R Ajay Gnanamuthu, is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in Tamil Cinema. He started his career assisting producer-filmmaker AR Murugadoss in Tamil films 7aum Arivu and Thuppakki. In 2015, he debuted as a director with horror-thriller film Demonte Colony which was received well by critics and the audience. It was declared a Superhit at the Box-office. Imaikkaa Nodigal his second outing became a success.