Manoj Kumar (film director)

Manoj Kumar is an Indian film director, producer and television actor who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films and Tamil serials.[2] He is the brother-in-law of Bharathiraja.[3]

Manoj Kumar
Born (1955-09-23) 23 September 1955[1]
Allinagaram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu
OccupationFilm director, producer, actor
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)Selvi
ChildrenLakshmi Priya, Buvaneswaran
Parent(s)Veerana Thevar and Veeramal
RelativesBharathiraja
WebsiteOfficial website

Personal life

Manoj Kumar as Manokaran 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).[4] He directed several films in 1990s such as, Guru Paarvai (1998) starring Prakash Raj, won positive reviews.[5] He attempted to collaborate again with Prakash Raj and Prabhu in a film titled Vasantha Kaalam, but the project was stalled.[6] He then went on to make medium budget action films including Vaanavil (2000) and Jaisurya (2004) featuring Arjun, as well as Raajjiyam which had Vijayakanth and Dileep in the lead cast.

He ventured into production in the mid 2000s and made the Madhavan-starrer Arya, before launching a directorial project titled Utharavu with Seeman, which eventually did not progress.[7] Manoj Kumar resurfaced in 2013, when it was revealed that he was working with producer 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.[8]

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
YearFilmNotes
1986Mannukkul Vairam
1987Neram Nalla Irukku
1990Maruthu Pandi
1990Pachaikodi
1990Vellaiya Thevan
1992Pandithurai
1992Samundi
1993Maravan
1994Vandicholai Chinraasu
1994Rajapandi
1994Senthamizh Selvan
1998Guru Paarvai
2000Vaanavil
2002Raajjiyam
2004Jaisurya
2014Uyirukku Uyiraga
Television Serials
YearTitleChannelNotes
Ration CardJaya TVScript and Direction

As producer

As actor
Films
Serials
Year Title Role Channel Notes
201410 Mani KathaigalSun TVMain Character
2018–2020ThirumanamLakshmananColors Tamil
2019RasaathiChintamani's brotherSun TV
2020Bharathi KannammaSadashivamStar VijayCameo Appearance
Kannana KanneRavi ChakravarthySun TV
2020–PresentVanathai Pola

References
  1. "Home |". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  2. "Movies". directormanojkumar.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. "BharathiRaja's relative ManojKumar has planned several projects on the anvil". Behindwoods. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  5. "A-Z (II)". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028203025/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/10-05-99/rahman.htm
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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