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			{{Short description\|Indian film writer and director}}
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	\| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India		\| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India
	\| ~~deathdate~~ =		\| death_date =
	\| ~~deathplace~~ =		\| death_place =
	\| othername = P. Kumar		\| othername = P. Kumar
	\| occupation = Screenwriter, film director		\| occupation = Screenwriter, film director
	\| yearsactive = 2011–present		\| yearsactive = 2011–present
	\| spouse =		\| parents = [[Shanmugam pillai]] (father) <br/> [[Lakshmi]] (mother)
			\| spouse = [[Tamilselvi]]
	\| children =		\| children =
	\| ~~related~~ =		\| homepage =
	~~\| homepage =~~ }}		}}

	'''Pon Kumaran''' (also credited as '''P. Kumar''') is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] films.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/sep-12-04/director-pon-kumaran-28-09-12.html Director Pon Kumaran interview]</ref> He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)\|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011) which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the [[Filmfare Awards South\|Filmfare Awards]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905606/awards Vishnuvardhana - Awards - IMDb]</ref> He has also penned the story and dialogues for the [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014).<ref>[http://lingathemovie.com/blog/linga-story-is-by-pon-kumaran/ 'Linga' story is by Pon Kumaran]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rajini-was-hooked-by-the-time-i-finished-narrating-lingaa-script/article6626010.ece ‘Rajini was hooked by the time I finished narrating Lingaa script’]</ref>		'''Pon Kumaran''' (also credited as '''P. Kumar''') is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] films.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/sep-12-04/director-pon-kumaran-28-09-12.html Director Pon Kumaran interview]</ref> He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)\|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011) which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the [[Filmfare Awards South\|Filmfare Awards]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905606/awards Vishnuvardhana - Awards - IMDb]</ref> He has also penned the story and dialogues for the [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014).<ref>[http://lingathemovie.com/blog/linga-story-is-by-pon-kumaran/ 'Linga' story is by Pon Kumaran]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rajini-was-hooked-by-the-time-i-finished-narrating-lingaa-script/article6626010.ece ‘Rajini was hooked by the time I finished narrating Lingaa script’]</ref>
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	\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)\|Vishnuvardhana]]'' \|\| [[Kannada]] \|\| Credited as P. Kumar <br/>[[SIIMA Awards\|SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Director]]<br/>Sandalwood Star Award for Best Debut Director<br/>Sandalwood Star Award for Best Screenwriter<br/>Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]]<br~~><br> Partially based on ''[[Handphone (film)\|Handphone]]'' <br/~~> Remade as ''[[Bachchan (2014 film)\|Bachchan]]''		\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)\|Vishnuvardhana]]'' \|\| [[Kannada]] \|\| Credited as P. Kumar <br/>[[SIIMA Awards\|SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Director]]<br/>Sandalwood Star Award for Best Debut Director<br/>Sandalwood Star Award for Best Screenwriter<br/>Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]]<br> Remade as ''[[Bachchan (2014 film)\|Bachchan]]''
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	\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Chaarulatha]]'' \|\| Kannada<br/>[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] \|\| ~~Official adaptation of ''[[Alone (2007 film)\|Alone]]''~~		\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Chaarulatha]]'' \|\| Kannada<br/>[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] \|\|
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	\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\| ~~Remake of ''[[Mayamohini]]''~~		\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Tirupathi Express (film)\|Tirupathi Express]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\| ~~Remake of ''[[Venkatadri Express (film)\|Venkatadri Express]]''~~		\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Tirupathi Express (film)\|Tirupathi Express]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Lingaa]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Credited for story and dialogues		\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Lingaa]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Credited for story and dialogues
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	\| 2015 \|\| ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\| ~~Loosely based on ''[[His Highness Abdullah]]''~~		\| 2015 \|\| ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\|
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	\| 2017 \|\| ''[[Gowdru Hotel]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\| ~~Remake of ''[[Ustad Hotel]]''~~		\| 2017 \|\| ''[[Gowdru Hotel]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\|
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	\| 2019 \|\|''[[Yajamana (2019 film)\|Yajamana]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\|		\| 2019 \|\|''[[Yajamana (2019 film)\|Yajamana]]'' \|\| Kannada \|\| [[SIIMA Awards\|SIIMA Award for Best Director]]
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| name = Pon Kumaran
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| occupation = Screenwriter, film director
| yearsactive = 2011–present
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'''Pon Kumaran''' (also credited as '''P. Kumar''') is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/sep-12-04/director-pon-kumaran-28-09-12.html Director Pon Kumaran interview]</ref> He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011) which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905606/awards Vishnuvardhana - Awards - IMDb]</ref> He has also penned the story and dialogues for the [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014).<ref>[http://lingathemovie.com/blog/linga-story-is-by-pon-kumaran/ 'Linga' story is by Pon Kumaran]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rajini-was-hooked-by-the-time-i-finished-narrating-lingaa-script/article6626010.ece ‘Rajini was hooked by the time I finished narrating Lingaa script’]</ref>

==Personal life==
Kumaran is a [[Chennai]] based filmmaker and writer who worked as an assistant to many leading directors before making his own stint as an independent director.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Language || Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' || [[Kannada]] || Credited as P. Kumar [[SIIMA Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Director]] Sandalwood Star Award for Best Debut Director Sandalwood Star Award for Best Screenwriter Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]] Partially based on ''[[Handphone (film)|Handphone]]'' Remade as ''[[Bachchan (2014 film)|Bachchan]]''
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chaarulatha]]'' || Kannada [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Official adaptation of ''[[Alone (2007 film)|Alone]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Mayamohini]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Tirupathi Express (film)|Tirupathi Express]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Venkatadri Express (film)|Venkatadri Express]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Lingaa]]'' || Tamil || Credited for story and dialogues
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' || Kannada || Loosely based on ''[[His Highness Abdullah]]''
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Gowdru Hotel]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Ustad Hotel]]''
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Yajamana (2019 film)|Yajamana]]'' || Kannada ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb person|5667158}}
*[http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/pon-kumaran.html Pon Kumaran profile]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Pon-Kumaran-teams-up-with-Sharan-again/articleshow/46085394.cms Pon Kumaran teams up with Sharan again]

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