A. R. Murugadoss is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. A .R. Murugadoss began to think of becoming a story writer. At Bharathidasan University he started to write sketch comedies and acted in them. After college he tried to join the Madras Film Institute, 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 Madurai Meenakshi. He became assistant director of Ratchagan (1997) for half of the film and continued as assistant script director for the Telugu film Kalusukundam Ra. Murugadoss then worked with S. J. Surya for the film Kushi. S. J. Suryah recommended Murugadoss to Ajith Kumar for directing his debut film, Dheena.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 25, 1977 (49)
- Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Writer, director and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are A.R. Murugadoss' films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
Light 0 · Serious 7 · Dark 9
Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 11
Steady 0 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2
Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch A.R. Murugadoss' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
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Subscription and free streaming for A.R. Murugadoss' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Madharaasi(2025)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Sikandar(2025)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
August 16 1947(2023)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Raangi(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Darbar(2020)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Sarkar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Nota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Spyder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Rangoon(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Khaidi No. 150 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Akira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Tuntari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
10 Endrathukulla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Gabbar Is Back(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Kaththi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Holiday(2014)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Maan Karate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jai Ho(2014)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Raja Rani(2013)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Vathikuchi(2013)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Thuppakki(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
7Aum Arivu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Engeyum Eppodhum(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ghajini(2008)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Stalin(2006)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Ghajini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tagore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Ramana(2002)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Deva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Dheena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Vaali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Poochudava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Antony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.
Film career
- 2018Screen debut· Nota
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do A.R. Murugadoss' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is A.R. Murugadoss' work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does A.R. Murugadoss work with?
People who share at least 2 of A.R. Murugadoss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; A. Sreekar Prasad shares the most, 3.
Directors
- M. SaravananShared titles: Raangi (2022), Engeyum Eppodhum (2011)See all 2 shared titles with M. Saravanan
Actors
- Kajal AggarwalShared titles: Sikandar (2025), Thuppakki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kajal Aggarwal
- Nawab ShahShared titles: Sikandar (2025), Darbar (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Nawab Shah
- Prateik Patil BabbarShared titles: Sikandar (2025), Darbar (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Prateik Patil Babbar
- Salman KhanShared titles: Sikandar (2025), Jai Ho (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Salman Khan
Composers and editors
- A. Sreekar PrasadShared titles: Madharaasi (2025), Darbar (2020), Thuppakki (2012)See all 3 shared titles with A. Sreekar Prasad
- Anirudh RavichanderShared titles: Madharaasi (2025), Darbar (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Anirudh Ravichander
- Pritam ChakrabortyShared titles: Sikandar (2025), Holiday (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Pritam Chakraborty
- C. SathyaShared titles: Raangi (2022), Engeyum Eppodhum (2011)See all 2 shared titles with C. Sathya
Producers
- Yogiraj ShettyShared titles: Gabbar Is Back (2015), Jai Ho (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Yogiraj Shetty
- Madhu B.Shared titles: Ghajini (2008), Stalin (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Madhu B.