AR Murugadoss (Director) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Murugadoss
Full Name	Murugadoss Arunasalam
Professions	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Famous For	Directing Ghajini Movie (India's first movie that earned more than ₹100 crore at box office)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 September 1974 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	49 Years
Birthplace	Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu
School	Government Higher Secondary School, Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu
College/University	Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Art
Debut	As a Director Tamil Film: Dheena (2001) Telugu Film: Stalin (2006) Hindi Film: Ghajini (2008) As a Producer Tamil Film: Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) Hindi Film: Akira (2016)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	42/5, alagarperumal koil st, Vadapalani, Chennai- 26
Hobbies	Mimicing, Drawing, Watching Movies, Writing, Reading, Listening to Music
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Controversies	His Hindi movie 'Ghajini' created a huge controversy that it is a remake of Hollywood movie 'Memento'
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ramya (Married: 2005)
Children	Son- 1 Daughter- 1
Parents	Father- Arunasalam Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Dileepan (Actor) Sister- Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Actors	Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Mahesh Babu
Favourite Novel Writers	Ki Rajanarayanan, Cho Ramaswamy
Favourite Novel	Mahabharatam (Written by Cho Ramaswamy)
Favourite Beverage	Tea
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Range Rover, Mercedes Benz GLE class, BMW X5
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹12 crore/movie
Net Worth (approx.)	₹72 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About AR Murugadoss

• Does AR Murugadoss smoke?: Not Known

• Does AR Murugadoss drink alcohol?: Not Known

• First two letters of his name “AR” indicate his father’s name Arunasalam and were added after he signed his first film.

• While in college, he used to take part in the cultural events and mimic actors.

• Subsequently, he became very fond of watching movies and started writing jokes.

• After finishing college, he tried to join the Madras Film Institue, but got rejected.

• Famous writer P. Kalaimani made Murugadoss his assistant and gave him a chance to write dialogues for the Tamil film Madurai Meenakshi.

• Murugadoss has also worked with S. J. Surya and has written the dialogues for the film Kushi.

• He made his debut in Hindi Cinema with the film ‘Ghajini‘, which was the first ever Bollywood film to gross over ₹100 crore.

• In 2012, Tamil action thriller Thuppakki was filmed under his direction and the film entered the Kollywood’s ₹100 crore club.

• Murugadoss is very humble and soft-speaking in his daily life.

• In 2013, his brother, Dileepan, made his acting debut with Vathikuchi, which was filmed under Murugadoss direction.