Kumar G. Venkatesh

Venkatesh Kumar. G (Tamil: வெங்கடேஷ் குமார் .ஜி;born 25 June 1981) is an Indian Film director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. His first project was the short film "White Dirt".[1] He made his debut in the Tamil film industry I 2012 with his film Neelam,[2] which is based on the Rise of Rebel Groups in Sri Lanka. In 2016 he Produced and Directed a Tamil feature film Unakkul Naan which was premiered in Norway and was released worldwide in April 2016. In 2017 he has come up with his second feature film Lightman. His Film The Beautiful Eye explored the world of the visually challenged.He is the first Tamil citizen to represent Tamil Nadu to the birthplace of Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana,Russia and present a Tamil book written by his great-grandfather. Currently he is under massive controversy for making a biography movie that is trying to make the late mass-murder and leader of Tamil Tigers, Velupille Prabhakaran a hero. He was awarded 'Honorary Diploma' by the Russian Federal Agency Rossotrudnichestvo in 2021 for his active role in International Cultural and Humanitarian development.

Venkatesh Kumar. G
Venkatesh in 2011
Born (1981-06-25) 25 June 1981
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.studio18co.in

Background

Venkatesh Kumar. G was born on 25 June 1981 to Advocate Govindaswaminathan and G. Mallika at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. He later moved to Chennai and graduated from SRM College of Physiotherapy. While struggling as a director, he worked in many call centres, and simultaneously made his short films. Though he is a physio, his passion was in film making and he hardly practised his profession and got into film making and has directed ten short films, six documentaries and 3 feature films so far. All his Short Works were Screened at the famous VGIK in 2013 during his visit to Moscow under the program of Russian Federation "Generation Next". He was the only Tamil Delegate to be a part of the 8 member Indian Delegation. He is the winner of two Indo-Russian Awards. He made his debut into Tamil film industry with Unakkul Naan In 2016 the Film "Unakkul Naan" was premiered at Norway and was released worldwide in April 2016 and received mixed reviews and critics for the film. His second film, Lightman, highlighted the plight of the downtrodden "Lightmen". His Recent Film The Beautiful Eye explored the world of visually challenged and was released on the "World Sight Day" 2017 Worldwide. He is currently directing a Biopic on Tamil Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and it is titled சீறும் புலிகள் the raging tigers and scheduled to release in 2019. He was invited by the Leo Tolstoy estate museum at yasnaya polyana in September 2019 to present a Tamil book "Kadhaimanikkovai" which was written by his great-grandfather Rao.Sahib K.Kothandapani Pillai in 1932. The book carried three short stories of leo tolstoy translated in Tamil it was a text book for Tamil school students from 1930 to 1950 and the first of its kind in Tamil language. Mr. Kothandapani Pillai served as the deputy collector and controller of Emigration Madras till Indian republic. Mr Kumar delivered a speech on the topic leo tolstoy influence on Tamil literature at yasnaya polyana He was invited as a Guest Speaker to participate in the 100th anniversary celebrations of Leo Tolstoy estate museum at yasnaya polyana from Tamil Nadu in 2021. He was awarded the "Honorary Diploma" by Russian Federal Agency Rossotrudnichestvo For active work on the development of international humanitarian and public relations, exemplary organization, preparation and holding of significant events in the field of culture and education, popularization of the Russian language in December 2021.

Filmography

As director
Year Film Cast Genre
2013NeelamKishore Sree, Pavithra, JaganDrama
2014Kannadi BommaigalKarthik Nagarajan, Jennifer, VasaganArt Drama
2016Unakkul NaanKarthik Nagarajan, Master.Sanjith, ApparaoFeature Film
2017LightmanKarthik Nagarajan, Jennifer, VasaganFeature Film
2017The Beautiful EyeChandru, Ragu, RajendranDocumentary Fiction
2020Oru Manithan Oru Veedu Oru UlagamHenry, Devarajan, DuraikannuFeature Film
2021Seerum PuliBobby SimhaFeature Film
2023A Home Away from Home Nizhalgal Ravi, Sriranjani, Manisa Tait, AneeshFeature Film

Feature films

Short films
  • Crossword
  • Vidiyalai Thedi-In Search of Dawn
  • White Dirt
  • Dancing Neurons
  • Sadhai
  • Aridharam
  • Cinderella
  • Beg
  • Clown
  • New Life

Documentaries
  • Moths 'Vittil Poochigal'
  • Home
  • Kannadi Bommaigal
  • Feedback
  • Being Fighter
  • The Beautiful Eye

References
  1. "விகடன்.காம் இணையதள ரசிகர்களின் இந்திரபுரி !!!". En.vikatan.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "Combo of fresh and renowned team for 'Neelam' – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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