Pawan Kumar
Born (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 41)
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Sowmya Jaganmurthy
​
(m. 2010)​
Children1

Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Kannada cinema.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Filmography

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As director

Films

List of Pawan Kumar film directing credits
Year Title Credited as Language Notes
Director Writer Producer
2009 Manasaare No Yes No Kannada
2010 Pancharangi No Yes No
2011 Lifeu Ishtene Yes Yes No
2013 Lucia Yes Yes Yes [4]
2016 U Turn Yes Yes Yes
2017 Ondu Motteya Kathe No No Yes
2018 U Turn Yes Yes No Tamil; Telugu Bilingual Film
2021 Ikkat No No Yes Kannada
2023 Dhoomam Yes Yes No Malayalam [5]

Web series

Pawan Kumar web series credits
Year Title Credited as Network Language
Director Writer Producer
2019 Leila Yes No No Netflix Hindi
2021 Kudi Yedamaithe Yes Yes Co-producer Aha Telugu

As actor

Pawan Kumar film acting credits
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Mr. Garagasa
2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya Vaasne Baabu
2009 Manasaare Dollar
Circus
2010 Pancharangi Lakshman "Lucky" Rao
2011 Lifeu Ishtene Suraj
2015 Plus
2018 Gultoo Phaneesh
Chambal
2019 Alidu Ulidavaru
2021 Kudi Yedamaithe Harsha Telugu web series
2022 Honeymoon New friend in a bar web series
Gaalipata 2 Bhushan
2023 Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare senior Cameo
2024 Bachelor Party Lobo Griffin Cameo

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Pawan Kumar
Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
Lifeu Ishtene 59th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [6]
Bangalore Times Film Awards Best Director Won [7]
Lucia 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Director Won [8]
London Indian Film Festival 2013 Audience Choice Award Won [9][10]
3rd SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [11]
U Turn 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Nominated [12]

[13]

Best Director Nominated
6th SIIMA Awards Best Film Nominated [14]
Best Director Nominated
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Picture Nominated [15]
Best Direction Won
Best Story Won
Ondu Motteya Kathe 65th Filmfare Awards South Kannada Best Film Won [16][17]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Film Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ Pawan Kumar says 'move on' with Lifeu Ishtene
  2. ^ Kannada Movie: Pawan Hailed Asst Directors Grow – Jayanth Kaikini
  3. ^ https://letterboxd.com/film/dhoomam/
  4. ^ Suresh, Anandu (6 July 2023). "Dhoomam director Pawan Kumar says he wants to do a light-hearted film next: 'I have a genuine fondness for slice-of-life films'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Fahadh Faasil wraps up shooting for Dhoomam". The New Indian Express. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Filmfare. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. ^ "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
  8. ^ "61st Idea South Filmfare Awards". Indiasnaps.com. 12 July 2014.
  9. ^ PTI (29 July 2013). "Kannada film Lucia wins at London Indian Film Festival". TheHindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  10. ^ Kannada film Lucia wins at London Indian Film Festival – Hindustan Times
  11. ^ "And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to". indiatimes. timesofindia. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ^ "64th Filmfare South Awards 2017: Here's Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tamil nomination lists". ibtimes.com. 8 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". Times of India. 19 June 2017.
  14. ^ "SIIMA Nominations: Theri, Janatha Garage, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Kirik Party lead". Indian Express. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners". Updatebro.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Nomination List / Kannada". SIIMA. siima.in. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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Films directed by Pawan Kumar
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