Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Kannada cinema.Pawan Kumar says 'move on' with Lifeu Ishtene
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 was released to negative reviews.
Filmography
As director
Films + List of Pawan Kumar film directing credits Year Title Credited as Language Notes Director Writer Producer2009 Manasaare Kannada2010 Pancharangi 2011Lifeu Ishtene 2013Lucia 2016U Turn 2017 Ondu Motteya Kathe 2018U Turn Tamil; TeluguBilingual Film. Debut in Tamil and Telugu cinema.2021Ikkat Kannada2022Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal Hindi2023Dhoomam Malayalam Debut in Malayalam cinema.
Web series + Pawan Kumar web series credits Year Title Credited as Network Language Director Writer Producer2019Leila NetflixHindi2021Kudi Yedamaithe 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 Krishnamurthy "Kitty" 2010 Pancharangi Lakshman "Lucky" Rao 2011 Lifeu Ishtene Suraj 2015 Plus 2018 Gultoo Phaneesh Chambal U Turn Media reporter TeluguTamil film2019 Alidu Ulidavaru 2021 Kudi Yedamaithe Harsha Telugu web series 2022 Honeymoon New friend in a bar Web series Gaalipata 2 Bhushan2023Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare senior Cameo2024Bachelor PartyLobo Griffin2025ShodhaRule-bending lawyerWeb series
Awards and nominations + Awards and nominations received by Pawan Kumar Year Work Award Category Result 2012 Lifeu Ishtene59th Filmfare Awards SouthBest DirectorBangalore Times Film AwardsBest Director 2014Lucia61st Filmfare Awards SouthBest DirectorLondon Indian Film Festival 2013Audience Choice AwardKannada film Lucia wins at London Indian Film Festival – Hindustan Times3rd SIIMA AwardsBest Director 2017U Turn64th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Film Best Director6th SIIMA AwardsBest FilmBest Director 2nd IIFA UtsavamBest PictureBest DirectionBest Story 2018Ondu Motteya Kathe65th Filmfare Awards SouthKannada Best Film7th SIIMA AwardsBest Film
References
External links
hi:पवन कुमार (निर्देशक) kn:ಪವನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ (ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ)