Manoj Kumar (Tamil film director)

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

Career

He directed several films which were unsuccessful at the box office in the 1990s and was given a minor breakthrough in securing more films after his venture, Guru Paarvai (1998) starring Prakash Raj, won positive reviews.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Filmography

As producer

• I Love You Daa (2003)
• Arya (2007)

As actor

• Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013) as Aachivardham
• Annakodi (2013) as Sanguni
• payumpuli(2015) as albert's father

References

External links

• Manoj Kumar at the Internet Movie Database