P S Vinothraj is a filmmaker hailing from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Owing to poverty, he dropped out of school when he was in fourth class. To overcome the financial difficulties at home, he opted to become a child labourer at the early age of 8 and worked in a textile factory in Tiruppur until he turned 19. To eke out a living, he then sold DVDs at a roadside shop in Chennai. During this time, he was introduced to a few people from the Tamil film industry and eventually became an assistant director to Mr Sargunam, a Tamil filmmaker. He worked with him for almost four years on two film projects. He then worked as an assistant director for Manal Magudi, a post-modernistic theatre troupe established by Mr Muruga Boopathy in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. He utilised his time during this venture to shoot a few short films. His debut feature Pebbles (Koozhangal) was inspired by his personal life.

Accolades

P S Vinothraj
Best Screenplay, 2024

P S Vinothraj

Best Screenplay, 2024

P S Vinothraj

The Adamant Girl (Kottukkaali) (Kottukkaali)

P S Vinothraj is a filmmaker hailing from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Owing to poverty, he dropped out of school when he was in fourth…

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P S Vinothraj
Achievement in Directing, 2021

P S Vinothraj

Achievement in Directing, 2021

P S Vinothraj

Pebbles (Koozhangal)

P S Vinothraj is a filmmaker hailing from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Owing to poverty, he dropped out of school when he was in fourth…

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Films

The Adamant Girl (Kottukkaali)

The Adamant Girl (Kottukkaali) (Kottukkaali)

India

The Adamant Girl (Kottukkaali) (Kottukkaali)

When a 21-year-old girl falls in love with a boy from an oppressed caste, her infuriated family believes she is possessed by his love spell.…

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Pebbles
2021

Pebbles (Koozhangal)

India
2021

Pebbles (Koozhangal)

Two arid hamlets separated by a distance of 13 kilometres from the down South of Tamil Nadu unfurl a drama witnessed by the sun. An…

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