Manoj Kumar (Tamil film director)

Manoj Kumar
Born (1960-09-23) September 23, 1960[1]
Allinagaram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu
Occupation Film director, producer, actor
Years active 1986–present
Relatives Bharathiraja

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

Year Film Language Notes
1986 Mannukkul Vairam Tamil
1987 Neram Nallairukku Tamil
1987 Maavuri Ranga Telugu
1988 Inspector Kannada
1988 Kollur Kaala Kannada
1990 Pachaikodi Tamil
1990 Marutha Pandi Tamil
1990 Vellaiya Thevan Tamil
1992 Pandithurai Tamil
1992 Samundi Tamil
1993 Maravan Tamil
1994 Vandicholai Chinraasu Tamil
1994 Senthamizh Selvan Tamil
1994 Rajapandi Tamil
1998 Guru Paarvai Tamil
1999 Veedu Samanyudu Kadhu Telugu Remake of Guru Paarvai
2000 Vaanavil Tamil
2002 Raajjiyam Tamil
2004 Jaisurya Tamil
2014 Uyirukku Uyiraga Tamil

As producer

As actor

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