Directing

Nalan Kumarasamy

Born February 10, 1982 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (age 44)

Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the firsts season of "Naalaya Iyakunar". He made his feature film debut with Soodhu Kavvum (2013).

Known For

Kattappava Kaanom

Kattappava Kaanom · 2017

Kattappava Kaanom

MovieActionComedy

A fish belonging to a gangster, who considers it his lucky charm, gets stolen and ends up with a guy whose luck has always been rotten.

Chupan Chupai

Chupan Chupai · 2018

MovieComedyCrime

Inept kidnappers need both luck and logic to stay one step ahead of the determined cop who is hot on their trail, but are laughably lacking both.

Vaa Vaathiyaar

Vaa Vaathiyaar · 2026

MovieComedyAction

After being raised as the reincarnation of a famous actor, a man finds himself clashing with his grandfather's expectations of him.

Super Deluxe

Super Deluxe · 2019

MovieComedyThriller

An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged parent, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.

Kutty Story

Kutty Story · 2021

MovieRomanceDrama

An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.

Soodhu Kavvum

Soodhu Kavvum · 2013

MovieComedyThriller

Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman.

Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda · 2014

MovieMusicCrime

A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.

Uriyadi

Uriyadi · 2016

MovieThrillerAction

A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.

Filmography

Sort

Kattappava Kaanom

Kattappava Kaanom · 2017

Kattappava Kaanom

MovieActionComedy

A fish belonging to a gangster, who considers it his lucky charm, gets stolen and ends up with a guy whose luck has always been rotten.

Doctor Rakesh

Chupan Chupai

Chupan Chupai · 2018

MovieComedyCrime

Inept kidnappers need both luck and logic to stay one step ahead of the determined cop who is hot on their trail, but are laughably lacking both.

Original Story

Vaa Vaathiyaar

Vaa Vaathiyaar · 2026

MovieComedyAction

After being raised as the reincarnation of a famous actor, a man finds himself clashing with his grandfather's expectations of him.

Writer

Super Deluxe

Super Deluxe · 2019

MovieComedyThriller

An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged parent, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.

Writer

Kutty Story

Kutty Story · 2021

MovieRomanceDrama

An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.

Director

Soodhu Kavvum

Soodhu Kavvum · 2013

MovieComedyThriller

Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman.

Director

Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda · 2014

MovieMusicCrime

A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.

Short Film Director 1

Uriyadi

Uriyadi · 2016

MovieThrillerAction

A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.

Co-Producer

Enakkul Oruvan

Enakkul Oruvan · 2015

MovieMysteryRomance

A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.

Director (Cameo Appearance)

X: Past Is Present

X: Past Is Present · 2015

X: Past Is Present

MovieDramaMystery

When a middle-aged filmmaker meets an alluring stranger at a party, he's haunted by troubling memories of his past relationships.

Director

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum · 2016

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum

MovieComedyDrama

A small-time rowdy fresh out of prison and a runaway woman seeking a new life in Chennai become unexpected neighbors. Bound by loneliness, they form an unusual bond—one that teeters between friendship and love. As they navigate their struggles together, their lives take a heartwarming turn in this charming romantic comedy-drama.

Lyricist

Mamakiki

Mamakiki · 2020

MovieRomanceComedy

MaMaKiKi is a film about four friends who studied together in college. They meet at a reunion in college after 5 years of graduation. What has happened in everyone's lives in the 5 years forms the structure of the film.

Director

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru · 2013

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru

MovieComedyDrama

A man falls in love with a woman, a new recruit in his company. He seeks guidance from the `Love Guru' to win her heart, but problems arise when the guru learns that the man is in love with his sister.

Dialogue

Maayavan

Maayavan · 2017

MovieScience FictionThriller

A series of murders are happening in the city, and a cop realises that they are all eerily similar. Can he find out the link and capture the murderer before it is too late?

Dialogue

Pizza

MovieThrillerComedy

Michael, a pizza delivery boy, lives with Anu, an aspiring horror fiction writer. One day, on a delivery run, he goes to a bungalow, where mysterious events begin to unfold.

Michael's friend (uncredited role)

Nenjuku Neethi

Nenjuku Neethi · 2010

Nalan Kumarasamy's first short film project for Naalaiya Iyakunar

Director

Nadanthathu yenanau

Nadanthathu yenanau · 2010

Nadanthathu yenanau

The plot revolves around a disobedient college student whose parents are called for to dismiss him. Did he get dismissed?

Director

Modern Love Chennai

Modern Love Chennai · 2023

Modern Love Chennai

SeriesComedyDrama

An eclectic bouquet of love stories – funny, quirky, deep and puzzling. While the stories converse with your heart, you also catch a glimpse into the soul of Chennai with its unique terrains and diverse inhabitants.