Pon Kumaran

Pon Kumaran (also credited as P. Kumar) is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film Vishnuvardhana which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the Filmfare Awards. He has also penned the story and dialogues for the Rajinikanth starrer Lingaa (2014).

Personal life Kumaran is a Chennai based filmmaker and writer who worked as an assistant to many leading directors including K. S. Ravikumar for Aadhavan (2009) before making his own stint as an independent director.

Filmography As film director Year Title Language Notes 2011 Vishnuvardhana Kannada Credited as P. Kumar SIIMA Award for Best Debutant DirectorSandalwood Star Award for Best Debut DirectorSandalwood Star Award for Best ScreenwriterNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – KannadaAlso actor 2012 Chaarulatha KannadaTamil Adaptation of Alone; also lyricist2014 Jai Lalitha Kannada Remake of Mayamohini Tirupathi Express Remake of Venkatadri Express 2015 Raja Rajendra 2017 Gowdru Hotel Remake of Ustad Hotel 2019 Yajamana SIIMA Award for Best Director 2025 Golmaal Tamil Filming

As writer Year Title Writer Language Notes 2014 Lingaa Tamil

Web series Year Title Language Platform Note 2024 Goli Soda Rising TamilDisney+ Hotstar Episode 7-10