Karu Palaniappan is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Thamizh.

Sivappathigaram is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by Karu Palaniappan. The film stars Vishal and Mamta Mohandas, while Raghuvaran, Manivannan, Upendra Limaye,