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| name = Manoj Kumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|9|23}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directormanojkumar.com/about.html|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140304095053/http://directormanojkumar.com/about.html|archive-date=4 March 2014|title=Home |}}</ref>
| birth_place = Allinagaram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu
| birth_name = Manoharan
| other_name(s) =
| occupation = Film director, producer, actor
| spouse = Selvi
| children = Lakshmi Priya, Bhuvaneswaran
| parents = Veerana Thevar and Veeramal
| relatives = [[Bharathiraja]]
| yearsactive = 1986–present
| website = [https://archive.today/20140303092321/http://directormanojkumar.com/movies.html Official website]
}}
'''Manoj Kumar''' is an [[India]]n film director, producer and television actor who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films and Tamil serials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://directormanojkumar.com/movies.html |title=Movies |work=directormanojkumar.com |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140303092321/http://directormanojkumar.com/movies.html |archivedate=3 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He is the brother-in-law of [[Bharathiraja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News28/29-8-05/tamil-movies-news-bharathiraja.html |title=BharathiRaja's relative ManojKumar has planned several projects on the anvil |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2005-08-29 |accessdate=2018-04-22}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Manoj Kumar as Manoharan was born on September 23, 1955, in Allinagaram, Theni district to Mr. Veerana Thevar (Former) and Mrs. Veeramal (Mother). He is married to Ms. Selvi. They have two children.

== Career ==
After assisting Bharathiraja in various films, he made his directorial debut with ''Mannukkul Vairam'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0BMRL3oAi4|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He directed several films in 1990s such as, ''[[Guru Paarvai]]'' (1998) starring [[Prakash Raj]], won positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |title=A-Z (II) |work=Indolink Tamil |accessdate=2015-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025921/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |archivedate=28 January 2015 }}</ref> He attempted to collaborate again with Prakash Raj and [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] in a film titled ''Vasantha Kaalam'', but the project was stalled.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041028203025/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/10-05-99/rahman.htm</ref> He then went on to make medium budget action films including ''[[Vaanavil]]'' (2000) and ''[[Jaisurya]]'' (2004) featuring [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], as well as ''[[Raajjiyam]]'' which had [[Vijayakanth]] and [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] in the lead cast.

He ventured into production in the mid 2000s and made the [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]-starrer ''[[Arya (2007 film)|Arya]]'', before launching a directorial project titled ''Utharavu'' with [[Seeman (director)|Seeman]], which eventually did not progress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/50222.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925213809/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/50222.html|archive-date = 25 September 2009|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> Manoj Kumar resurfaced in 2013, when it was revealed that he was working with producer [[Kovaithambi|Kovai Thambi]] on a venture titled ''[[Uyirukku Uyiraga]]''. The script of the film was reported to be about the relationship between parents and their grown-up children, while the cast was composed of newcomers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130824/entertainment-kollywood/article/manojkumar-returns-uyirukku-uyiraaga |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140303092335/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130824/entertainment-kollywood/article/manojkumar-returns-uyirukku-uyiraaga |archive-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He is also into acting both in [[Tamil cinema]] and [[Tamil serials]] as character artist most notably in ''Thirumanam'' (TV series) from [[Colours (TV channel)]] tamil. He also appears in a negative role in Rasathi serial from [[Sun TV (India)]].

== Filmography ==
=== As director ===
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Mannukkul Vairam]]''
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Neram Nalla Irukku]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Maruthu Pandi]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Pachai Kodi|Pachaikodi]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Vellaiya Thevan]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Pandithurai]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Samundi]]''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Maravan]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Vandicholai Chinraasu]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Rajapandi]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Senthamizh Selvan]]''
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Guru Paarvai]]''
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Vaanavil]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Raajjiyam]]''
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Jaisurya]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Uyirukku Uyiraga]]''
|-
|}

;Serials
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Channel
|-
| || ''Ration Card'' (Also scriptwriter) || [[Jaya TV]]
|}

=== As producer ===
*''[[I Love You Daa]]'' (2003)
*''[[Arya (2007 film)|Arya]]'' (2007)

=== As actor ===
;Films
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
|-
|rowspan=2|2013||''[[Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga]]'' ||Aachivardham
|-
|''[[Annakodi]]''||Sanguni
|-
|rowspan=2|2015||''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]''||Albert's father
|-
|''[[Pasanga 2]]''||School Principal
|-
|2017||''[[Enga Amma Rani]]''||Sathya's father
|-
|rowspan=2|2018||''[[Padaiveeran]]''|| Muneeshwaran's father
|-
|''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]'' ||Gunasingam's teacher
|-
|2021||''[[Annaatthe]]''||
|-
|TBA||''[[Vanangamudi (upcoming film)|Vanangamudi]]''||Chief Secretary
|-
|}

;Serials
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2014||10 Mani Kathaigal||Main Character ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2018–2020||[[Thirumanam (TV series)|Thirumanam]]||Lakshmanan||[[Colors Tamil]]
|-
|2019||[[Rasaathi]]||Chintamani's brother ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2020||[[Bharathi Kannamma (2019 TV series)|Bharathi Kannamma]]||Sadashivam (Special Appearance)||[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|[[Kannana Kanne (TV series)|Kannana Kanne]]||Ravi Chakravarthy (Special Appearance)||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2020–Present||[[Vanathai Pola (TV series)|Vanathai Pola]]||Muthaiah
|-
|2021–Present||[[Namma Veetu Ponnu]]||Vasudevan||[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm1757677|name=Manoj Kumar}}

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