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{{Short description|Indian director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Magizh Thirumeni
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| birth_name = Morgan Anthony
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|10|09}}
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
| death_date =
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| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
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| occupation = Director
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| spouse = {{marriage| Ann Rosneha Fernando |2021}}
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}}

'''Magizh Thirumeni''' is an Indian film director who has worked Tamil language films. After working as an assistant to directors, [[Selvaraghavan]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], he directed five films, including the action thrillers.
''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]'' (2012), ''[[Meaghamann]]'' (2013), ''[[Thadam]]'' (2019), and ''[[Kalaga Thalaivan]]'' (2022).

== Career ==
=== Early career ===
As a teenager, Magizh Thirumeni was an avid reader of Tamil and Russian literature, and often wrote poetry and short stories revealing he found the experience "fulfilling".<ref name="ss">{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/features/magilzh-thirumeni-interview-the-insider/|title=Magilzh Thirumeni Interview: The Insider|last=Ramesh|first=Deepika|date=2014-12-25|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> He thus moved on to attempting novels and writing scripts, before being smitten by film-making. In the early 2000s, hoping to make a breakthrough in the film industry as a director, Magizh often visited the offices of directors, including [[P. Vasu]] and [[T. Rajender]], hoping to join their teams. Director [[Kasthuri Raja]] signed on Magizh to work on his son [[Selvaraghavan]]'s first film, but delays meant he first worked as an assistant director in the team of their coming-of-age film ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002). Magizh then met his mentor [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] at editor [[Suresh Urs]]'s office while working on the post-production of another film and offered to work with Menon, being signed up to join him during the production of ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' (2003).<ref name="ss" /> He worked extensively on the film as well as on ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' (2006), before leaving Menon's team ten days into the shoot of ''[[Pachaikili Muthucharam]]'' (2007).

===As a director===
Magizh made his [[directorial debut]] with the 2010 romantic comedy film, ''[[Mundhinam Paartheney]]'', featuring a cast of newcomers. His second film, the action thriller, ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]'' (2012), featuring [[Arun Vijay]] and [[Mamta Mohandas]] in the lead roles, released in June 2012. It eventually went on to become a [[sleeper hit]].<ref>{{cite web|author=V. Lakshmi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-16/news-interviews/32255781_1_arun-vijay-thadaiyara-thaakka-villains |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103163034/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-16/news-interviews/32255781_1_arun-vijay-thadaiyara-thaakka-villains |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-03 |title=Magizh's on a mission |date=2012-06-16 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-07-24}}</ref> Despite the positive reviews from critics and making profits, Magizh revealed that the film would have done better with a wider release and more publicity. He stated that the "Adults only" censor certificate meant that the film could not stay in the cinema halls for a long period of time. However, it went on to gain a cult following after it was uploaded on [[YouTube]].<ref name="ss" /> Magizh then made another action thriller, ''[[Meaghamann]]'' (2014), with [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Hansika Motwani]] in the lead roles, which released in December 2014, to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-director/magizh-thirumeni/magizh-thirumeni-interview.html|title=Magizh Thirumeni – Interview|website=behindwoods.com|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> His next film, ''[[Thadam]]'', was his second collaboration with [[Arun Vijay]]. It was released in March 2019, to highly positive reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. It went on to become his first blockbuster, and is considered to be one among Arun Vijay's best films. He collaborated with [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]], [[Nidhi Agerwal]], and [[Arav]] for his next film, ''[[Kalaga Thalaivan]]''. Upon release, in November 2022, it received mixed reviews from the critics.

== Personal life ==

{{Empty section|date=July 2022}}

== Filmography ==

===As Director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
!Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Mundhinam Paartheney|Mundhinam Paarththaenae]]''
|Debut as Director
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]''
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Meaghamann]]''
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Thadam]]''
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Kalaga Thalaivan]]''
|
|-
|2023
|'''AK62'''
|
|}

=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2021
|''[[Teddy (film)|Teddy]]''
|Dr. Varadharajan
|Acting debut
|-
|TBA
|''Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir'' {{Dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|}
*
*

=== As dubbing artist ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!hajvs
!Film
!Actor
!Director
!Language
|-
|2003
|''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]''
|Dubbed for commissioner
|Gautham Menon
|Tamil
|-
|2018
|''[[Imaikkaa Nodigal]]''
|[[Anurag Kashyap]]
|[[R. Ajay Gnanamuthu]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|5099464}}

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