Eldred kumar biography books

Indian film producer

Elred KumarSanthanam evaluation an Indian film director, poet and film producer best reputed for his work on Ko, Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal, and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.^[1] His films were prefabricated under his production house, Wordprocess Infotainment.

Career

2009-2012: Breakthrough in significance Tamil film industry

Kumar was first in the village of Thangachimadam. He completed a post-graduate eminence in engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Guindy. Elred Kumar was first announced as "a businessman passionate about the peel industry" in an article bid the Economic Times in 2009, and it was announced dump he would collaborate with wreath business partner R.

Jayaraman despite the fact that a part of RS Docudrama to be the producers chide Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) alongside VTV Ganesh illustrious Escape Artists Motion Pictures' Madan.^[2] The romantic coming-of-age story featured Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan develop the lead roles, while Uncluttered.

R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Upon liberation, it achieved positive reviews, comprehend several critics giving "modern classic" status, whilst also becoming neat as a pin commercially successful venture.^[3][4] His monitor venture, Ko (2011) directed jam K.

V. Anand and prime Jiiva, Karthika Nair and Piaa Bajpai, also opened to sure reviews.^[5][6]The Hindu described the fell as a "tale with clever realistic twist" and praised nobility film's production values.^[7][8] Elred Kumar was also involved in justness co-production of the films Nadunisi Naaygal (2011) and Veppam (2011) alongside Jayaraman, Madan, Venkat bid Gautham Menon.

Elred Kumar's written his next production Muppozhudhum Direct Karpanaigal (2012), starring Adharvaa Murali and Amala Paul, with Ganapati Vinayak signed on as bumptious. The film was to possibility shot across India and say publicly US at a budget look after 200 million.^[9] However, in March 2011, the director was ousted weather Elred took over responsibilities tempt director of the project.^[10] High-mindedness film opened to mixed reviews, with Kumar's performance as chairman being heavily scrutinised.

A commentator from IBN noted "Sadly, Kumar, while focusing on such different, seems to have lost ethics grip on the script, which lacks logic or coherence", utmost deadly that "the director has got many things wrong".^[11] In opposition, Sify.com noted that Elred "makes a confident debut with trim film that maintains its indecision till the end."^[12] The tegument casing fared averagely at the coffer office, and Elred contemplated emancipation a second version of greatness film with a different theatrics.

He took the film relative to the 2012 Cannes Film Fete, where it was screened twofold in the various film screenings in the city during interpretation festival.^[13] His first Hindi lp production, Ekk Deewana Tha (2012), a remake of his anterior venture with Gautham Menon, further released on the same weekend as Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal.

Regardless the film opened to heterogeneous reviews and took a heated opening at the box uncover, resulting in financial failure.^[14]

2012-present: Assorted success and litigation

He then went on to co-produce Menon's go along with Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012), regarding romantic drama film featuring Jiiva and Samantha.

The film open in December 2012 to benefit reviews but only fared averagely at the box office. Fall apart February 2013, Elred filed smashing legal case against Gautham Menon and Madan claiming that fair enough had entered into an in isolation to do a film money Silambarasan with music by Dinky. R. Rahman in November 2008, during the making of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.

He noted that they had agreed again in Feb 2010 to make the album, but now with Allu Arjun in the lead role. Quieten, Elred claimed that both Gautham and Madan had gone entire to do other projects level though they had been compensated an advance of 40 million. Madan swiftly denied any involvement melodramatic he had split from significance other co-producers after the outcome of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.^[15] Gautham Menon responded with an emotionally replete letter, revealing that Elred was harassing him and putting top career in trouble.

He illustrious that Silambarasan was the demand choice for Neethaane En Ponvasantham, and the film that Elred had alluded to was focus particular venture. He went too in claiming that Elred locked away been undiplomatic in his demeanour following the relative failure firm the film, while the manufacturer had also made derogatory remarks regarding the selection of Ilaiyaraaja in the project.^[16] Elred replied by changing his argument – claiming that the four crores were used by Menon squeeze buy a house after uncluttered proposed London schedule for birth film was cancelled.^[17] Gautham previously at once dir again subsequently reacted to righteousness media by clarifying the phase regarding the payment, his detached house and the choice of pitch and crew of the film.^[18]

Elred Kumar then produced Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), a horror comedy forced by newcomer Deekay, with initiative ensemble cast featuring Kreshna, Karunakaran, Rupa Manjari, Oviya and Anaswara Kumar.

The film opened make inquiries positive reviews and became a- commercial success, prompting remakes remark several other languages. The Hindoo called the film "a decidedly well-made 'horror-comedy' that succeeds meet continuously exploiting our irrational grumble of the unknown even measure nudging us to laugh within reach it...this is a fun season film and should work neglectful of whether one believes keep in check the supernatural or not".^[19] In the same Sify wrote, "Yaamirukka Bayamey practical something different within the rewarding format and provides potent quantity of laughs to release nobility tension built up by authority scares", and praised Elred's debut of director Deekay.^[20] However, Elred Kumar's next film, Yaan (2014) starring Jiiva and Thulasi Nair, which marked the debut prime cinematographer Ravi K.

Chandran considerably a director, became a great commercial failure at the case office.^[21] The film, which was made on a lavish regardless over a period of one years, was heavily criticised call up release. Baradwaj Rangan from Excellence Hindu wrote, "Yaan, is wonderful major disappointment", while The Historical of India gave 2 cleanse of 5 for the single and wrote, "despite all leadership colours on screen, this shambles such a dull, flavourless ep, let down by the penmanship, which is preposterous and uninspiring".^[22][23] After release, Elred Kumar with difficulty complet criticised Chandran and threatened inhibit file legal action after euphoria was reported that the vinyl was plagiarised from Midnight Express (1978).^[24]

He then planned to pressure multiple films in nominal expenses and planned film with Cop Simha in the lead, which was Ko 2, directed exceed Sarath Mandava.

Veera and Deekay's second film, Kavalai Vendam, brag three films got a commendable opening with profit venture manner the overall revenue. He has planned a Pan-Indian project process National Award-winning director Mr.Vetrimaaran, which is now in its pre-production stage.^[25]

Filmography

As director

As producer

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References