Nandakumar, better known as Poster Nandakumar (born August 26, 1967) is an Indian actor, producer and poster distributor, who has worked in Tamil language films. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in ''

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'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2016), while also serving as the producer in the latter.

Career

Nandakumar runs Chennai's biggest film poster distribution service and heads up the family business which began in the 1950s. In 2013, Nandakumar was also involved in the pre-production of

Pandiraj Pandiraj (பாண்டிராஜ் in Tamil) is an Indian film director and producer, writer who works in Tamil cinema. His debut film, '' Pasanga'' (2009), was commercially successful and won several awards, including the National Film A ...

's '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016) and was set to produce the film before

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asked to take over the venture. When visiting

Studio Green Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have prod ...

's office to discuss the distribution of film posters, Nandakumar was spotted by director

Pa. Ranjith Pa. Ranjith is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2012 romantic comedy '' Attakathi'', before earning unanimously positive reviews for his second film, the polit ...

, who requested him to work as an actor in the film, ''

'' (2014). After initial reluctance, Nandakumar agreed and the film subsequently went on to perform well at the box office, bringing Nandakumar further offers and the

SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

. Nandakumar later went on to produce and act in the film, ''

'' (2016), directed by Ramesh Subramaniam. He has worked in

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

-starrer ''

Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Din ...

'' (2016), ''

Nibunan ''Nibunan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The film features an ensemble cast of Arjun, Prasanna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sruthi Hariharan, and Vaibhav. It was A ...

'' (2016) and ''

Rukkumani Vandi Varudhu Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali (Tamil actor), Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acc ...

'' (2016).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandakumar, Poster Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1967 births