Peter Hein

Peter Hein is a Action director, action co-ordinator of South Indian Cinema. He was born in Chennai to Vietnamese immigrants and settled down in Chennai. He started his career as Extra Stunt boy, Assistant fight master for action directors like Vijayan and Kanal Kannan. Murari was his first movie in which he became a full length Action director. He acquired well recognition from critics and media for his work in several movies like Anji, Run, Kaakha Kaakha, Chatrapathi, Athadu, Varsham, Anniyan etc. After Magadheera he become a milestone in South Indian Cinema and set an example in recently released Enthiran. He suffered as many as 18 fractures while doing a stunt around 20 days in 2009; he came back to work on a wheelchair, shooting for the Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran (also Robot in Hindi). He became famous for his breathtaking action sequences in films like Enthiran and Raavanan to get international recognition. He has been nominated for the noted Taurus World Stunt Award.