Pa. Ranjith is an Indian film director who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. He quickly established himself as a prominent South Indian film personality by directing two hit movies successively. He made his directorial debut with the 2012 romantic comedy Attakathi, before earning positive reviews for his second film, the political action-drama Madras (2014). He wrote and directed the action-drama films Kabali in 2016 and Kaala in 2018, both starring Rajinikanth.