Kiruthiga started her career with the directorial debut
Vanakkam Chennai. The movie, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, starred Shiva and Priya Anand. In February 2017, she directed the music video "Sadhayai Meeri", composed by
Santhosh Narayanan, which portrays the pains of transgender people. She later directed
Kaali (2018), and made the web series
Paper Rocket for
Zee5 in 2022. The next was the romantic comedy,
Kadhalikka Neramillai, released on 14 January 2025. == Personal life ==