Nalan Kumarasamy

Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of Naalaya Iyakunar. He made his feature film debut with Soodhu Kavvum (2013).

Nalan Kumarasamy
Born	25 October 1980[1] Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Director, writer
Years active	2009–present
Spouse(s)	Saranya ​ (m. 2017)​

Early life

Nalan Kumarasamy did his schooling in Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli), B. E (Mechanical Engineering) in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering(SVCE), Chennai and M. Tech in Sastra University, Thanjavur. During his college days he was active in cultural events and participated in IIT Sarang.

Career

Nalan was into event management and real estate when he heard about Naalaya Iyakunar. There were just ten days to the deadline. So he turned it meta and made a short called Oru Padam Edukkanum about a filmmaker with a deadline. He went on to make seven more short films. Nenjukku Neethi, his entry for the final round, made him first prize winner of season 1.[2]

In 2013, he made his debut as a director with the movie Soodhu Kavvum. The film's main concept is about how baloney has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society. It features Vijay Sethupathi and Sanchita Shetty in the leads. It was released on 1 May to universal acclaim from critics and became a blockbuster. Soodhu Kavvum was selected for screening in the Zurich Film Festival, being the only Tamil film of 2013 to be screened there.[3]

In 2016 he made a romantic comedy-drama film Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (Love, too, shall pass). It was an official remake of the Korean film My Dear Desperado. The film released in March 2016 with positive reviews from critics and became a box office hit.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Writer	Actor	Role
2012	Pizza	N	N		as friend of Michael	uncredited role
2013	Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru	N		N
2013	Soodhu Kavvum
2014	Jigarthanda	N	N		as an aspiring director	cameo
2015	Enakkul Oruvan	N	N		as a director	cameo
2015	X		N	N		Segment "Summer Holiday" [4]
2016	Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum			N		[5]
2017	Kattappava Kanom	N	N		Doctor Rakesh
2017	Maayavan	N		N
2019	Super Deluxe	N		N		Additional Screenplay
2020	Mamakiki	N	N		as himself
2020	Kutti Story			N		[6]

References

1. http://www.iflicks.in/StarPage/Director/Nalan-Kumarasamy
2. "NALAN KUMARASAMY". The Hindu. 6 September 2013.
3. "Soodhu Kavvum makes it". Behindwoods. 13 September 2013.
4. "Gautham Menon opts out and Soodhu Kavvum man steps in". Behindwoods. 14 November 2013.
5. "Official : Nalan Kumarasamy and Vijay Sethupathi join hands again". Onlykollywood. 15 April 2015.
6. "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

• Nalan Kumarasamy on YouTube