Pon Kumaran

{{Short description|Indian film writer and director}}

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| name = Pon Kumaran

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| birth_place = Chennai, India

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| othername = P. Kumar

| occupation = Screenwriter, film director

| yearsactive = 2011–present

| parents = Shanmugam pillai (father)
Lakshmi (mother)

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Pon Kumaran (also credited as P. Kumar) is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films.[http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/sep-12-04/director-pon-kumaran-28-09-12.html Director Pon Kumaran interview] He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film Vishnuvardhana (2011) which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the Filmfare Awards.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905606/awards Vishnuvardhana - Awards - IMDb] He has also penned the story and dialogues for the Rajinikanth starrer Lingaa (2014).[http://lingathemovie.com/blog/linga-story-is-by-pon-kumaran/ 'Linga' story is by Pon Kumaran][http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rajini-was-hooked-by-the-time-i-finished-narrating-lingaa-script/article6626010.ece ‘Rajini was hooked by the time I finished narrating Lingaa script’]