Vincent Selva is a noted film director and screenwriter associated with Tamil film industry. This director is best known for his debut flick, Priyamudan starring Vijay, Kausalya. Other directors such as Mysskin and S. P. Jananathan worked under him.In 2002 he directed Youth a film starring Vijay, which was well received by critics and audiences. The movie starred the Fair & Lovely girl, Shaheen Khan in the lead role with Vijay.In 2005 he remade the Bollywood film, Gayab to Tamil titled, Jithan. The movie met with commercial success. After the film, he directed the same actor Jithan Ramesh in Madurai Veeran, but it was received negative reviews. Perumal, Thulli Vilayadu and Inga Enna Solluthu are other releases.