R Ajay Gnanamuthu

R Ajay Gnanamuthu
Born	15 September 1988 Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director, Screenwriter
Known for	Demonte Colony

R Ajay Gnanamuthu, is an Indian Film Director and Screenwriter working primarily in Tamil Cinema. He started his career assisting Producer-Filmmaker AR Murugadoss in Tamil films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki.^[1] In 2015, He Debuted as a Director with his Horror-Thriller film Demonte Colony,^[2] which was received well by critics and the audience. It was declared a SuperHit at the Box-office.

Personal life

Ajay completed his schooling at St. John's High School, Bangalore and later joined Loyola College, Chennai.^[3] During his College days as a student of the Visual Communication Department he loved making a lot of short films.^[4] He also completed a Digital Filmmaking Diploma in SAE Institute, Chennai simultaneously.

Career

Ajay was selected to contest in the Short Film making show, Naalaya Iyakunar Season-1 in 2010 where he finished as one of the finalists. He then joined acclaimed Filmmaker AR Murugadoss ^[5] and worked in Tamil films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki.^[6] His pursuit to be an independent filmmaker succeeded with the release of Demonte Colony in 2015 that became a box-office hit.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2015	Demonte Colony	Tamil	Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Film
2015	Demonte Colony	Telugu

References

1. "I LEARNT THE NUANCES OF SCRIPT WRITING FROM A R MURUGADOSS". Behindwoods.
2. "Demonte Colony: Much promise". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
3. "Demonte Colony is a gripping tale of horror". Rediff. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
4. "Unadulterated Horror will surely spook you out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
5. "Arulnithi in horror film 'Demonte Colony'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
6. "'Demonte Colony': Strong foundation with brilliant technical execution". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

External links

• R Ajay Gnanamuthu at the Internet Movie Database