Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian film actor and director who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry besides appearing in a number of Malayalam and Telugu films.
He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander.
His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages.
He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram, Easan (both directed by M Sasikumar), Saattai and Oppam.
He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for Visaranai.
He currently resides at Tivoli Gardens, Saligramam, Chennai.