C. V. Kumar

Quick Facts

Full Name	C. V. Kumar
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1979(1979-04-14)
Age	45
Birthplace	Thirumangalam
Country	India
Horoscope	Aries

C. V. Kumar Biography

C. V. Kumar is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on April 14, 1979 in Thirumangalam, India. Kumar originally from Tirumangalam in Madurai, Kumar first arrived in Chennai to complete his MSc Psychology courses. He was studying distance education at Madras University. He had been attending classes at Arena Multimedia, Madurai, during this time before transferring to Chennai. He learned sound design, branding, and scriptwriting in three years, from 2002 to 2005. He was on a family trip to Los Angeles in 2010, and was inspired to create a production house. In India, he hoped to produce better films. Thirukumaran Entertainment was established in 2010.

Kumar also produced three films in 2014 that received positive reviews and were a success at the box office. Ramesh’s film Thegidi, a murder-mystery movie starring Janani Iyer and Ashok Selvan, received critical acclaim. Baradwaj Rangean, of The Hindu, stated that “Thegidi shows that the little things can be taken care of well.” Sify also called the film a “well-made, edge of the-seat thriller with enough twists, turns.” With a taut script by Nivas Prasanna and an outstanding BGM, it keeps the deception going until the end. It was produced at a cost costing 2.4 crores. The film had already recovered its costs through satellite rights. This made it one of the most popular films of the year. Ram’s Mundaasupatti was his next film. It was an adventure comedy film that was based on a short film. The film was set in a fictional village of Mundasupatti from the 1980s where people believe they will suffer bad luck if they are photographed. This story shows what happens when two photographers visit the village. It was released to positive reviews in June 2014. It became a profitable venture and had the highest opening at the box office for Kumar’s films. Arun Mohan directed the third film, Sarabham, a psychological thriller. It received positive reviews after release.

Kumar also purchased the Tamil remake rights to the 2013 Kannada psychological thriller Lucia. Siddharth will star in the lead role. The film will release in February 2015, with a largely new cast. In mid-2014, he started his directorial venture titled Mayavan. He also partnered with Y NOT Studios to make Madhavan’s bilingual return film, Irudhi. For a second venture, he will team up with KarthikSubbaraj and Nalan Kumarasamy with their production house.

C. V. Kumar Net Worth

C. V. Kumar is one of the richest Film Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, C. V. Kumar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kumar decided to produce his third venture with a script by Nalan Kumarasamy (The Director of Tomorrow), who was the Kalaignar TV reality TV show winner Naalaya Iyakkunar (The Director of Tomorrow). The terms were agreed upon in September 2012. Soodhu Kavum, a rare Tamil comedy film that featured Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role, was a Tamil black comedy. He made sure that the film cost Rs. 25 million just for publicity. Soodhu Kavvum received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Baradwaj Rangean, from The Hindu, stated that “Nalan Kumarasamy’s Soodhu Kavvum shows what is possible when movies are made just for the joy of making movies.” There aren’t any cynical attempts to please one segment of the audience. The events are organic and rooted in a funny story, with brilliant screenplays. Rediff’s S. Saraswathi gave it 3.5 stars. She wrote that “Soodhu Kavvum” was an engaging film with clever characters and fun situations. It is a “must-see”. Kumar made a new thriller film titled Pizza 2 : The Villa with Deepan Chakravarthy, a new director. It is not a sequel to 2012’s film, but it is a continuation of the franchise. It starred Ashok Selvan, Sanchita Shetty and was their second film in a three- film contract with Thirukumaran. The film received positive reviews and did average at the box office. Kumar purchased the distribution rights to the romantic-comedy Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013). Prasanna Washington and Lekha Washington were the stars. He also helped distribute the film, which won critical acclaim due to its sensitive storyline.

He began pre-production on Attakathi in August 2011. It featured an all-new cast and was directed by Ranjith, a new assistant to director Venkat Prabhu. Kumar was determined to meet deadlines. The film started shooting on 26 September and finished by 8 December. It received its audio release on 9 January 2012. He spent Rs. He spent Rs. 2.5 million on an audio launch that was quite impressive. Studio Green, another production house, purchased the film to distribute. The film was released in August after a six-month delay. It received mostly positive reviews. One critic noted that “this charming little treat, which has an inherent sweetness, and honesty, will stay with you.” Next was Pizza, a thriller directed and written by debutant KarthikSubbaraj. It featured Vijay Sethupathi as well as Remya Nambeesan as the leads. It is the story of a pizza delivery man who finds himself in a strange situation and how it affects his life. Kumar decided to create promos and strategies for viral promotion via social media. He had spent Rs. 16 million to make the film. Red Giant Movies and Sangam Cinemas also agreed to spend equal amounts in publicity. Kumar spent an additional Rs. Kumar spent another Rs. 8 million on publicity and print. Pizza was released on 19/10/12 and became a huge commercial and critical success. Sify’s critic called the film “delicious” and described the film as “entertaining and at times different in its approach”. Malini Mannath, from The New Indian Express, described Pizza as “offbeat and intriguing, gripping and captivating, and nothing like anything you’ve ever seen on Tamil screens before.” It was a huge success for actor Vijay Sethupathi, and also won several awards at the 7th Vijay Awards as well as the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards.

C. V. Kumar (born as C. Vijayakumar) is an Indian Tamil film producer, director and distributor who heads the production studio Thirukumaran Entertainment. Known for producing innovative and critically acclaimed films, Kumar has also primarily introduced new talent into the film industry in terms of actors and technicians. His first three films, Attakathi, Pizza and Soodhu Kavvum won critical acclaim as well as bringing in revenue of over ₹ 50 crore (US$7.0 million). After producing successful films, Kumar began work on his first directorial venture in 2014.

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C. Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. C. V. Kumar celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.