Kathir is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema

 

Kathir started out as a poster designer in the film industry, and designed posters for films including Moondram Pirai (1981), Andha 7 Naatkal (1981), Darling, Darling, Darling (1982) and Mani Ratnam 's Pagal Nilavu (1985) to make pocket money while he was in college. ^{[5] [4]}

He worked as an assistant director for Pandiyarajan and GM Kumar. In 2001, he founded his own production studio Sound Light Studio through which he produced Kadhal Virus . He also distributed the film all over Tamil Nadu. In 1996, Kadhal Desam emerged as the biggest hit of his career grossing ₹ 10 crore at the box office. Kathir scripted and was ready to make a film titled I Love You by 1997. After being unable to produce the film himself, he shelved the venture. ^[6] He moved on to briefly begin pre-production work on a project titled Bangalore in late 1999, before opting not to continue. ^[1]

Kathir announced a comeback in 2008 and began work on a film titled Manavar Dhinam with Vinay in the lead role. Following a delay, the actor was replaced by Srikanth and a launch was held in 2009 by the production house Ayngaran International . ^{[7] [8]} However, the film was later shelved and the pair decided to collaborate for the new venture titled Kodai Vidumurai . ^[9] The film underwent a change in cast and work on the film, featuring Shaam , began again in July 2012. ^[10] The film has since failed to make progress.