Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)

Indian film director, producer and TV actor

Manoj Kumar

Born|

Manoharan

(1955-09-23) 23 September 1955 (age 69)[1]

Theni, Tamil Nadu, India

Occupation(s)| Film director, producer, actor
Years active| 1986–present
Relatives| Bharathiraja
Website| Official website

Manoj Kumar is an Indian film director, producer and actor who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films and Tamil serials.[2] He is the brother-in-law of Bharathiraja.[3]

## Career

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After assisting Bharathiraja in various films, he made his directorial debut with Mannukkul Vairam (1986).[4] He directed several films in 1990s such as, Guru Paarvai (1998) starring Prakash Raj, won positive reviews.[5] He attempted to collaborate again with Prakash Raj and Prabhu in a film titled Vasantha Kaalam, but the project was stalled.[6] He then went on to make medium budget action films including Vaanavil (2000) and Jaisurya (2004) featuring Arjun, as well as Raajjiyam which had Vijayakanth and Dileep in the lead cast.[citation needed]

He ventured into production in the mid-2000s and made the Madhavan \- starrer Arya, before launching a directorial project titled Utharavu with Seeman, which eventually did not progress.[7] Manoj Kumar resurfaced in 2013, when it was revealed that he was working with producer Kovai Thambi on a venture titled Uyirukku Uyiraga. 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.[8]

He is also into acting both in Tamil cinema and Tamil serials as character artist most notably in Thirumanam (TV series) from Colours (TV channel) Tamil. He also appears in a negative role in Rasathi serial from Sun TV (India).[citation needed]

## Filmography

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### As director

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Films
Year | Film

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1986 | Mannukkul Vairam
1987 | Neram Nalla Irukku
1990 | Maruthu Pandi
1990 | Pachaikodi
1990 | Vellaiya Thevan
1992 | Pandithurai
1992 | Samundi
1993 | Maravan
1994 | Vandicholai Chinraasu
1994 | Rajapandi
1994 | Senthamizh Selvan
1998 | Guru Paarvai
2000 | Vaanavil
2002 | Raajjiyam
2004 | Jaisurya
2014 | Uyirukku Uyiraga

Serials
Year | Title | Channel

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| Ration Card (Also scriptwriter) | Jaya TV

### As producer

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* I Love You Daa (2003)
* Arya (2007)

### As actor

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Films
Year  | Film  | Role

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2013 | Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga | Aachivardham
Annakodi | Sanguni
2015 | Paayum Puli | Albert's father
Pasanga 2 | School Principal
2017 | Enga Amma Rani | Sathya's father
2018 | Padaiveeran | Muneeshwaran's father
Kadaikutty Singam | Gunasingam's teacher
2021 | Namma Oorukku Ennadhan Achu |
Annaatthe |
2024 | Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai | Maariyappa Vaathiyar
TBA | Vanangamudi | Chief Secretary

Serials
Year  | Title  | Role  | Channel

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2014 | 10 Mani Kathaigal | Main Character | Sun TV
2018–2020 | Thirumanam | Lakshmanan | Colors Tamil
2019 | Rasaathi | Chintamani's brother | Sun TV
2020 | Bharathi Kannamma | Sadashivam (Special Appearance) | Star Vijay
Kannana Kanne | Ravi Chakravarthy (Special Appearance) | Sun TV
2020–2024 | Vanathai Pola | Muthaiah
2023 | Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum |  | Zee Tamil

## References

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1. ^ "Home |". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
2. ^ "Movies". directormanojkumar.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
3. ^ "BharathiRaja's relative ManojKumar has planned several projects on the anvil". Behindwoods. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
4. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
5. ^ "A-Z (II)". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. ^ "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
7. ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
8. ^ "Manojkumar returns with Uyirukku Uyiraaga". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

## External links

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* Manoj Kumar at IMDb

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Films directed by Manoj Kumar

* Mannukkul Vairam (1986)
* Neram Nalla Irukku (1987)
* Maruthu Pandi (1990)
* Pachai Kodi (1990)
* Vellaiya Thevan (1990)
* Pandithurai (1992)
* Samundi (1992)
* Maravan (1993)
* Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994)
* Raja Pandi (1994)
* Senthamizh Selvan (1994)
* Guru Paarvai (1998)
* Vaanavil (2000)
* Raajjiyam (2002)
* Jai Soorya (2004)
* Uyirukku Uyiraga (2014)

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