producer committed suicide due to financial problems.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kuttipuli-muthaiah-to-direct-sasikumar-again.html</ref>

In January 2018, he began work on ''[[Devarattam]]'', a second film with [[Studio Green]], which would feature brother and sisters relationship with [[Gautham Karthik]] in the lead role. It was released on 1 May 2019. Overall, ''[[Devarattam]]'' is an average rural action entertainer with routine elements which may work for audiences in [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]] and surrounding areas.<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/devarattam-review-template-rural-revenge-story-review-tamil-tfbqNpadgcjcg.html</ref> The director has followed his same successful style in ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' (2021), and it will be a distinct one for [[Vikram Prabhu]] and [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] comparing their previous film. ''Pulikkuthi Pandi'' is Lakshmi Menon's third film under Muthaih's direction, and the film will also mark the actress comeback on big screens after four years of the film ''Rekka''.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-puli-kutty-pandi-to-be-the-first-release-of-2021/articleshow/79915919.cms</ref> It has been officially announced will be released live on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] on 15 january 2021.<ref>https://thandoratimes.com/news-id-pulikkuthi-pandi-to-be-released-live-on-sun-tv-as-pongal-treat10177.htm</ref>

==Filmography==
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|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
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| 2013 || ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Komban]]'' ||
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| 2016 || ''[[Marudhu]]'' ||
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| 2017 || ''[[Kodiveeran]]'' ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Devarattam]]'' ||
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| 2021 || ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|5709298}}

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