Vishnuvardhan Kulasekaran, often credited simply as Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian film director who pre-dominantly appears in Tamil Film Industry. A one-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with Kurumbu, which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Pattiyal (2006), Billa (2007) and Arrambam (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu.