V. Gowthaman

• Name — V. Gowthaman • Occupation — actor, director, politician • Born — 1 January 1970 • Birthplace — Tittakudi, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India • Years Active — 1998-present

Gowthaman made his directorial debut with Kanave Kalayadhe (1998) starring Murali and Simran. In 2001, he started a film titled Poranthaalum Pompalaiyaa Porakkakkoodaathu with Livingston and Pandiarajan in the lead, though the film was later dropped. After a gap he directed a eponymous teleseries for Makkal TV based on the life of serial killer Auto Shankar and Santhanakaadu based on Veerappan. He made his comeback as a director with Magizhchi (2010) in which he also made his debut as an actor. Gowthaman was working with the screenplay of the movie for 12 years. The film, received good reviews for its content and went unnoticed due to its low key release. He went on to direct a short film called Vetti which received controversy as the police felt that it was insulting against national flag.

• Year — Title — Credited as — Role — Notes • Director — Actor • 1990 — Neengalum Herothan — Tiger' Premnath's fan • 1998 — Kaadhale Nimmadhi — Servant • 1999 — Kanave Kalaiyadhe • 2002 — Solla Marandha Kadhai — Taxi driver • 2010 — Magizhchi — Thiravi • 2025 — Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa — Kaduvetti Guru

• As director • Santhanakadu • Auto Shankar

Gowthaman have organized and participated many protest favoring Tamil people interests. He has been part of Jallikattu protest, Cauvery water dispute, farmer related issues, katchatheevu reinstatement and other issues. He floated a new party Tamil Perarasu Katchi and contested in 2019 by-election held in Vikravandi constituency in Tamil Nadu.