Bakkiyaraj Kannan Explained

Bakkiyaraj Kannan
Birth Date:2 April 1987
Birth Place:Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:Indian
Education:DFTech(MGR FTIT)BSc(SRM)
Occupation:Filmmaker
Years Active:2016- present

Bakkiyaraj Kannan (born 2 April 1987)[1] is an Indian film director who works in Tamil film industry. He has directed two films: Remo (2016) and Sulthan (2021).

Personal life

Kannan married Asha in October 2020.[2]

Career

When studying S.R.M. College & MGR Movie Television Institute Kannan forayed into films. He began working as an associate director to Atlee for Raja Rani (2013).

He made his directional debut with Remo (2016).[3] The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh.[4] Which was an commercial success at the box-office. He earned a nomination for the Best Tamil Debut Director at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards.[5] He also has won Edison Awards for Best Debut Director, for the film.

Kannan's next film as a director was Sulthan (2021). The film stars Karthi and Rashmika Mandanna.[6] The film opened to mixed to positive reviews, but was a decent hit at the box-office.[7]

On 14 April 2024, it was announced that Kannan would be directing his next film under Lokesh Kanagaraj's banner, G Squad. Titled Benz, it will star Raghava Lawrence in the lead role.[8] On 30 October 2024,it was confirmed that Benz would be a part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe.[9]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmNotesRef
2016RemoDebut as director; also special appearance in the song "Tamilselvi"[10]
2021Sulthan[11]
2025BenzStory by Lokesh Kanagaraj and part of the LCU[12]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Film!Award!Category!Result
2016Remo6th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Director
Edison AwardsBest Debut Director

Notes and References

  1. KollywoodStreet. 1112954890672791552. Wish You Happy Birthday #Remo Director @Bakkiyaraj_k brother . 2 April 2019. 28 August 2021.
  2. Web site: 28 October 2020. ரெமோ, சுல்தான் பட இயக்குனர் பாக்யராஜ் கண்ணன் திருமணம். 6 June 2021. Dailythanthi.com. ta.
  3. Web site: 18 February 2016. Sivakarthikeyan - Bhagyaraj Kannan movie next titled as Remo. 9 June 2021. Scooptimes. en-US.
  4. Web site: RD Raja signs one more film with Bakkiyaraj Kannan. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831103546/http://www.sify.com/movies/rd-raja-signs-one-more-film-with-bakkiyaraj-kannan-news-tamil-qizkjQcfabfih.html. dead. 31 August 2016. 6 June 2021. Sify. en.
  5. Web site: 2017-07-03. SIIMA 2017: NTR, Nayanthara win top honours, Ranbir does a lungi dance. 2021-08-29. Hindustan Times. en.
  6. Web site: Karthi signs a film with 'Remo' director Bakkiyaraj Kannan!. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124145356/http://www.sify.com/movies/karthi-signs-a-film-with-remo-director-bakkiyaraj-kannan-news-tamil-tbylmeaafdbig.html. dead. 24 January 2019. 6 June 2021. Sify. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-03. 'Sulthan' day 1 box office collection report: A career-best for Karthi. 2021-08-29. Deccan Herald. en.
  8. Web site: 2024-04-14 . Lokesh Kanagaraj's new venture with Raghava Lawrence and Bakkiyaraj Kannan titled Benz . 2024-04-14 . Hindustan Times . en.
  9. Web site: Kumar . Akshay . 2024-10-29 . Raghava Lawrence's Benz is officially a part of LCU . 2024-10-31 . Cinema Express . en.
  10. Web site: 1 July 2015. Sivakarthikeyan's next film with debut director Bakkiyaraj Kannan has the best names in the business. 9 June 2021. Behindwoods.
  11. News: Karthi film with Bakkiyaraj Kannan is an action-comedy. 6 June 2021. The Times of India. 14 March 2019 . en.
  12. Web site: Kumar . Akshay . 2024-10-29 . Raghava Lawrence's Benz is officially a part of LCU . 2024-10-30 . Cinema Express . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bakkiyaraj Kannan".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.