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{{short description|Indian film producer, director, and distributor}}
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| birth_name = C. Vijayakumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|14}}
| birth_place = [[Tirumangalam, Madurai]],<br>[[Tamil Nadu]]
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| yearsactive = 2012–present
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| occupation = [[Film Producer]] , [[Film director|director]], [[Distributor]]
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'''C. V. Kumar''' (born as '''C. Vijayakumar''') is an [[India]]n Tamil [[film producer]], director and [[distributor]] who heads the production studio '''Thirukumaran Entertainment'''. Known for producing innovative and critically acclaimed films, Kumar has also primarily introduced new talent into the film industry in terms of actors and technicians. His first three films, ''[[Attakathi]]'', ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]'' and ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' won critical acclaim as well as bringing in revenue of over {{INRConvert|50|c}}.<ref name="newangle">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-new-angle/article4856538.ece|title=A new angle|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 June 2013|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref> After producing successful films, Kumar began work on his first directorial venture in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemalead.com/news-id-cv-kumar-turns-director-soodhu-kavvum-26-04-145018.htm|title=CV Kumar turns director - CV Kumar Turns Director - Soodhu Kavvum- Pizza- Producer- Turns Director|work=Cinemalead.com|accessdate=2016-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034259/http://cinemalead.com/news-id-cv-kumar-turns-director-soodhu-kavvum-26-04-145018.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Kumar, originally hailing from [[Tirumangalam, Madurai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.vikatan.com/articles/news/9/2278|title=No guts to produce high budget movies|publisher=[[vikatan]]|date=September 2013|accessdate=7 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018000940/http://cinema.vikatan.com/articles/news/9/2278|archive-date=18 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> first came to Chennai for his MSc Psychology classes that he was pursuing through distance education at [[Madras University]] in the early 2000s. During the period, he had also started going for classes at Arena Multimedia in Madurai before taking a transfer to Chennai. In three years between 2002 and 2005, he learnt animation, sound design, and branding, and took scriptwriting classes. While on a trip in 2010 to Los Angeles as a part of his family business, he was inspired to start a production house and hoped to produce higher quality films in India and returned to form Thirukumaran Entertainment in 2010.<ref name="newangle"/>

In August 2011, he started pre-production for ''[[Attakathi]]'' featuring an all new cast and directed by newcomer Ranjith, an assistant of director [[Venkat Prabhu]]. Kumar was insistent about meeting deadlines so the film began shooting on 26 September, finished shooting by 8 December and had the audio release on 9 January 2012. He decided to spend Rs. 2.5 million on a relatively grand audio launch and another production house [[Studio Green]] bought the film immediately to distribute.<ref name="newangle"/> After a six-month delay, the film released in August and received mostly positive reviews, with a critic noting "this charming little treat of a film, has an inherent sweetness and honesty that will stay with you".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-review-tamil-15005447.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813084436/http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-review-tamil-15005447.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2013 |title=Movie Review:Attakathi |publisher=Sify.com |accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> The next venture, ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]'', a thriller film written and directed by debutant [[Karthik Subbaraj]] featured [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Remya Nambeesan]] in the lead roles,. The story is about how around a [[pizza delivery]] boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and how it works a dramatic change in his life.<ref>{{cite web|title=Variety on offer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3913015.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref> For ''Pizza'', Kumar opted to make promos and strategies on how to employ viral promotion through social media. He had spent Rs. 16 million producing the film, while Sangam Cinemas and [[Red Giant Movies]] agreed to spend an equal amount in publicity. Kumar then spent another Rs. 8 million on print and publicity by himself.<ref name="newangle"/> ''Pizza'' released on 19 October 2012 and went on to become a major critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attakathi and Pizza followed by... |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-12-04/attakathi-pizza-24-10-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> A critic from [[Sify]] termed the film as "delicious" and described it as "entertaining and at the same time different in its approach",<ref>{{cite web|title=Pizza Movie Review|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/pizza-review-tamil-15010682.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322042414/http://www.sify.com/movies/pizza-review-tamil-15010682.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2013|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref> while Malini Mannath from [[The New Indian Express]] described ''Pizza'' as "offbeat, intriguing and gripping, and nothing like what you've seen on Tamil screen before".<ref>{{cite web|title=Pizza (Tamil)|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article1308545.ece|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=26 October 2012}}</ref> The success of the film launched actor [[Vijay Sethupathi]]'s career, while also winning several awards for the team at the [[7th Vijay Awards]] and the [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]].

In his third venture, Kumar chose to produce a script written by Nalan Kumarasamy, the winner of the [[Kalaignar TV]] reality show ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' (The Director of Tomorrow), agreeing terms in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/87543.html|title=Producer CV Kumar to introduce another newcomer|website=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref> A rare black comedy Tamil film, ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'''s main concept was about how baloney has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society and featured [[Vijay Sethupathi]] once again in the leading role. For ''Soodhu Kavvum'', he ensured that they spent Rs. 25 million on just publicity.<ref name="newangle"/> ''Soodhu Kavvum'' opened to highly positive reviews. Baradwaj Rangan from [[The Hindu]] stated "Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' is a demonstration of what's possible when movies are made for the sheer joy of making movies. There isn't a single calculated moment, something cynically aimed to satisfy this segment of the audience or that one. Everything is organic, the events rooted in a nutty story and sprouting through a brilliant screenplay".<ref>{{cite news|author=Baradwaj Rangan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/soodhu-kavvum-crime-does-pay/article4683453.ece |title=Soodhu Kavvum: Crime does pay! |work=The Hindu|date=4 May 2013 |accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref> S. Saraswathi from [[Rediff]] gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "''Soodhu Kavvum'' is an engaging film, with ingenious characters and entertaining situations" and called it a "must-watch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-soodhu-kavvum/20130503.htm |title=Review: Soodhu Kavvum is a class apart |publisher=Rediff.com |date=3 May 2013 |accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref> Kumar then made another thriller film with newcomer director Deepan Chakravarthy titled ''[[Pizza 2: The Villa]]'', not a direct sequel to the 2012 film but a second part of the franchise. Starring [[Ashok Selvan]] and [[Sanchita Shetty]], both in their second films of a three film contract with Thirukumaran Entertainment, it opened to positive reviews and did average business at the box office. Kumar chose to buy the distribution rights of the romantic-comedy film ''[[Kalyana Samayal Saadham]]'' (2013), starring [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] and [[Lekha Washington]], and helped distribute the film which went on to win critical acclaim for its sensitive storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/cv-kumar-acquires-prasanna-s-kss-news-tamil-nhqj8Sjaaii.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719051232/http://www.sify.com/movies/cv-kumar-acquires-prasanna-s-kss-news-tamil-nhqj8Sjaaii.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-19|title=CV Kumar acquires Prasanna's KSS|website=Sify.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>

In 2014, Kumar produced three further films which won positive reviews and achieved box office success. Ramesh's murder-mystery film ''[[Thegidi]]'' starring [[Ashok Selvan]] and [[Janani Iyer]], opened to critical acclaim with [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noting "''Thegidi'' is proof that if the small things are worked out well, the bigger ones will take care of themselves".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thegidi-licence-to-thrill/article5740283.ece | title=Thegidi: Licence to thrill | newspaper=[[The Hindu]]| accessdate= 1 March 2014 | author=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref> Similarly, [[Sify]] called the film "a well-made, edge-of- the-seat thriller with enough twists and turns. It keeps the deception game going till the last scene, with a taut script and outstanding BGM by Nivas Prasanna".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thegidi-review-tamil-15050247.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228160825/http://www.sify.com/movies/thegidi-review-tamil-15050247.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-28|title=Review : Thegidi|work=Sify.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref> The film was made at a cost of 2.4 crores and had recovered its cost through satellite rights alone, becoming one of the most successful films of the year, considering collection ratio on investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/cvkumar.html|title=Interview with filmmaker CV Kumar about Bhadram - Telugu cinema director|website=Idlebrain.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref> His next, Ram's ''[[Mundaasupatti]]'', was an adventure comedy film based on a short film, and was set in a fictional village called Mundasupatti of the 1980s, where people believe bad luck will befall them if they are photographed. The story illustrates what happens when two photographers visit the village. The film was released in June 2014 to positive critical response, and took the highest box office opening for Kumar's films and became a profitable venture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/mundasupatti-joins-the-hit-brigade-mints-rs-3-1-crore-in-opening-weekend/article1-1230391.aspx|title=Mundasupatti joins the hit brigade, mints Rs 3.1 crore in opening weekend|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref> The third film, the psychological thriller ''[[Sarabham]]'' was directed by Arun Mohan and also fetched positive reviews post-release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sarabham-movie-review-roundup-good-attempt-605956|title='Sarabham' Movie Review Roundup: Good Attempt|date=3 August 2014|work=International Business Times, India Edition|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>

Kumar has also bought the Tamil remake rights for the 2013 Kannada psychological thriller ''[[Lucia (film)|Lucia]]'', with [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] set to star in the leading role. The film, featuring a predominantly new team, will be released in February 2015.{{Update inline|date=May 2015}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/cv-kumar-buys-lucia-remake-rights-news-kannada-nkprw5jeagi.html?ref=slideout|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011352/http://www.sify.com/movies/cv-kumar-buys-lucia-remake-rights-news-kannada-nkprw5jeagi.html?ref=slideout|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-17|title=CV Kumar buys 'Lucia' remake rights|work=Sify}}</ref> He began his directorial venture titled ''Mayavan'' in mid-2014, while also associating with [[Y NOT Studios]] for the making of [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]'s bilingual comeback film, ''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''. He will then team up with Karthik Subbaraj and Nalan Kumarasamy for a second venture each with his production house.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/cvkumars-next-would-be-directed-by-seenu-ramasamy.html|title=C.V.Kumar's next would be directed by Seenu Ramasamy|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/c-v-kumar-will-produce-films-with-both-nalan-kumarasamy-and-karthik-subbaraj-in-2014.html|title=C V Kumar will produce films with both Nalan Kumarasamy and Karthik Subbaraj in 2014|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 82%; text-align: left;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Synopsis
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Attakathi]]''
| 2012
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{sortname|Pa.|Ranjith}}
| [[Dinesh Ravi|Dinesh]], [[Nandita Swetha|Nandita]], [[Aishwarya Rajesh]]
| A semi-urban youngster, who is constantly unlucky in love, feels his fortunes have changed after he remeets a childhood friend.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-attakathi/article2820301.ece |title=Audio Beat: Attakathi |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2012-01-21 |accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]''
| 2012
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Karthik|Subbaraj}}
| [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Ramya Nambeesan]]
| A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious predicament after visiting a haunted house and then finds that his fiancé has gone missing.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pizza-freshly-made/article4016292.ece|title=Pizza: Freshly made|author=Malathi Rangarajan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]''
| 2013
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Nalan|Kumarasamy}}
| [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Sanchita Shetty]], [[Ashok Selvan]], [[Bobby Simha]], [[Ramesh Thilak]]
| A team of inexperienced kidnappers find themselves in trouble after a botched attempt to kidnap a minister's son.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/soodhu-kavvum-crime-does-pay/article4683453.ece|title=Soodhu Kavvum: Crime does pay!|author=baradwaj rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pizza 2: The Villa]]''
| 2013
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Deepan|Chakravarthy|nolink=yes}}
| [[Ashok Selvan]], [[Sanchita Shetty]]
| A novel writer inherits an eerie villa in Puducherry. He later learns that all the previous owners have been dealt with ominous curses.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/pizza-ii-villa-on-the-fright-track/article5358029.ece|title=Pizza II: Villa - On the fright track|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thegidi]]''
| 2014
| Tamil
| {{sortname|P.|Ramesh|nolink=yes}}
| [[Ashok Selvan]], [[Janani Iyer]]
| A detective investigates a series of murders linked to an insurance policy scam.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thegidi-licence-to-thrill/article5740283.ece|title=Thegidi: Licence to thrill|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Mundaasupatti]]''
| 2014
| Tamil
| {{sortname|D.|Ram|nolink=yes}}
| [[Vishnu (actor)|Vishnu]], [[Nandita Swetha|Nandita]], [[Kaali Venkat]], [[Ramdoss]]
| A photographer works in a rural village in the 1980s, where people feel it is a curse to have their pictures taken.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/mundasupatti-light-camera-action/article6114935.ece|title=Mundasupatti: Light, camera, action|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sarabham]]''
| 2014
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Arun|Mohan|nolink=yes}}
| [[Naveen Chandra]], Salony Luthra
| An architect plots a plan with the daughter of his boss to extort ransom money for a fake kidnapping.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sarabham-active-vice/article6275124.ece|title=Sarabham: active vice|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Enakkul Oruvan (2015 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]''
| 2015
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Prasad|Ramar|nolink=yes}}
| [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Deepa Sannidhi]], [[Srushti Dange]]
| Two parallel tales display the similar lives of a prominent actor and a village theatre operator, with the backdrop of a hallucinatory drug scandal.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/enakkul-oruvan-reviewa-knockout-conceit-a-middling-movie/article6966735.ece|title='Enakkul Oruvan' review: A knockout conceit, a middling movie|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Indru Netru Naalai]]''
| 2015
| Tamil
| {{sortname|R.|Ravikumar|nolink=yes}}
| [[Vishnu (actor)|Vishnu]], [[Miya (actress)|Miya]], [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]]
| A scientist's time machine from 2065 becomes stuck in 2015, and ends up in the hands of a young man who tries to fix his relationship.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/indru-netru-naalai-movie-review/article7361488.ece|title=Indru Netru Naalai movie review|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[144 (film)|144]]''
| 2015
| Tamil
| {{sortname|G.|Manikandan|nolink=yes}}
| [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Ashok Selvan]], [[Oviya]], [[Sonu (actress)|Shruti Ramakrishnan]]
| Two villages at constant loggerheads experience further trouble after two couples plot a gold heist.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/144-tamil-movie-review-19483.html|title=144 review. 144 Tamil movie review, story, rating |work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''
| 2016
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Sudha Kongara|Prasad}}
| [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], [[Ritika Singh]]
| A boorish boxing coach takes on a rebellious young woman from the fishermen colony as his new student.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/irudhi-suttru-a-heartwarming-boxing-drama/article8171346.ece|title=Irudhi Suttru: A heart-warming boxing drama|author=Baradwaj Rangan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]''
| 2016
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Nalan|Kumarasamy}}
| [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Madonna Sebastian]]
| A local rowdy and an unemployed software professional form an unlikely friendship.
|<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kadhalum-kadandhu-pogum-review-a-letdown-but-not-a-lazy-one/article8342804.ece</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Iraivi]]''
| 2016
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Karthik|Subbaraj}}
| [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[S. J. Surya]], [[Bobby Simha]]
| An alcoholic filmmaker and his friends repeatedly bring trouble to the women in their lives through their actions.
|<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/iraivi-review-a-few-good-women/article8687280.ece</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Adhe Kangal (2017 film)|Adhe Kangal]]''
| 2017
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Rohin|Venkatesan|nolink=yes}}
| [[Kalaiyarasan]], [[Janani Iyer]], [[Sshivada]]
| A blind chef goes searching for his missing girlfriend after he regains his eyesight.
|<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/Adhe-Kangal-review-Thrill-out/article17097880.ece</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Maayavan]]''
| 2017
| Tamil
| {{sortname|C. V.|Kumar|nolink=yes}}
| [[Sundeep Kishan]], [[Lavanya Tripathi]], [[Jackie Shroff]]
| Cop interagates a Scientist involved case, Memory duplication of a person and transferring into various humans to win his death.
|<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7221634/</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Gangs of Madras]]''
|2019
|Tamil
|{{sortname|C. V.|Kumar|nolink=yes}}
| Priyanka Ruth, [[Daniel Balaji]]
|A gangster film where the protagonist is a woman.
|<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/gangs-of-madras/movieshow/65966390.cms</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[4G (film)|4G]]''
| 2019
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Venkat|Pakkar|nolink=yes}}
| [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Gayathri Suresh]], [[Suresh Chandra Menon|Suresh Menon]]
| Filming
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum]]''
| 2019
| Tamil
| {{sortname||Janakiraman|nolink=yes}}
| [[Kalaiyarasan]], [[Anandhi]], Varma, [[Ashna Zaveri]]
| Filming
|
|-
|}

===As distributor===
* ''[[Kalyana Samayal Saadham]]'' (2013)

===As director===
*''[[Maayavan]]'' (2017)
*''[[Gangs of Madras]]'' (2018)

===As actor===
*''[[Kattu Paya Sir Intha Kaali]]'' (2018)
*''[[Ka Pae Ranasingam]]'' (2020)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5366411}}

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C. V. Kumar - Revision history

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