Jiyen Krishnakumar

Jiyen Krishnakumar is an Indian film director who has worked on Malayalam and Tamil language films. He became known for the crime thriller College Days, and has gone on to make feature films including Kaanchi (2013), socio-political action thriller Tiyaan (2017), Tamil thriller Run Baby Run (2023), mystery drama Ayel (2024), and Malayalam-Tamil bilingual political thriller Ananthan Kaadu (2026), produced by Mini Studio.

Career Jiyen Krishnakumar began his career working on Malayalam films, notably making two films with Indrajith Sukumaran — College Days (2010) and Kaanchi (2013). His third film Tiyaan (2017), was produced on a larger budget, and featured Prithviraj in the leading role alongside Indrajith. With minimal promotions, the film opened to mixed reviews from critics. In 2023, Jiyen's first Tamil film Run Baby Run starring RJ Balaji and Aishwarya Rajesh was released.

His next release will be Paramaguru, an action drama film starring Sasikumar in the lead role. The film began production in 2019 and was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also agreed terms to work on another film for Prince Pictures following the favourable response to Run Baby Run.

Filmography Year Film Writer Language Notes 2010 College Days Himself Malayalam 2013 Kaanchi B. Jeyamohan 2017 Tiyaan Murali Gopy 2023 Run Baby Run HimselfTamil 2026 Ananthan Kaadu Murali Gopy MalayalamTamil TBA Ayel HimselfMalayalamPost ProductionTBAParamaguru HimselfTamil Post ProductionTBA Untitled Prince Pictures Next Project Himself Tamil Announced