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Martin Prakkat (മാർട്ടിൻ പ്രക്കാട്ട്)
Martin Prakkat (മാർട്ടിൻ പ്രക്കാട്ട്) is a Malayalam film director and producer from Kerala, founder of Prakkat Films, who directed Best Actor, ABCD, Charlie, and Nayattu and produced Iratta.
MC Jithin
MC Jithin (എം.സി. ജിതിൻ), Malayalam film director and screenwriter; directed Nonsense (2018), India's first BMX film, and the 2024 thriller Sookshmadarshini with Nazriya Nazim and Basil Joseph; also a visual communication educator.
Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Khan (महबूब खान, 1907–1964), Indian Hindi-film director-producer of Mehboob Productions and Mehboob Studio; directed Mother India (1957), first Indian Oscar foreign-film nominee, the Aurat remake, and India's first Technicolor feature Aan (1952).
Mohan Segal
Mohan Segal (Mohan Sehgal, 1921–2005), Hindi film director and producer of De Lux Films; directed New Delhi (1956) with Kishore Kumar and Sawan Bhadon (1970), which introduced Rekha and Navin Nischol.
Mukesh Chhabra
Mukesh Chhabra, Indian casting director and filmmaker, founder of Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company (MCCC, 2008, Mumbai); cast Gangs of Wasseypur, Dangal, Jawan; directed Dil Bechara.
Nadeem Baig (ندیم بیگ) (director)
Nadeem Baig (ندیم بیگ) is a Pakistani film and television director from Karachi, best known for the hits Jawani Phir Nahi Ani and Meray Paas Tum Ho.
Nahas Hidhayath
Nahas Hidhayath (നഹാസ് ഹിദായത്ത്), Malayalam film director from Kanjirappally, Kerala; debut RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023), a ₹100 crore Onam hit; second film I'm Game (2026) with Dulquer Salmaan, Wayfarer Films.
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat is an Indian Hindi-language film director and writer, known for Saluun, Brij Mohan Amar Rahe, Hurdang, Apurva, The Gone Game, and the 2024 train action thriller Kill.
Nithilan Saminathan
Nithilan Saminathan (Nithilan Swaminathan), Tamil film director and screenwriter born 1982 in Vellore; Naalaiya Iyakkunar winner, debut Kurangu Bommai (2017), breakthrough nonlinear thriller Maharaja (2024) with Vijay Sethupathi, one of 2024's highest-grossing Tamil films.
Nithish Sahadev
Nithish Sahadev (born 1991) is an Indian film director, writer, and producer in Malayalam cinema, known for Falimy (2023) with Basil Joseph, the Tamil debut Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (2026) with Jiiva, and the upcoming Mammootty film Mela.
Nitin Chandra
Nitin Chandra (नितिन चंद्रा), aka Nitin Neera Chandra, is a National Film Award-winning Indian director from Bihar working in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Hindi; brother of actress Neetu Chandra; directed Deswa (2011) and Mithila Makhaan (2016), runs Champaran Talkies and the Bejod platform.
P. L. Santoshi (प्यारे लाल श्रीवास्तव)
P. L. Santoshi (Pyare Lal Srivastav, प्यारे लाल श्रीवास्तव), 1916–1978, Hindi film director, lyricist, and screenwriter; directed Sargam and Barsaat Ki Raat, founded Santoshi Productions, father of Rajkumar Santoshi.
Pathikrit Basu (পথিকৃৎ বসু)
Pathikrit Basu (পথিকৃৎ বসু), also spelled Pathikrrit Basu, is a Bengali film director known for Haripada Bandwala (2016), Dabaru (2024), and Shreeman v/s Shreemati (2025), who moved from SVF remakes to original and period films.
Pavan Sadineni
Pavan Sadineni (Telugu director, born 1987, Vijayawada) directed Prema Ishq Kaadhal (2013), Savitri (2016), Senapathi, and the Hotstar series Dayaa, adapted from Taqdeer; Aakasamlo Oka Tara with Dulquer Salmaan is slated for November 2026.
Pavithran (Tamil film director)
Pavithran (பவித்ரன்), born 1964, is a Tamil cinema director, producer, and screenwriter known for Vasanthakala Paravai, Suriyan, I Love India, Indhu, and Kalloori Vaasal; he returned in 2024 with the Kannada film Karki.
Prabhu Solomon (பிரபு சோலமன்)
Prabhu Solomon (பிரபு சாலமன்), born 1969 in Neyveli, is a Tamil film director, screenwriter, and producer; debut Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999), breakthrough Mynaa (2010), known for Kumki, Kayal, Kaadan, Sembi, and forest-set films.
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (Priyadarshan Soman Nair, born 1957) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter with over 90 films in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, known for Hera Pheri, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Chithram, and Kilukkam, Padma Shri 2012, and National Film Awards.
R. Nagendra Rao
R. Nagendra Rao, born Rattihalli Nagendra Rao, was an Indian actor, director, and producer considered the grand old man of Kannada cinema; he acted in and scored Sati Sulochana (1934), the first Kannada sound film.
R. Ravikumar
R. Ravikumar (Rajendran Ravikumar, ரவிக்குமார் ராஜேந்திரன்) is a Tamil film director and screenwriter from Tirupur who debuted with the 2015 science-fiction comedy Indru Netru Naalai and directed Ayalaan with A. R. Rahman and Sivakarthikeyan.
Rahul Sadasivan
Rahul Sadasivan (രാഹുൽ സദാശിവൻ), Kerala-based Malayalam horror filmmaker and London Film Academy graduate; films Red Rain (2013), Bhoothakaalam (2022), Bramayugam (2024), Diés Iraé (2025), and upcoming Odiyan: The Age of Illusion.
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma (RGV, Ramu) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Telugu and Hindi cinema, debuting with Shiva (1989) and redefining gangster films with Satya and Company.
Ramanand Sagar
Ramanand Sagar (1917–2005), Indian film director and producer, founder of Sagar Art, creator of the 78-episode Doordarshan serial Ramayan (1987–88), also Vikram Aur Betaal, Shri Krishna, Alif Laila; Padma Shri 2000.
Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval (രതീഷ് ബാലകൃഷ്ണന് പൊതുവാള്) is an Indian Malayalam film director, screenwriter, and production designer from Payyannur, Kerala, known for Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019), Kanakam Kamini Kalaham, and the State Award-winning Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).
Ritesh Rana
Ritesh Rana (రితేష్ రానా) is an Indian Telugu film director and screenwriter, not the corporate director of the same name. Known for Mathu Vadalara (2019), Happy Birthday (2022), Mathu Vadalara 2 (2024), and Jetlee (2026), made with Mythri Movie Makers.
Rohit Padaki
Rohit Padaki (ರೋಹಿತ್ ಪದಕಿ), also spelled Rohith Padaki, is an Indian Kannada-language film director, writer, lyricist and actor, known for Rathnan Prapancha (2021), Ekka (2025), and Uttarakaanda.
S. K. Prabhakar
S. K. Prabhakar (1924–1968), Hindi-cinema screenplay and dialogue writer (Pilpili Sahib, Ek Saal, Naunihal) and director of Kal Hamara Hai (1959), starring Madhubala, whose sister Chanchal he married; distinct from Kannada K. Prabhakar.
Sachy (writer)
Sachy (K. R. Sachidanandan, 1972-2020) was a Malayalam screenwriter, director, and producer. Half of the Sachi-Sethu duo (Chocolate, Robinhood), he later wrote Run Baby Run, Driving Licence, and directed Anarkali and the posthumous National Award-winning Ayyappanum Koshiyum; he died in 2020 after post-surgical cardiac arrest.
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (സനൽ കുമാർ ശശിധരൻ)
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (സനൽ കുമാർ ശശിധരൻ), born 1977 in Thiruvananthapuram, is a Malayalam independent filmmaker behind Oraalppokkam, Ozhivudivasathe Kali, the Rotterdam Hivos Tiger Award-winning Sexy Durga, Chola, and Kayattam, known for crowdfunded, improvised films and later legal disputes.
Sandeep Raj (సందీప్ రాజ్)
Sandeep Raj (సందీప్ రాజ్) is a Telugu film director, screenwriter, and actor, not the corporate director or Sandeep Raj Shaandilya of the same name. He debuted with Colour Photo (2020), won a national film award, and later directed Mowgli (2025) and co-produced AIR: All India Rankers.
Santhakumar
Santhakumar (சாந்தகுமார்), Tamil film director and screenwriter from Madurai, known for Mouna Guru (2011), Magamuni (2019), and Rasavathi (2024); Mouna Guru was remade in three languages.