R. S. Durai Senthilkumar

Senthilkumar worked as an assistant director to Vetrimaaran,^[2] before making his directorial debut with Ethir Neechal (2013), starring Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand, and Nandita. The film, with music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, was released on 1 May 2013 to critical acclaim from critics,^[3][4] for which Senthilkumar was awarded the Vijay Award for Best Crew in 2014. His next venture was Kaaki Sattai (2015), again starring Sivakarthikeyan and featuring music composed by Anirudh, alongside Sri Divya, Vijay Raaz and Prabhu.^[5] Senthilkumar's next project was the 2016 film Kodi, starring Dhanush, Trisha and Anupama Parameswaran. The film was Dhanush's first time doing dual roles in his career.^[6] The film was released on 28 October 2016 to a mixed-to-positive reception from critics.^[7]

His next venture was the Dhanush-starrer Pattas (2020).^[8] Then, he directed the action drama film, Garudan (2024).^[9] He next direction was the action thriller film, Leader (2026) starring Legend Saravanan in lead role. Durai Senthilkumar, who seems to have a knack for reinventing his leads, does it for Saravanan, too.^[10]