Jiyen Krishnakumar is an Indian film director, who has worked on Malayalam and

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

films. He became known for the drama '' College Days'' (2010), and has gone on to make feature films including ''

Kaanchi ''Kaanchi: The Unbreakable'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, starring newcomer actress Mishti and Kartik Aaryan supported by veteran actors Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty. Plot ''Kaan ...

'' (2013) and the Tamil thriller film '' Run Baby Run'' (2023).

Career

Jiyen Krishnakumar began his career working on Malayalam films, notably making two films with

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajit ...

— '' College Days'' (2010) and ''

'' (2013). His third film ''

Tiyaan '' Tiyaan'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language socio-political action thriller film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar. It features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Indrajith Sukumaran. Music was composed by Gopi Sundar. The fi ...

'' (2017), was produced on a larger budget, and featured Prithviraj in the leading role alongside Indrajith. With minimal promotions, the film opened to mixed reviews from critics. In 2023, Jiyen's first Tamil film '' Run Baby Run'' starring

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and

Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Aish ...

was released. His next release will be ''Paramaguru'', an action drama film starring Sasikumar in the lead role. The film began production in 2019 and was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also agreed terms to work on another film for Prince Pictures following the favourable response to ''Run Baby Run''.

Filmography

;As director

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnakumar, Jiyen Living people Tamil film directors Film directors from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian people Indian screenwriters