Dheena
(2001)
AR
Murugadoss
made
his
debut
in
Dheena.
It
was
a
career-changing
film
for
not
only
Ajith
Kumar
but
also
for
the
director,
whose
talent
of
telling
story
came
to
light
in
his
very
first
film
Absolute
violence,
rowdyism
and
action
sequence
with
the
underworld
story
impressed
the
audience.
It
has
to
be
noted
that
Ajith
Kumar
got
the
pet
name
'Thala'
after
this
film.
Though
it
got
mixed
reviews
from
critics,
the
film,
which
also
featured
Suresh
Gopi
and
Laila
in
important
roles,
became
one
of
the
superhits
on
2001.
Ramanna
(2002)
Ramanna
starring
Vijayakanth
tells
the
story
of
a
professor,
who
uproots
corruption
by
building
a
strong
student
chain
of
network,
killing
the
bribe
takers
and
giving
justice
to
the
common
man.
It
was
made
in
several
languages
like
-
Tagore
in
Telugu,
which
starred
Chiranjeevi,
and
Vishusena
in
Kannada
starring
Dr
Vishnuvardhan,
and
all
the
versions
were
declared
blockbusters.
This
film
will
remain
a
landmark
film
in
his
career.
Ghajini
(2005)
Ghajini
was
a
revenge
saga,
which
starred
Surya,
Asin
and
Nayantara.
It
has
a
riveting
story,
which
was
told
with
flourish
by
Murugadoss.
This
was
made
in
Telugu
and
Tamil,
and
both
the
versions
became
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
2005.
Murugadoss
and
Surya
earned
a
good
number
of
fan
followers
in
Andhra
after
this
film.
Stalin
(2006)
AR
Murugadoss
directed
Telugu
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
in
Stalin.
It
was
a
straight
Telugu
film
made
exclusively
for
the
Tollywood
audience.
It
was
said
that
the
story
of
the
film
was
written
keeping
Chiranejeevi's
political
plans
in
mind.
The
film,
which
also
starred
Trisha
Krishnan,
Khushboo
and
Prakash
Raj
in
important
roles,
was
declared
superhit.
Ghajini
(2008)
AR
Murugadoss
remade
his
Ghajini
in
Bollywood
with
the
same
name.
Aamir
Khan,
Asin
and
Jiah
Khan
starred
in
the
psychological
thriller
movie,
which
was
inspired
by
Christopher
Nolan's
Memento.
Noted
Hindi
critic
Taran
Adarsh
had
praised
the
story
of
the
film
and
said
that
it
was
a
breathless,
exciting,
heart-breaking
and
exhilarating
story
at
the
same
time.
7aum
Arivu
(2011)
Surya
and
Shruti
Hassan
starrer
7aum
Arivu
was
the
film,
which
got
mixed
reviews
from
the
audience.
Nonetheless,
the
movie
did
wonderful
business.
More
importantly,
the
film
was
a
massive
hit
in
Andhra.
7aum
Arivu
was
a
science-fiction
that
connected
the
link
between
Tamil
Nadu
and
China,
specifically,
Pallava
king-turned-monk
Bodhidharama,
the
transmitter
of
Zen.
Thuppakki
(2012)
AR
Murugadoss
is
back
with
Thuppakki.
He
has
chosen
Vijay
and
Kajal
Aggarwal
to
play
the
lead
roles.
Will
it
meet
the
expectations
of
the
audience?
Can
he
break
his
own
record?
We
have
to
wait
for
the
answer
till
November
13.