A name that went on to make a huge impression among Tamil audiences everywhere was filmmaker Mari Selvaraj, who made his directorial debut with the smash hit critically acclaimed, Pariyerum Perumal. Produced under Pa. Ranjith’s Neelam Productions banner with music by Santhosh Narayanan, the social drama featured Kathir and Anandhi in lead roles.


Director Mari Selvaraj, who also penned the dialogues in Pariyerum Perumal, has now been awarded the Best Debutant Dialogue Writer at the BOFTA Galatta Debut Awards 2018 by veteran actor Sivakumar.  

In his speech, Mari Selvaraj stated, “We made Pariyerum Perumal having total belief on the audience and it is because of them the film has become such a massive success.”

He then added saying, “After watching Pariyerum Perumal, actor Sivakumar himself called me to his home and we interacted for nearly three hours about the film. It indeed feels great to receive this award from him.”

Mari Selvaraj concluded saying, “I was never one who sat at one place in my home growing up. I was different from the common audience. So, it was an independent journey. I was guided by many beautiful angels and my first angel is my guru, director Ram. I want to thank him".