Selvaraghavan is a Tamil screenwriter, director and actor. Known for crafting films that subvert conventional character writing tropes and deal with darker themes within traditional genre confines, he is considered as an important figure in 2000's Tamil cinema. Several of his works are considered as cult classics in Tamil cinema. In recent years, Selvaraghavan has ventured into acting, playing minor roles in movies such as Beast (2022) and Mark Antony (2023), as well as a lead role in Saani Kaayidham (2022), which garnered positive reviews from critics.