Manoj Kumar is an Indian film director, producer and television actor who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films and Tamil serials. He is the brother-in-law of

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

Career

After assisting Bharathiraja in various films, he made his directorial debut with ''Mannukkul Vairam'' (1986). He directed several films in 1990s such as, ''

Guru Paarvai ''Guru Paarvai'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil language thriller film written and directed by Manoj Kumar, who earlier directed '' Vandicholai Chinnarasu'' starring Sathyaraj. The film stars Prakash Raj, Khushbu and Anju Aravind, while Thalaivasal Vi ...

'' (1998) starring

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several ...

, won positive reviews. He attempted to collaborate again with Prakash Raj and

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in a film titled ''Vasantha Kaalam'', but the project was stalled. He then went on to make medium budget action films including ''

Vaanavil ''Vaanavil'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced by Guru Films and directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun, Abhirami and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The film released to mixed reviews, but performed well at the box offi ...

'' (2000) and '' Jaisurya'' (2004) featuring Arjun, as well as ''

Raajjiyam ''Raajjiyam'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film directed and produced by Manoj Kumar (Tamil film director), Manoj Kumar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Dileep (Malayalam actor), Dileep, Shamita Shetty and Priyanka Trivedi ...

'' which had

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and

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in the lead cast. He ventured into production in the mid 2000s and made the

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- starrer ''

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'', before launching a directorial project titled ''Utharavu'' with Seeman, which eventually did not progress. Manoj Kumar resurfaced in 2013, when it was revealed that he was working with producer Kovai Thambi on a venture titled ''

Uyirukku Uyiraga ''Uyirukku Uyiraga'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vijaya Manojkumar and produced by Kovaithambi. The film stars Sanjeev, Sharan, Preethi Das and Nandhana. Cast * Sanjeev as Suriya * Sharran as Karthik * Preethi Da ...

''. 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. He is also into acting both in

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and

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as character artist most notably in ''Thirumanam'' (TV series) from

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tamil. He also appears in a negative role in Rasathi serial from

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Filmography

As director

;Films ;Serials

As producer

*''

I Love You Daa ''I Love You Da'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by C. Raajadurai. The film stars Raju Sundaram and Simran, with Raghuvaran and Prakash Raj in supporting roles. The film which had music composed by Bharathwaj, rele ...

'' (2003) *''

'' (2007)

As actor

;Films ;Serials

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Manoj Living people Indian film directors Tamil film directors Telugu film directors 1960 births Kannada film directors 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors People from Theni district Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film producers Film producers from Tamil Nadu Male actors from Tamil Nadu Indian male film actors