Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist turned filmmaker. His works include Vatiyum Muthalum, Ondru and Jipsy, all of which were published in Ananda Vikatan. He made his directorial debut with Cuckoo (2014). His second film, Joker, was awarded the Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the 64th National Film Awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and director, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Raju Murugan's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Raju Murugan (the writer) in Cuckoo (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Raju Murugan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Raju Murugan's 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
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
My Lord(2026)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Thiru.Manickam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Japan(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Modern Love Chennai(2023)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Viruman(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Vaaitha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Jai Bhim(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Varma(2020)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Adithya Varma(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Mehandi Circus(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Joker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Oopiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Cuckoo(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsBloody Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Japan (2023)
Highest rated
Cuckoo (2014)
Most popular right now
Modern Love Chennai (2023)
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 Raju Murugan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Who does Raju Murugan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Raju Murugan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Roldan shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Thiagarajan KumararajaShared titles: Modern Love Chennai (2023), Adithya Varma (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Actors
- Dhruv VikramShared titles: Varma (2020), Adithya Varma (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dhruv Vikram
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Sean RoldanShared titles: My Lord (2026), Modern Love Chennai (2023), Mehandi Circus (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Roldan
- Nirav ShahShared titles: My Lord (2026), Modern Love Chennai (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Nirav Shah
- G.V. Prakash KumarShared titles: Japan (2023), Modern Love Chennai (2023)See all 2 shared titles with G.V. Prakash Kumar
- Philomin RajShared titles: Japan (2023), Mehandi Circus (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Philomin Raj
Producers
- C.V. SarathiShared titles: Varma (2020), Adithya Varma (2019)See all 2 shared titles with C.V. Sarathi
- Mukesh R. MehtaShared titles: Varma (2020), Adithya Varma (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mukesh R. Mehta
Mixed roles
- Sathyaraj NatarajanShared titles: My Lord (2026), Modern Love Chennai (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Sathyaraj Natarajan
