Hari Gopalakrishnan, the action and masala film director, has won hearts with his projects in Tamil cinema. He began his directorial journey with Thamizh (2002), and went on to direct hit films like Saamy (2003), Kovil (2004), Ayya (2005), Thaamirabharani (2007), Vel (2007), and the Singam film series (2010-2017). His focus on Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tenkasi, and the Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli district based movies make his work truly special.