Pawan Kumar (director)
Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Kannada cinema.

Pawan Kumar is well known for writing the films Manasaare and Pancharangi. His directorial debut Lifeu Ishtene (2011) and the 2013 psychological thriller Lucia became one of the biggest turning points of his career. Being from a theatre background, he wrote scripts for plays on stage before working as an associate director with Yograj Bhat. In 2023 he wrote and directed the Malayalam film Dhoomam which is regarded by the critics as his worst film. The film was a big disaster at the box office.

Filmography

As director

Films

Webseries

As actor

Awards and nominations

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Film directors from Bangalore
Kannada film directors
Living people
1982 births
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Filmfare Awards South winners
21st-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Bangalore
Kannada film producers
Film producers from Bangalore
Telugu film directors

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Telugu screenwriters