Harikumar Krishnamoorthy (born 3 January 1989), better known as K. Hari Kumar, is an Indian novelist and screenwriter born in
Cochin and brought up in
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
. He did his schooling from DAV Public School. His first book ''When Strangers Meet'' was published in 2013, followed by ''That Frequent Visitor'' (2015), ''A Game of Gods'' (2016) and ''The Other Side Of Her'' (2018). He has penned the story and screenplay for
E (Malayalam Movie) and the Hindi language psychological horror web-series
Bhram (web series). He has been featured as one of the top horror writers of India. He has written 50 horror short stories which featured in the 2019 book called ''India's Most Haunted''.
Personal life
Harikumar Krishnamoorthy was born on 3 January 1989 in
Tripunithura, Kerala, but grew up in Gurgaon,
Haryana. After completing his engineering, he started making documentaries and short films with friends. In 2010, he fell ill and finished writing his first book ''When Strangers Meet'', published in 2013 by Srishti Publishers. His second book ''That Frequent Visitor'' was published in 2015. ''The Other Side Of Her'', is a psychological thriller published in 2018 and inspired the Hindi language web-series Bhram starring
Kalki Koechlin,
Sanjay Suri,
Eijaz Khan
Eijaz Khan (born 28 August 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He rose to fame by playing the lead roles in Balaji Telefilms serials ''Kkavyanjali'', and '' Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa''. He appeared in the leading role of Raidhan Raj Katara ...
,
Bhumika Chawla
Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress and former model known for her work predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film ''Yuvakudu'' (2000) and the ...
,
Omkar Kapoor,
Rajendranath Zutshi and
Harsh Vashisht.
Under the mentorship of filmmaker,
Sangeeth Sivan, K Hari Kumar ventured into mainstream feature films with
E (Malayalam Movie) which marks the comeback of actress
Gautami in
Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...
.
Bibliography
Books
Filmography
Film
Television
See also
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List of Indian writers
References
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1989 births
Living people
Indian horror writers
Indian male screenwriters
Screenwriters from Kochi
Novelists from Kerala
People from Gurgaon
Indian male novelists
Indian writers