Chimbu Deven

Chimbu Devan is an Indian film director, writer, cartoonist, and screenwriter known for his works in Tamil cinema. His films mostly explore the fantasy and historical genres and also comedy. He debuted with the historical comedy-drama film, Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006).

Chimbu Devan
Born	Senthil Kumar 23 November Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Cartoonist, Director, screenwriter
Years active	2006 – present
Spouse	Kalaivani ​ (m. 2013)​

Career

Devan started his career as an assistant director on Cheran's 2000 film Vetri Kodi Kattu. His first independent direction opportunity came from S Pictures with the 2006 film Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei. When the plot was pitched to director Shankar, the latter was interested and agreed to collaborate with Devan.^[1] The film featured comedian Vadivelu in the lead role for the first time. The film went on to become a success.

Devan's second film was the 2008 fantasy comedy Arai En 305-il Kadavul, which starred comedians Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu as the leads.^[2] His third movie, 2010's western parody comedy Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam, starred Raghava Lawrence and Padmapriya.^[3] Both films released to mixed reviews.

In 2014, Devan wrote and directed Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum, starring Arulnithi,^[4] which was an average success. A year later, he directed the fantasy film Puli, starring Vijay, Sudeep, Sridevi (who made a comeback to Tamil cinema), Shruti Haasan, and Hansika Motwani^[5] The film released to mixed reviews,^[6] but collected ₹150 crore in its full run.^[7]

In 2021, Devan directed the anthology film Kasada Thapara, co-produced by Venkat Prabhu. The story is split into six portions with each portion boasting of different technicians, and a collection of short stories connected by a hyperlinked narrative.^[8][9] In 2022, Devan directed Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum, an episode of the anthology series Victim.

In 2024, Devan directed the survival drama Boat, starring Yogi Babu.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

• All films are in Tamil unless noted otherwise

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref
2006	Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikecei	Yes	Yes		[1]
2008	Arai En 305-il Kadavul	Yes	Yes	Ref Bruce Almighty	[2]
2010	Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam	Yes	Yes		[3]
2014	Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum	Yes	Yes	Ref Run Lola Run	[4]
2015	Puli	Yes	Yes		[6]
2021	Kasada Tabara	Yes	Yes	Anthology	[10]
2022	Victim	Yes	Yes	Anthology web series; segment: Kottai Paaku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum	[11]
2024	Boat	Yes	Yes	Also Producer	[12]