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AR Murugadoss
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<h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Murugadoss was born in <a href="/facts/Kallakurichi/uHamLV2F">Kallakurichi</a>, <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu/ouqcjUKE">Tamil Nadu</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The initials "AR" refer to his father's name Arunachalam and were added after Murugadoss signed his first film, <i><a href="/facts/Dheena/V50vKJbJ">Dheena</a></i>, in 2001.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Murugadoss currently resides in <a href="/facts/Virugambakkam/DmBD8XRA">Virugambakkam</a>, <a href="/facts/Chennai/8ngv75bW">Chennai</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> Murugadoss had his schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> and studied BA in <a href="/facts/Bishop_Heber_College/lgtXVYsb">Bishop Heber College</a>, <a href="/facts/Tiruchirapalli/KcDPkJre">Tiruchirapalli</a>. His brother, <a href="/facts/Dileepan_(Tamil_actor)/Fqjynh9c">Dileepan</a> made his acting debut with <i><a href="/facts/Vathikuchi/hzb0z50X">Vathikuchi</a></i>, which is Murugadoss' production venture. </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>During his college days, Murugadoss was active in cultural events, particularly in mimicry and drawing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> He subsequently became a cinephile watching up to seven films a week in his hometown and started writing jokes as well. After <a href="/facts/Ananda_Vikatan/vv8ND7ks">Ananda Vikatan</a> published them, Murugadoss began to think of becoming a story writer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> At <a href="/facts/Bharathidasan_University/8vgtLfa6">Bharathidasan University</a> he started to write sketch comedies and acted in them.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> After college he tried to join the <a href="/facts/Madras_Film_Institute/IJBpeRc3">Madras Film Institute</a>, but was rejected. Nevertheless, Murugadoss stayed in Chennai in multiple functions. First, he became an assistant writer of P. Kalaimani and wrote dialogues for the Tamil film <i>Madurai Meenakshi.</i> He became assistant director of <i><a href="/facts/Ratchagan/K5scbpDB">Ratchagan</a></i> (1997) for half of the film and continued as assistant script director for the Telugu film <i>Kalusukundam Ra</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Murugadoss then worked with <a href="/facts/S._J._Surya/ES2ffh7B">S. J. Surya</a> for the film <i><a href="/facts/Kushi_(2000_film)/CMjKaUtF">Kushi</a></i>. </p><p>In 2003, he contemplated making a film titled <i>Varathan</i> with <a href="/facts/Vikram_(actor)/FKw1vqBW">Vikram</a> in the lead role for producer <a href="/facts/Aascar_Ravichandran/hFJUTWWR">Oscar Ravichandran</a>, but later moved on to other projects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/S._J._Suryah/ES2ffh7B">S. J. Suryah</a> recommended Murugadoss to <a href="/facts/Ajith_Kumar/dJsAnjpJ">Ajith Kumar</a> for directing his debut film, <i><a href="/facts/Dheena/V50vKJbJ">Dheena</a></i>. His next films were <i><a href="/facts/Ramana_(film)/saauqudu">Ramana</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2005_film)/tMQbVoWA">Ghajini</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Stalin_(2006_film)/hWU7eWWa">Stalin</a></i>. His fifth film was <i><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2008_film)/42h5JdRU">Ghajini</a></i>, which was a Hindi remake of his same-titled 2005 film and marked his Bollywood debut. It released on 25 December 2008 and became the first Bollywood film to gross over ₹100 crore domestically.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> His next Tamil film <i><a href="/facts/7aum_Arivu/eRJdg1BP">7aum Arivu</a></i>, was released on <a href="/facts/Diwali/LdhcIQrj">Diwali</a> 2011. Murugadoss signed a deal with <a href="/facts/Fox_Star_Studios/jkl9mCFC">Fox Star Studios</a> to produce two Tamil films.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p><p>In 2012, he directed the action thriller <i><a href="/facts/Thuppakki/CouAn5uW">Thuppakki</a></i>, starring <a href="/facts/Vijay_(actor)/eFfXMnQw">Vijay</a> and produced by <a href="/facts/S._Dhanu/NUwruryB">S. Dhanu</a> released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews and became the second Tamil film to enter the ₹100 crore club domestically alone<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> after <i><a href="/facts/Enthiran/mE59XTcF">Enthiran</a></i>. Thuppakki collected over ₹180 crores end of its run as reported by the producer. He also directed the Hindi remake of the film, <i><a href="/facts/Holiday%3a_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty/WcTbQg99">Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> In 2014, he was the writer and producer for the fantasy film <i><a href="/facts/Maan_Karate/q9W0bgcK">Maan Karate</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Sivakarthikeyan/gYXXuhtn">Sivakarthikeyan</a> which was directed by his former assistant Thirukumaran. </p><p>In 2014, he directed the action drama <i><a href="/facts/Kaththi/6uswxty3">Kaththi</a></i> starring Vijay and produced by <a href="/facts/Lyca_Productions/Jl9TYXjU">Lyca Productions</a> released on Diwali 2014 and emerged as one of the top-grossing films in Kollywood for 2014, collecting an estimated ₹131 crores. In 2016, he directed <i><a href="/facts/Akira_(2016_Hindi_film)/llx7IMRw">Akira</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Sonakshi_Sinha/4TfNSfbz">Sonakshi Sinha</a>. It is a remake of the Tamil film <i><a href="/facts/Mouna_Guru/Waah67Te">Mouna Guru</a></i>. Then, he directed <i><a href="/facts/Spyder_(film)/IRXtxgx5">Spyder</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Mahesh_Babu/yh4WR3dk">Mahesh Babu</a> and <a href="/facts/Rakul_Preet_Singh/2kToBgc2">Rakul Preet Singh</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> He joined with Vijay once again for the movie <i><a href="/facts/Sarkar_(2018_film)/RnutE6rB">Sarkar</a></i> which is produced by <a href="/facts/Sun_Pictures/gvPJpbxF">Sun Pictures</a> <a href="/facts/Kalanithi_Maran/zUeUEonr">Kalanithi Maran</a> which released on 6 November 2018 for the Diwali. It was released in over 3000 screens around the world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> The next, his film <i><a href="/facts/Darbar_(2020_film)/gzUzEYIk">Darbar</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Rajinikanth/kTSbcH3u">Rajinikanth</a> was released on 9 January 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p><p>After a gap of 5 years, Murugadoss made his directorial comeback in 2025 with two highly anticipated films - <a href="/facts/Sikandar_(2025_film)/j0S95xKI">Sikandar</a> with <a href="/facts/Salman_Khan/JRmh2f13">Salman Khan</a> which released on Eid-ul-Fitr,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Madharasi/RUzHe0hz">Madharasi</a> with <a href="/facts/Sivakarthikeyan/gYXXuhtn">Sivakarthikeyan</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> Key<table><tbody><tr><td>†</td><td>Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>As director</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Language</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dheena/V50vKJbJ">Dheena</a></i></td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Tamil_language/7I0lHL0d">Tamil</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ramanaa/saauqudu">Ramanaa</a></i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2005_film)/tMQbVoWA">Ghajini</a></i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Stalin_(2006_film)/hWU7eWWa">Stalin</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Telugu_language/yV5dQWhw">Telugu</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2008_film)/42h5JdRU">Ghajini</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Hindi/n1QIEeCC">Hindi</a></td><td>Remake of <i><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2005_film)/tMQbVoWA">Ghajini</a></i> (2005)</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/7_Aum_Arivu/eRJdg1BP">7 Aum Arivu</a></i></td><td rowspan="2">Tamil</td><td>Special appearance as director in the interview</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Thuppakki/CouAn5uW">Thuppakki</a></i></td><td>Special appearance in the song "Google Google"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Holiday%3a_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty/WcTbQg99">Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty</a></i></td><td>Hindi</td><td>Remake of <i><a href="/facts/Thuppakki/CouAn5uW">Thuppakki</a></i> (2012)</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Kaththi/6uswxty3">Kaththi</a></i></td><td>Tamil</td><td>Special appearance as a common man</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Akira_(2016_Hindi_film)/llx7IMRw">Akira</a></i></td><td>Hindi</td><td>Also producerRemake of <i><a href="/facts/Mouna_Guru/Waah67Te">Mouna Guru</a></i> (2011)</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Spyder_(film)/IRXtxgx5">Spyder</a></i></td><td>TamilTelugu</td><td>Bilingual film</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Sarkar_(2018_film)/RnutE6rB">Sarkar</a></i></td><td rowspan="2">Tamil</td><td>Special appearance in the song "Oru Viral Puratchi"</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Darbar_(film)/gzUzEYIk">Darbar</a></i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2025</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Sikandar_(2025_film)/j0S95xKI">Sikandar</a></i></td><td>Hindi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Madharasi/RUzHe0hz">Madharasi</a></i> †</td><td>Tamil</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>As producer, writer and actor</h3> <p>This is a list of films in which AR Murugadoss worked for other directors. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Film</th><th colspan="3">Credited as</th><th rowspan="2">Notes</th></tr><tr><th>Producer</th><th>Writer</th><th>Actor</th></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Poochudava/Nr7utlXs">Poochudava</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Dialogues</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Engaeyum_Eppothum/xEd3FCEH">Engaeyum Eppothum</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Vathikuchi/hzb0z50X">Vathikuchi</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)/ya5EknFX">Raja Rani</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Maan_Karate/q9W0bgcK">Maan Karate</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/Cameo_appearance/GJnuhYlm">Cameo</a> in the song "Open the Tasmac"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Isai/bSH3cE9k">Isai</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Cameo</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/10_Endrathukulla/0gYC8C4N">10 Endrathukulla</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rangoon_(2017_Tamil_film)/Up8USWm9">Rangoon</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/NOTA_(film)/8LjVcGcW">NOTA</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Cameo</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Raangi/41d0y8Fs">Raangi</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Story</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/August_16_1947/uVH5RSH0">August 16 1947</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Film</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Ramanaa/saauqudu">Ramanaa</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards/SckBzYCE">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Dialogue_Writer/AdWe1GfQ">Best Dialogue Writer</a></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards/SckBzYCE">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Film/ePYvd8IN">Best Film</a></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2005_film)/tMQbVoWA"><i>Ghajini</i></a></td><td><a href="/facts/53rd_Filmfare_Awards_South/qRR0dG1r">53rd Filmfare Awards South</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%25E2%2580%2593_Tamil/S0h5bMQG">Best Director – Tamil</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards/SckBzYCE">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Film/ePYvd8IN">Best Film</a></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Ghajini_(2008_film)/42h5JdRU"><i>Ghajini</i></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Stardust_Awards/kdkoC0nY">Stardust Awards</a></td><td>Hottest New Filmmaker</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/54th_Filmfare_Awards/ceT9sh8W">54th Filmfare Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director/SDm71LYW">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Producers_Guild_Film_Awards/zbbu7Mew">Producers Guild Film Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Producers_Guild_Film_Award_for_Best_Director/ca7yNXtV">Best Director</a></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/10th_IIFA_Awards/TCE4V088">10th IIFA Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Director/BNqhE4yN">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/7aum_Arivu/eRJdg1BP">7aum Arivu</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/59th_Filmfare_Awards_South/nLxG8MMw">59th Filmfare Awards South</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%25E2%2580%2593_Tamil/S0h5bMQG">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><i><a href="/facts/Thuppakki/CouAn5uW">Thuppakki</a></i></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/The_Times_of_India/oKvScjgf">The Chennai Times Film Awards</a></td><td>Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Screenplay</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Edison_Awards_(India)/zeky2mqd">4th Edison Awards</a></td><td>Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Screenplay</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/60th_Filmfare_Awards_South/Q2mWpa2I">60th Filmfare Awards South</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%25E2%2580%2593_Tamil/S0h5bMQG">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2nd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards/ssbpMgFa">2nd SIIMA Awards</a></td><td>Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/7th_Vijay_Awards/mXugvkwM">7th Vijay Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vijay_Award_for_Favourite_Director/kvNS0eJj">Favourite Director</a></td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Director/REcGymQz">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)/ya5EknFX"><i>Raja Rani</i></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards/hYINuMuM">Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards</a></td><td>The Most Popular Film</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/8th_Vijay_Awards/l44G4zdc">8th Vijay Awards</a></td><td>Favourite Film</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/3rd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards/tp8EkqjV">3rd SIIMA Awards</a></td><td>Best Film</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><i><a href="/facts/Kaththi/6uswxty3">Kaththi</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/62nd_Filmfare_Awards_South/HwWoDLDI">62nd Filmfare Awards South</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%25E2%2580%2593_Tamil/S0h5bMQG">Best Director</a></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1st_IIFA_Utsavam/kzgomxGC">1st IIFA Utsavam</a></td><td rowspan="2">Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/4th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards/PWuztgkH">4th SIIMA Awards</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/9th_Vijay_Awards/YSLIgW2q">9th Vijay Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vijay_Award_for_Favourite_Director/kvNS0eJj">Favourite Director</a></td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="2"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Story%2c_Screenplay_Writer/XN0yehMw">Best Story, Screenplay Writer</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sarkar_(2018_film)/RnutE6rB"><i>Sarkar</i></a></td><td><a href="/facts/66th_Filmfare_Awards_South/GHvJkKxF">66th Filmfare Awards South</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%25E2%2580%2593_Tamil/S0h5bMQG">Best Director</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/8th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards/3fal8SCK">8th SIIMA Awards</a></td><td rowspan="2">Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i><a href="/facts/Darbar_(film)/gzUzEYIk">Darbar</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/9th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards/dflWg5uL">10th SIIMA Awards</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1436693/">AR Murugadoss</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ar_murugadoss">A.R. 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