T. J. Gnanavell is a Tamil journalist at Ananda Vikatan. He began his journey as a journalist and became a director. He writing the story and screenplay of the 2011 Tamil crime action Payanam. Following his debut, he was associated with the Prakash Raj and Radhika Apte-starrer 2012 Tamil family drama Dhoni, which he wrote the dialogues for. In 2017, Gnanavel made his directorial debut with the comedy Kootathil Oruthan. Gnanavel not only directed the film but was also wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues of the movie.
Jai Bhim is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by 2D Entertainment. The film stars Suriya.