Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. He made his feature film debut with Tamil film, ''

Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. T ...

'' (2013).

Early life

Nalan Kumarasamy did his schooling in Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli), B. E (Mechanical Engineering) in

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) is an institute in Tamil Nadu, at Pennalur, Sriperumbudur near Chennai. SVCE was founded in 1985. The college was established by the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) group. S ...

(SVCE),

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and M.Tech. in

Sastra University The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA is ranked by global ranking agencies such as ...

Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...

. During his college days he was active in cultural events and participated in IIT Sarang.

Career

Nalan Kumarasamy was into event management and real estate when he heard about ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. There were just ten days to the deadline. So he turned it meta and made a short called ''Oru Padam Edukkanum'' about a filmmaker with a deadline. He went on to make seven more short films. ''Nenjukku Neethi'', his entry for the final round, made him first prize winner of season 1. In 2013, he made his debut as a director with the movie ''Soodhu Kavvum''. The film's main concept is about how baloney has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society. It features

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Fo ...

and

Sanchita Shetty Sanchita Shetty is an Indian actress, who has appeared predominately in Tamil and Kannada films. She appeared in supporting roles at the beginning of her career. She got her first breakthrough after starring in female lead role in ''Soodhu Kavv ...

in the leads. It was released on 1 May to universal acclaim from critics and became a blockbuster. ''Soodhu Kavvum'' was selected for screening in the

Zurich Film Festival Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is an annual film festival that has been held in Zürich, Switzerland, since 2005. The festival's main focus is to promote emerging filmmakers from all over the world. In three competition categories only first, second ...

, being the only Tamil film of 2013 to be screened there. In 2016 he made a romantic comedy-drama film ''Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'' (Love, too, shall pass). It was an official remake of the Korean film ''My Dear Desperado''. The film released in March 2016 with positive reviews from critics and became a box office hit.

Filmography

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* Tamil film directors Living people Film directors from Chennai Male actors from Chennai Tamil screenwriters Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian film directors 1980 births {{India-film-bio-stub