Rajesh Muthukumarasamy popularly known as M. Rajesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter primarily working in Tamil film industry. He made his debut as a director in Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). He is known for the films Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012). His upcoming film is Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga to be released in August 2015. He has directed the 2018 Telugu comedy-romance Chennai Chinnodu starring Anandhi and G. V. Prakash Kumar in lead roles. In 2019, he directed action comedy Mr. Local starring Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara in prominent roles.