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Lokesh Kanagaraj (; born 14 March 1986) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Tamil cinema. He started his career with a short film in the 2016 anthology Aviyal, he later directed his first feature film Maanagaram (2017). He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) franchise after the commercial success of Kaithi (2019), the franchise's first installment.
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 2016 | Aviyal | Yes | No | Yes | Anthology film; Segment: Kalam |
| 2017 | Maanagaram | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Kaithi | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | Master | Yes | No | Yes | Cameo |
| 2022 | Vikram | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Michael | No | Presenter | No | Telugu film; Presenter for the Tamil dubbed version |
| Leo | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Fight Club | No | Presenter | No | ||
| 2025 | Coolie | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2026 | Benz † | No | Presenter | Story | |
| TBA | Mr. Bhaarath † | No | Presenter | No | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Master | Prisoner | Cameo | [citation needed] |
| 2024 | Singapore Saloon | Himself | [citation needed] | |
| 2026 | DC † | Devadas | Debut as lead; Filming |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Ref. |
| 2024 | "Inimel" | Shruti Haasan | Kamal Haasan |
| Year | Title | Writer | Ref. |
| 2018 | Vella Raja | Story | [citation needed] |
| Film | Philomin Raj | Sathees Kumar | Anbariv | Arjun Das | Arun Alexander | Anirudh Ravichander | Dheena | Rathna Kumar |
| Maanagaram (2017) | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Kaithi (2019) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Master (2021) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Vikram (2022) | Y | Y | Y | Y Cameo | Y | Y Cameo | Y | |
| Leo (2023) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Coolie (2025) | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ceremony | Award Name | Movie | Status | Ref. |
| 10th Vijay Awards | Best Debut Director | Maanagaram | Won | |
| Zee Cine Awards Tamil - 2020 | Favourite Director | Kaithi | Won | |
| 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director | Master | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director | Vikram | Won |