Mahalingam Sasikumar (born 28 September 1974) is an Indian film director, actor, singer and producer.
He worked as an assistant director for director Bala in Sethu (1999), also worked for director Ameer in his first two films Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Raam (2005).
He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram (2008), which became a blockbuster.
He has been praised for his crystal-clear screenplay and realism.It was during the initial phases of Ameer's Paruthiveeran (2007), that he began his groundwork for Subramaniapuram and left the production to focus on his film.
The low-budget film received attention for its original script, direction, screenplay, editing and accurate sets and costumes resurrecting Madurai from the 1980s.