Karthik Subbaraj is a south Indian film director, writer and producer.
He made the short film "Kaatchipizhai" in Madurai, which was selected for Nalaya Iyakunar (a TV competition for short films).
He then went on to make other films and released the 2012 low-budget thriller Pizza which was a commercial success.
He won the Best Debutante Director in 2013 at SIMA awards.
His film Jigarthanda, which deals with the Madurai underworld, was released in September 2014 and received critical acclaim.
The film starred Siddharth, Lakshmi Menon, Bobby Simha and Karunakaran.
He then went onto direct his idol and the ultimate Superstar of India Rajinikanth, in his 5th directorial venture Petta, produced by SunPictures which ultimately became the highest-grossing movie of south Indian cinema in 2019.