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{{Infobox person
| name                  = Venkatesh Kumar. G
| image                 = Venkatesh 01.JPG
| birthname             = Venkatesh Kumar. G
| birth_date            = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|06|25}}
| birth_place           = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
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| othername             = 
| occupation            = director, screenwriter
| years_active          = 2012–present
| spouse                = 
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| website               = {{url|www.studio18co.in/}}
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'''Venkatesh Kumar. G''' ({{lang-ta|வெங்கடேஷ்  குமார் .ஜி}};born 25 June 1981) is an Indian Film director and screenwriter working in Tamil cinema. His first project was the short film "White Dirt".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.vikatan.com/article.php?aid=23560&sid=656&mid=31 |title=விகடன்.காம் இணையதள ரசிகர்களின் இந்திரபுரி !!! |publisher=En.vikatan.com |date= |accessdate=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129124529/http://en.vikatan.com/article.php?aid=23560&sid=656&mid=31 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his debut in the Tamil film industry I 2012 with his film ''[[Neelam (film)|Neelam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/86368.html |title=Combo of fresh and renowned team for 'Neelam' – Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=21 September 2012 |accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> 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 (film)|Lightman]]''. His Film ''The Beautiful Eye'' explored the world of the visually challenged.He is the first Tamil citizen to represent Tamil Nadu to the birthplace of Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana,Russia and present a Tamil book written by his great grandfather.

==Background==
Venkatesh Kumar. G was born on 25 June 1981 to Advocate Govindaswaminathan and G. Mallika at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. He later moved to Chennai and graduated from SRM College of Physiotherapy. While struggling as a director, he worked in many call centres, and simultaneously made his short films.  Though he is a physio, his passion was in film making and he hardly practised his profession and got into film making and has directed ten short films, six documentaries and 3 feature films so far. All his Short Works were Screened at the famous [[VGIK]] in 2013 during his visit to Moscow under the program of [[Russian Federation]] "Generation Next". He was the only Tamil Delegate to be a part of the 8 member Indian Delegation. He is the winner of two Indo-Russian Awards.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} He made his debut into Tamil film industry with ''[[Unakkul Naan]]'' In 2016 the Film "Unakkul Naan" was premiered at Norway and was released worldwide in April 2016 and received mixed reviews and critics for the film. His second film, ''[[Lightman (film)|Lightman]]'', highlighted the plight of the downtrodden "Lightmen". His Recent Film ''[[The Beautiful Eye (film)|The Beautiful Eye]]'' explored the world of visually challenged and was released on the "World Sight Day" 2017 Worldwide. He is currently directing a Biopic on Tamil Leader [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]] and it is titled [[சீறும் புலிகள்]] [[the raging tigers]] and scheduled to release in 2019. He was invited by the Leo Tolstoy estate museum at yasnaya polyana in September 2019 to present a Tamil book "Kadhaimanikkovai" which was written by his great grandfather Rao.Sahib K.Kothandapani Pillai in 1932. The book carried three short stories of [[leo tolstoy]] translated in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] it was a text book for Tamil school students from 1930 to 1950 and the first of its kind in Tamil language. Mr. Kothandapani Pillai served as the deputy collector and controller of Emigration [[Madras]] till Indian republic. Mr Kumar delivered a speech on the topic [[leo tolstoy]] influence on Tamil literature at [[yasnaya polyana]] He was invited as a Guest Speaker to participate in the 100th anniversary celebrations of [[Leo Tolstoy]] estate museum at yasnaya polyana from Tamil Nadu in 2021

==Filmography==

===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
! Year 
! Film 
! Cast 
! Genre
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Neelam (film)|Neelam]]'' || Kishore Sree, Pavithra, [[Jagan]] || Drama
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Kannadi Bommaigal]]'' || [[Karthik Nagarajan]], Jennifer, Vasagan || Art Drama
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Unakkul Naan]]'' || [[Karthik Nagarajan]], Master.Sanjith, Apparao || Feature Film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Lightman (film)|Lightman]]'' || [[Karthik Nagarajan]], Jennifer, Vasagan || Feature Film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Beautiful Eye]]'' || Chandru, Ragu, Rajendran || Documentary Fiction
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Oru Manithan Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam]]'' || Henry, Devarajan, Duraikannu || Feature Film
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Seerum Puli]]'' || Bobby Simha || Feature Film
|-

===Feature films===

*''[[Unakkul Naan]]''
*''[[Lightman (film)|Lightman]]''
*''[[Neelam (film)|Neelam]]''
*''[[சீறும் புலிகள் The Raging Tigers]]''

===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==
{{reflist}}

*http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/126865.html
*http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jan/11/documenting-the-lives-of-light-men-1558266.html
*https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/080117/spotlight-on-light-men.html
*http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270617/a-film-on-the-rise-of-rebel-groups.html
*http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/271017/film-neelam-denied-certification.html
*http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1033756/indian-director-venkateshs-film-neelam-on-lankan-civil-war-denied-certification
*http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/oct/28/tamil-film-on-sri-lankan-civil-war-denied-certification-1685292.html
*http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cbfc-denies-certification-trailer-tamil-film-sri-lankan-civil-war-70710
*https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/indian-cinema/tamil-film-neelam-trailer-denied-cbfc-certificate
*http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/neelam-director-goes-to-tribunal/article19973729.ece
*http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/jan/29/i-know-who-runs-tamilrockers-lightman-director-g-venkatesh-kumar-1765264.html
*https://newslk.ibctamil.com/ta/cinema/prabhakaran-life-story-film
*http://pathivu.com/2018/04/blog-post_73.html
*http://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/viduthalai-puligal-prabaharan-bio-graphy-moive
*http://jvpnews.com/ltte/04/174535?ref=recommended1
*http://cinemamurasam.com/archives/16527
*https://semparuthi.com/160553
*http://puthiyathalaimurai.com/news/tamilnadu/43049-prabakaran-life-history-has-been-taken-in-film.html
*https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/ltte-leader-prabhakaran-life-history-to-become-a-tamil-movie-13027.html
*https://tamil.ucnews.in/news/திரைப்படமாகிறது-‘விடுதலை-புலிகள்-தலைவர்-பிரபாகரன்-வாழ்க்கை-வரலாறு/67000548231553.html
*https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040418/biopic-on-velupillai-prabhakaran-on-anvil.html
*https://indiaglitz.com/biopic-on-tamil-leader-velupillai-prabhakaran-tamilfont-news-214608
*https://dhinasari.com/cinema/33493-உருவாகிறது-பிரபாகரன்-வாழ.html
*https://dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2018/05/31010635/Prabhakaran-lives-in-life.vpf
*https://scroll.in/reel/903880/a-leader-whose-story-needs-to-be-told-g-venkatesh-kumar-on-his-biopic-of-velupillai-prabhakaran
*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tolstoy-in-tamil-man-traces-literary-passion-of-great-grandfather/articleshow/69763242.cms
*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-director-invited-by-leo-tolstoy-museum-in-russia/articleshow/71025997.cms
*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-filmmaker-delivers-speech-on-tolstoy-in-russia/articleshow/71221250.cms
*http://chennaipatrika.com/post/its-a-pleasure-to-inform-you-all-that-filmmaker-venkatesh-kumar-g-from-tamilnadu-has-been-invited-by-the-leo-tolstoy-estate-museum-at-yasnaya-polyana
*https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/tamil-filmmaker-tolstoy-descendant-to-bring-russian-great-back-to-life/

==External links==
*[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/37259.html Indiaglitz.com]
*[http://chennaionline.com/movies/gallery/Events/Neelam-Movie-Launch-Pooja-Gallery/20121018112407.col Chennaionline.com]
*[http://moviegalleri.net/2012/10/neelam-tamil-movie-launch-photos-stills-kishore-pavithra-esha.html Moviegalleri.net]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085445/http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/Events/Tamil+Cinema+Events/Neelam+Movie+Launch+Photos Indiancinemagallery.com]
*[http://movies.sulekha.com/tamil/neelam/events/neelam/picture/1.htm Movies.sulekha.com]
*[http://www.videos.behindwoods.com/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/oct-12-03/neelam-movie-launch-19-10-12.html Videos.behindwoods.com]
*[http://chennaionline.com/movies/gallery/Events/Neelam-Movie-Launch-Pooja-Gallery/20121018112407.col Chennaionline.com]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kollywood-news/article8426489.ece]
*[http://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Review/2017/02/13172234/1068096/Lightman-movie-review.vpf]
*[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/prakash-raj-and-aishwarya-rajesh-lend-their-support-for-lightman-movie-against-piracy.html]
*[https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/lightman/]
*[http://tamilsguide.com/innernews.php?nid=2158]

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