Vignesh Shivan (Indian Director) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Director
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	18/09/1985
Age	40 years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Latest News about Vignesh Shivan

01/08/2025

The first punch of Vignesh Shivan's upcoming film 'Love Insurance Kompany' (LIK) was unveiled on August 1st, 2025. The film, starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty, is currently in post-production and is set for a potential Valentine's Day 2026 release after facing a delay from its original Diwali 2025 target.

15/06/2025

Vignesh Shivan and his wife Nayanthara are enjoying fatherhood with their twin sons, Uyir and Ulag, while Shivan continues his busy schedule with the upcoming film 'LIK'. The couple, who became parents in October 2022 through surrogacy, have been balancing their family life with their professional commitments in Tamil cinema.

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Bio/Wiki

Other name(s)	Vignesh Shivn
Nickname	Vicky

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Santhome Higher Secondary School in Mylapore, Chennai
Additional Education	Vanavani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, IIT Madras

Personal Life

Controversies	In 2022, an FIR was lodged against Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara for promoting rowdies through their production company, Rowdy Pictures. In 2022, a complaint was registered against his production company when Vignesh used firecrackers to celebrate the announcement of his next film AK 62. After Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan announced that they have become parents to twin boys on 9 October 2022, some reports claimed that they concealed that the babies were conceived through surrogacy, and it was also doubted whether procedures stipulated by the Indian surrogacy laws were followed by the couple or not. During a press conference, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that an inquiry will be conducted for the same. He said, "The surrogacy itself is subjected to a lot of debates. But, the law allows individuals to involve in surrogacy if they are above 21 years and below 36 years of age, with the approval of the family."

Controversies

In 2022, an FIR was lodged against Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara for promoting rowdies through their production company, Rowdy Pictures.
In 2022, a complaint was registered against his production company when Vignesh used firecrackers to celebrate the announcement of his next film AK 62.
After Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan announced that they have become parents to twin boys on 9 October 2022, some reports claimed that they concealed that the babies were conceived through surrogacy, and it was also doubted whether procedures stipulated by the Indian surrogacy laws were followed by the couple or not. During a press conference, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that an inquiry will be conducted for the same. He said, "The surrogacy itself is subjected to a lot of debates. But, the law allows individuals to involve in surrogacy if they are above 21 years and below 36 years of age, with the approval of the family."

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	09/06/2022
Marriage Place	A resort in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nayanthara
Spouse	Nayanthara

Family

Father	Late Sivakozhundhu (Superintendent of Police)
Mother	Meena Kumari (retired inspector in Vadapalani police station)
Siblings	Aishwarya
Spouse	Nayanthara
Children	Twin boys (born 26/09/2022 through surrogacy)

Career

Debut

As an Actor	Sivi (2007) (Tamil) as Krishna's friend
As a Film Director and Writer	Podaa Podi (2012) (Tamil)
As a Film Producer	Netrikann (2021) (Tamil)
As a Distributor	Rocky (2021) (Tamil)
As a Lyricist	'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' for the Tamil film Podaa Podi

Awards

SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist in 2019
Behindwoods Gold Mic Music Award in 2019
SIIMA Award for Best Director for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015)

Filmography

Podaa Podi (2012)
Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) - Won SIIMA Award for Best Director
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018)
Paava Kadhaigal (2020) - Anthology film segment
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022)
Love Insurance Kompany (2026) - Post-production

Production Company

Rowdy Pictures (co-founded with Nayanthara in 2021)

Favourites

Sport	Cricket
Cricketer	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
IPL team	CSK
Filmmaker	Quentin Tarantino
Singer	A. R. Rahman

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Vignesh Shivan is a versatile Indian figure active in Tamil cinema as a director, actor, lyricist, writer, and producer.
2. He is in a relationship with popular South Indian actress Nayanthara.
3. He began his professional journey with the short film Podaa Podi, taking four years to complete it where he served as a director, writer, and actor.
4. In 2012, he directed the Tamil song The Love Anthem and went on to direct more Tamil songs like Chancey Illa (2014) and Enakenna Yaarum Illaye (2015).
5. In 2013, he penned the Tamil song Engadi Poranthae for the film Vanakkam Chennai.
6. His cameo role as an engineer in the Tamil film Velaiyilla Pattathari came in 2014.
7. The 2015 film Naanum Rowdydhaan, which he wrote and directed, won him the Best Director Award at SIIMA Awards, featuring Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara.
8. He continued his directorial work with films such as Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018), Paava Kadhaigal (2020), and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022).
9. In 2018, he was featured on the cover of Galatta Cinema magazine.
10. Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is someone he looks up to.
11. He and Nayanthara jointly run a production company called Rowdy Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
12. Their engagement was held privately in 2021, with Nayanthara sharing future wedding plans of a modest ceremony and informing their fans when they decide to marry.
13. He considers himself more of a writer than a director and particularly enjoys the writing aspect of creative processes.

Vignesh Shivan Director Indian Chennai, Tamil Nadu