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Nalan Kumarasamy (Tamil: நலன் குமரசாமி; born 25 October 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Tamil film industry. 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 (2013).

Early life

Nalan Kumarasamy did his schooling in Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli), B. E (Mechanical Engineering) in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering(SVCE), Chennai and M.Tech. in Sastra University, Thanjavur. 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 and Sanchita Shetty 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, 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

As director

Year	Film	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Writer
2013	Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru	N	Y
2013	Soodhu Kavvum	Y	Y
2015	X	Y	N	Segment: "Summer Holiday"
2016	Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum	Y	Y
2017	Maayavan	N	Y
2019	Super Deluxe	N	Y	Additional Screenplay
2020	Kutty Story	Y	Y	Segment: "Aadal Paadal"
2024	Vaa Vaathiyaare †	Y	Y	Filming

As actor

As presenter

• Uriyadi (2016)

References

1. "Nalan-Kumarasamy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. "NALAN KUMARASAMY". The Hindu. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
3. "Soodhu Kavvum makes it". Behindwoods. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
4. "Review: Soodhu Kavvum is a class apart". Rediff. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
5. "Gautham Menon opts out and Soodhu Kavvum man steps in". Behindwoods. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
6. "Official : Nalan Kumarasamy and Vijay Sethupathi join hands again". Onlykollywood. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
7. "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
8. "Kriti Shetty to play female lead in Karthi's next with Nalan Kumarasamy". The Times of India. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

External links

• Nalan Kumarasamy at IMDb
• Nalan Kumarasamy on YouTube

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