https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=K._Hari_KumarK. Hari Kumar - Revision history2026-08-25T20:25:36ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=K._Hari_Kumar&diff=459452&oldid=prevShawnzus: expanded content2026-02-04T03:37:10Z<p>expanded content</p>
<a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=K._Hari_Kumar&diff=459452&oldid=122292">Show changes</a>Shawnzushttps://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=K._Hari_Kumar&diff=122292&oldid=prev>VKG1985: /* Television */ Added Platform column2021-06-29T11:21:36Z<p><span class="autocomment">Television: </span> Added Platform column</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = K. Hari Kumar<br />
| native_name = Harikumar Krishnamoorthy<br />
| native_name_lang = [[Tulu language|Tulu]]<br />
| image = Haristranger.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = K. Hari Kumar, Mumbai<br />
| pseudonym = K Hari Kumar<br />
| birth_name = Harikumar Krishnamoorthy<br />
| birth_date = 1989<br />
| birth_place = [[Tripunithura]]<br />
| occupation = [[Author]], [[Screenwriter]]<br />
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| alma_mater = [[Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System|DAV]]<br />
| genre = [[Horror fiction|Horror]], [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]], [[Drama]], [[Psychological Thriller]]<br />
| notableworks = India's Most Haunted, [[Bhram (web series)]], When Strangers Meet, The Other Side Of Her, [[E (Malayalam Movie)|E (Malayalam Feature Film)]]<br />
| years_active = 2013-present<br />
| website = {{url|indiasmosthaunted.co.uk}}<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| subject = horror, psychological thriller<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Harikumar Krishnamoorthy''' (born 3 January 1989), better known as '''K. Hari Kumar''', is an Indian novelist and screenwriter born in [[Cochin]] and brought up in the suburbs of [[Gurgaon]]. He did his schooling from DAV Public School, Gurgaon. His first book ''When Strangers Meet'' was published in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/An-Extrasensory-Tale/2015/02/11/article2662581.ece|title=An Extrasensory Tale|access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref> followed by ''That Frequent Visitor'' (2015), ''A Game of Gods'' (2016) and ''The Other Side Of Her'' (2018). He has penned the story and screenplay for [[E (Malayalam Movie)]] and the Hindi language psychological horror web-series [[Bhram (web series)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://metromatinee.com/news/carnival-motion-pictures-release-sangeeth-sivan-kukku-surendran-movie-e|title=Carnival Motion Pictures Worldwide releasing E|work=www.topmovierankings.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182519/http://metromatinee.com/news/carnival-motion-pictures-release-sangeeth-sivan-kukku-surendran-movie-e|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has been featured as one of the top horror writers of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/top-7-indian-horror-authors|title=Top 7 Indian Horror Authors to be Read {{!}} DESIblitz|date=2017-07-10|work=DESIblitz|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-GB}}</ref> He has written 50 horror short stories which will be featured in the 2019 book called ''India's Most Haunted''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/book/indias-most-haunted/|title=India's Most Haunted|website=HarperCollinsPublishers India|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Personal life ==<br />
Harikumar Krishnamoorthy was born on 3 January 1989 in [[Tripunithura]], [[Kerala]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130610/lifestyle-offbeat/article/storyteller-heart|title=Storyteller at heart {{!}} Deccan Chronicle|website=archives.deccanchronicle.com|access-date=2016-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005184810/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130610/lifestyle-offbeat/article/storyteller-heart|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> but grew up in Gurgaon, [[Haryana]]. After completing his engineering, he started making documentaries and short films with friends. In 2010, he fell critically ill and that's when he finished writing his first book's manuscript.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/for-the-people/article4981708.ece|title=For the people|date=2013-08-02|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref> After facing rejection from many publishers, the book finally came out as ''When Strangers Meet'' in 2013 under Srishti Publishers. The book is the story of three strangers who meet in a metro station and how each one of them influences the other to bring about a change in their lives. The book is partially based on real incidents and the author's own life. In 2015, Hari Kumar's second book ''That Frequent Visitor'' was published.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/An-Extrasensory-Tale/2015/02/11/article2662581.ece|title=An Extrasensory Tale|access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref> The book was a tribute to the Delhi anti-rape protests. K. Hari Kumar's book, ''The Other Side Of Her'', is a female-centric psychological thriller published in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeetv.zee5.com/kalki-koechlin-to-play-a-novelist-suffering-from-ptsd-in-zee5-original-web-series-bhram/|title=Kalki Koechlin To Play A Novelist Suffering From PTSD in ZEE5 Original Web Series Bhram|date=2019-07-17|website=Zee TV|access-date=2019-07-17}}</ref> which was inspired the Hindi language web-series Bhram starring [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Sanjay Suri]], [[Eijaz Khan]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Omkar Kapoor]], [[Rajendranath Zutshi]] and [[Harsh Vashisht]].<br />
<br />
Under the mentorship of notable filmmaker, [[Sangeeth Sivan]], K Hari Kumar ventured into mainstream feature films with [[E (Malayalam Movie)]] which marks the comeback of actress [[Gautami]] in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.topmovierankings.com/news/gautami-tadimalla-is-returning-for-e|title=Gautami Tadimalla is returning for E- Sangeeth Sivan,Kukku S|work=www.topmovierankings.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}</ref> <br />
<br />
== Bibliography ==<br />
=== Books ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Publisher<br />
!ISBN<br />
!Note<br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
|When Strangers Meet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130909/lifestyle-booksart/article/writers%E2%80%99-blog|title=The Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005184500/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130909/lifestyle-booksart/article/writers%E2%80%99-blog|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|Srishti Publishers<br />
|978-9380349930<br />
|Novel<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
|That Frequent Visitor<br />
|Srishti Publishers<br />
|978-9382665304<br />
|Novel<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|The Other Side of Her<br />
|Srishti Publishers<br />
|978-9387022416<br />
|Novel, inspired web-series Bhram<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|India's Most Haunted<br />
|[[HarperCollins]]<br />
|978-9353573553<br />
|Collection of fifty horror short stories based on real haunted places in India<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Filmography ==<br />
=== Film ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
![[Screenwriter|Screenplay]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Story]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Dialogues]]<br />
!Actor<br />
!Role<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2017<br />
|''[[E (2017 film)|E]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/telugu-actress-nithya-naresh-to-debut-in-m-town-with-the-film-e/articleshow/57606381.cms|title=Telugu actress Nithya Naresh to debut in M-Town with the film, E - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-07}}</ref><br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{no}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|As Mr. Menon<ref>{{Citation|title=E: The Movie (2017)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6765840/?ref_=nm_knf_i3|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
=== Television ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
![[Screenwriter|Screenplay]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Story]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Dialogues]]<br />
!Actor<br />
!Role<br />
!Platform<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2019<br />
|''Bhram''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/bollywood-news-kalki-koechlin-to-play-a-novelist-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-in-psychological-thriller-bhram-3719659/|title=Kalki to Play a Novelist With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Psychological Thriller Bhram|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=2019-07-17|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}}</ref><br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|Journalist<br />
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{authority control}}<br />
{{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hari Kumar, K.}}<br />
[[Category:1989 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian horror writers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Novelists from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gurgaon]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male novelists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian writers]]</div>>VKG1985