Venkatesh Kumar. G (born 25 June 1981) is an Indian
Film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. His first project was the short film "White Dirt". He made his debut in the Tamil film industry I 2012 with his film ''
Neelam'',
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. His third feature film ''
A Home Away from Home'' won him the best director award at 14th Norway Film Festival 2023. He was awarded the Honorary Diploma by the Russian federal agency ''
Rossotrudnichestvo
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'' 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". He is the great grandson of Tamil Scholar and diplomat ''
Rao Sahib K Kothandapani Pillai
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Filmography
As director
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
External links
Norway Tamil Film Festival 2015 Nominees Officially Announced - Kannada Movie NewsShotcuts: A challenging experienceTamil filmmaker plans Russian film on Leo TolstoyEtcetera: To Russia with love
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1981 births
Film directors from Chennai
Indian male screenwriters
Living people
Tamil screenwriters