Chezhiyan is an Indian filmmaker and director of photography who works primarily in the Tamil film industry.

[1][2] After completing his civil engineering degree, he started his career as an apprentice to P. C. Sreeram before establishing himself as a cinematographer.

[15][16][17] Chezhiyan made his directorial debut with To Let (2017) and it was produced by his wife Prema under the couple's own production company "La Cinema".

The film, inspired by real-life incidents, portrayed the ordeal of a lower-middle-class family hunting for a rented house.

The recognition got him a Fellowship from the Department of Culture for two years, to explore the theme of Imagery in Short Stories.