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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
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| name = M. Muthaiya
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Srivilliputhur]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
| birth_name =
| occupation = [[Film director]], screenwriter
| years_active = 2013–present
}}
''' M. Muthaiya ''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He is known for directing village-based action films.

==Career==
Muthaiya moved to [[Chennai]] from [[Srivilliputhur]] in [[Virudhunagar District|Virudhunagar]] to make movies and debuted with the rural drama ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' (2013) starring [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]. The film did not receive favorable reviews from the media but went on to perform well at the box office.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/interview-with-director-muthaiah/article6711005.ece|title=Back to the village|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 December 2014|last1=Srinivasan|first1=Sudhir}}</ref>

Muthaiya moved on to make ''[[Komban]]'' (2015), a story set in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district starring [[Karthi]], [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]], and [[Rajkiran]]. The film is about an aggressive man (Karthi) and his relationship with his father-in-law (Rajkiran). Muthaiya, 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 the animosity between different 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 news|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 ''Komban'', Muthaiya made ''[[Marudhu]]'' (2016), featuring [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Sridivya]] in the lead roles.<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishals-marudhu-set-massive-release-679223"Vishal's 'Marudhu' set for massive release"]</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a decent hit.

In 2017, Muthaiya 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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kuttipuli-muthaiah-to-direct-sasikumar-again.html|title = Kuttipuli Muthaiah to direct Sasikumar again|date = 24 February 2017}}</ref>

In January 2018, Muthaiya began work on ''[[Devarattam]]'', a second film with [[Studio Green]], which features a brother-sisters relationship with [[Gautham Karthik]] in the lead role. The film released in 2019 to negative reviews but was still a hit. The film was an average rural action entertainer with routine elements that may have worked for audiences in [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], and surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/devarattam-review-template-rural-revenge-story-review-tamil-tfbqNpadgcjcg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501220052/http://www.sify.com/movies/devarattam-review-template-rural-revenge-story-review-tamil-tfbqNpadgcjcg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2019|title = Devarattam review: Template rural revenge story!|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref>

Muthaiya followed the same successful style in ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' (2021), which stars [[Vikram Prabhu]] and [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] comparing their previous film. ''Pulikkuthi Pandi'' is Lakshmi Menon's third film under Muthaiya's direction, and the film also marks the actress's comeback to big screens after four years of film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-puli-kutty-pandi-to-be-the-first-release-of-2021/articleshow/79915919.cms|title=Vikram Prabhu's 'Puli Kutty Pandi' to be the first release of 2021|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thandoratimes.com |title=Pulikkuthi Pandi to be released live on Sun TV as Pongal treat Thandoratimes.com |url=https://www.thandoratimes.com/news-id-pulikkuthi-pandi-to-be-released-live-on-sun-tv-as-pongal-treat10177.htm |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Thandoratimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2022, Muthaiya's much expected ''[[Viruman]]'', the first time under the banner of [[2D Entertainment]] was released. The film features [[Karthi]] in the lead role, marking his second collaboration with Muthaiya, and was produced by [[Suriya]] and [[Jyothika]]. [[Aditi Shankar]], the daughter of Indian director [[S. Shankar|Shankar]], made her acting debut as the female lead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-04 |title=Shankar's daughter Aditi Shankar on making debut with 'Viruman': I feel honoured to enter the same industry as my father |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/shankars-daughter-aditi-shankar-on-making-debut-with-viruman-i-feel-honoured-to-enter-the-same-industry-as-my-father/articleshow/93344210.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In 2023, Muthaiya directed ''[[Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam]]'', which saw him collaborating with [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 December 2022|title=Arya's film with Muthaiya titled 'Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/dec/10/aryas-film-with-muthaiya-titled-kathar-basha-endra-muthuramalingam-2526898.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Filmmaking style==
Muthaiya is known for his regional village oriented scripts and mostly directs [[Madurai District|Madurai]], [[Ramanathapuram District|Ramanathapuram]], [[Virudhunagar District|Virudhunagar]], [[Theni District|Theni]], [[Tirunelveli District|Tirunelveli]] and [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]-based movies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/muthaiah/biography.html|title = Exclusive biography of #Muthaiah and his life.}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As film director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
!Notes
|-
| 2013 || {{Lang|ta-latn|[[Kutti Puli]]}}
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|-
| 2015 || ''[[Komban]]''
|
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Marudhu]]''
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|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kodiveeran]]''
|
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Devarattam]]''
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|-
| 2021 || ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]''
|
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Viruman]]''
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam]]''
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Rambo (2025 film)|Rambo]]''
|
|-
| {{TBA}}
|''Sullan Sethu''
|
|}

===As screenwriter===
*''[[Raid (2023 film)|Raid]]'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shivarajkumar-starrer Tagaru's Tamil remake rights sold to director Muthaiah |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/24/shivarajkumar-starrer-tagarus-tamil-remake-rights-sold-to-director-muthaiah-8472.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028190314/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/24/shivarajkumar-starrer-tagarus-tamil-remake-rights-sold-to-director-muthaiah-8472.html |archive-date=28 October 2018 |access-date=28 October 2018 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

===Frequent collaborators===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Collaborator
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' | (2013)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Komban]]'' | (2015)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Marudhu]]'' | (2016)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Kodiveeran]]'' | (2017)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Devarattam]]'' | (2019)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' | (2021)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Viruman]]'' | (2022)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam]]'' | (2023)}}
! scope="col" | {{Ubl | ''[[Rambo (2025 film)|Rambo]]'' | (2025)}}
|-
| [[G. Gnanasambandam]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| [[Namo Narayana]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| [[Vela Ramamoorthy]]
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| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| [[R. K. Suresh]]
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| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| [[Soori (actor)|Soori]]
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| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| [[Singampuli]]
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| [[Aruldoss]]
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| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| [[G. Marimuthu]]
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| [[Saravana Sakthi]]
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| Rajasimman
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
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| Hello Kandasamy
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|5709298}}

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