Pawan Kumar (director)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born29 October 1982
Occupations
- Director
- producer
- screenwriter
- actor
Yearsactive2007–present
Spouse
Sowmya Jaganmurthy
(m. 2010)Pawan Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1982 |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse |
Sowmya Jaganmurthy (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Kannada cinema.[1]
Pawan Kumar is well known for writing the films Manasaare and Pancharangi. His directorial debut Lifeu Ishtene (2011) and the 2013 psychological thriller Lucia became one of the biggest turning points of his career. Being from a theatre background, he wrote scripts for plays on stage before working as an associate director with Yograj Bhat.[2] In 2023, he wrote and directed the Malayalam film Dhoomam, which was released to negative reviews.
As director
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Title | Credited as | Language | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 2009 | Manasaare | No | Screenplay | No | Kannada | |
| 2010 | Pancharangi | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2011 | Lifeu Ishtene | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2013 | Lucia | Yes | Yes | Yes | [3] | |
| 2016 | U Turn | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Ondu Motteya Kathe | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2018 | U Turn | Yes | Yes | No | Tamil; Telugu | Bilingual Film. Debut in Tamil and Telugu cinema. |
| 2021 | Ikkat | No | No | Yes | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal | Yes | No | Co-producer | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Dhoomam | Yes | Yes | No | Malayalam | Debut in Malayalam cinema. |
Web series
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Language | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 2019 | Leila | Yes | No | No | Netflix | Hindi |
| 2021 | Kudi Yedamaithe | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | Aha | Telugu |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mr. Garagasa | ||
| 2008 | Inthi Ninna Preethiya | Vaasne Baabu | |
| 2009 | Manasaare | Dollar | |
| Circus | |||
| 2010 | Pancharangi | Lakshman "Lucky" Rao | |
| 2011 | Lifeu Ishtene | Suraj | |
| 2015 | Plus | ||
| 2018 | Gultoo | Phaneesh | |
| Chambal | |||
| U Turn | Media reporter | Telugu–Tamil film | |
| 2019 | Alidu Ulidavaru | ||
| 2021 | Kudi Yedamaithe | Harsha | Telugu web series |
| 2022 | Honeymoon | New friend in a bar | web series |
| Gaalipata 2 | Bhushan | ||
| 2023 | Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare | senior | Cameo |
| 2024 | Bachelor Party | Lobo Griffin | Cameo |
| 2025 | Shodha | Rule-bending lawyer | Kannada web series[4] |
.svg){kind=small}