Pon Kumaran

Also known as P. Kumar, he is a Indian film writer and director working mainly in Kannada and Tamil films. He belongs from Tamil Nadu. He completed his studies from the Madras Universityand got married on 3rd of December, 2009. His daughter’s name is Rathu Kumaran. Kumaran is a Chennai-based filmmaker and writer. He has worked as an assistant to many leading directors, before making his own mark as an independent director. He is a disciple of KS Ravi Kumar. He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannad film Vishnuvardhana (2011), which got motivating reviews from the audience. The movie earned him many awards including a nomination at the Filmfare Awards.

He has also worked on the story and dialogues for Rajnikanth starrer Lingaa (2015). As a director, Pon Kumaran has worked on five Kannad films, Raja Rajendra Click to look into! >> Read More... (2015) is his fifth Kannad film after only Vishnuvardhana (2011), Charulatha (2012), Jai Lalitha (2014) and Triupati Express (2014). Raja Rajendra is his second film with Sharan, an Indian film actor and producer. They had also worked together on Jai Lalitha. Bachchan (2013) is a Bengali film by Kumaran and Lingaa (2014) was a super hit in Tamil. 2012 was the flourishing year for Pon Kumaran. He was nominated for Film Fare Award – Kannada Film Industry as the Best Director for his film Vishnuvardhana. In the same year, he won Sandalwood Star Award as the Best Debut Director for his film Vishnuvardhana.

He also won South Indian International Movie Awards (SIMA- Kannada) as the Best Debut Director for the same movie Vishnuvardhana. Pon Kumaran’s Film Vishnuvardhana is the story of a boy named Vishnuvardhana, who is the son of a washer-man. Vishnuvardhana has a dream of earning million bucks and his luck changes when he accidentally gets a mobile phone of Don. Charulatha is based on the Thai horror flick ‘ Alone Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Lingaa revolves around a thief named Lingaa, who enters a village called Solaiyur to save the temple and dam made by his grandfather.