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{{Short description|Indian film actor}}
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| name = G. M. Kumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|7|26}}<ref>https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000934807426&sk=about {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Govindraj Manoharan Kumar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1493315/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bth_nm|title=G.M. Kumar|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
| partner(s) = [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
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| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director]], producer, writer
| years_active = 1986–present
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'''G. M. Kumar''' is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/interviews/502/gm-kumar/g-m-kumar-speaks-about-avan-ivan-movie-experiences |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017051315/http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/interviews/502/gm-kumar/g-m-kumar-speaks-about-avan-ivan-movie-experiences |archive-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gm-kumar-teams-up-with-bala/article8077314.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title = Back in focus in Bala's film|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 7 January 2016|last1 = Rao|first1 = Subha J.}}</ref> He won [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer]] film [[Muvva Gopaludu]] (1987)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref> its an official remake of his own film ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]''

==Personal Life==
GM kumar was born in 1957 in [[Avadi]].As a child he got the chance to view many films.Soon he moved to film industry as assistant director to [[K.Bhagyaraj]].He had worked with [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] and [[R.P.Vishwam]] for movies like [[Kakki Sattai]], [[Kanni Rasi]].

==Career==
Kumar debuted in films by directing [[Sivaji Productions]]' ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]'' (1986) with [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] in the lead role. The film won good reviews and fetched Kumar several offers to make more films, though he noted that he rejected several as the producers were unwilling to have [[Ilaiyaraaja]] as composer{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}. His next two directorial venture Pickpocket and Uruvam were disasters. The film Irumbu Pookal's music did well as two songs were composed by M.S.Viswanathan, however the film failed at the box office. Due to his insistence that he will direct only if music is by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], he lost films{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}. Thus his market value significantly diminished and only went to make three more films despite his initial success. His decision to produce and direct ''[[Uruvam]]'' became a financial failure and put him into bankruptcy. He ended up making his acting debut as a villain in [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[Captain Magal]]'' (1992), before disappearing to make documentaries and to study anthropology. In the early 2000s, he was once again on the verge of bankruptcy and chose to act in minor roles offered by his protege [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil actor)|Raj Kapoor]], in films including ''[[Ramachandra (film)|Ramchandra]]'' and the unreleased ''Sivalingam IPS''. He expressed his surprise at being given an offer by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s production house and took up the role in ''[[Veyil]]'' (2006) to make ends meet, winning acclaim for his role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/26750.html |title=Events - GM Kumar - Director Bala's Pick |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=2011-04-26 |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>

Bala approached him to star in ''[[Avan Ivan]]'' as a character called Highness, with his performance winning him a nomination for the [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. Critics labelled his performance as "riveting", though the film only won average reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/review-avan-ivan-depends-on-male-leads-review-tamil-14972457.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028182454/http://www.sify.com/movies/review-avan-ivan-depends-on-male-leads-review-tamil-14972457.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-10-28 |title=Movie Review : Review: Avan Ivan depends on male leads |publisher=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Acting credits===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
||1993 || ''[[Captain Magal]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kadhal Virus]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ramachandra (film)|Ramachandra]]'' || Kumar ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Thotti Jaya]]'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Veyil]]'' || Mayandi Thevar ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Machakaaran]]'' || Rajangam ||
|-
| ''[[Malaikottai]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Aayudham Seivom]]'' || Annaachi ||
|-
| ''[[Kuruvi]]'' || Bhai ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Mayandi Kudumbathar]]'' || Virumandi ||
|-
| ''[[Thee (2009 film)|Thee]]'' || J.P. ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Maathi Yosi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Milaga]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Avargalum Ivargalum]]'' || Chinnasamy ||
|-
|''[[Avan Ivan]]'' || Zamindar Thirthapathi (Highness) || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Chandhamama]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014 || ''[[Jagajala Pujabala Thenaliraman]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Appuchi Gramam]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2015 || ''[[Sandamarutham]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thoppi]]'' || Suruttu Saamy ||
|-
| ''[[Agathinai]]'' || Ayanaru's father ||
|-
| ''[[Yatchan]]''|| ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' || Samipulavan ||
|-
| ''Ennama Katha Vudranunga'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2017 || ''[[Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Thirappu Vizha'' || ||
|-
| ''Enbathettu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari 2]]'' || Chettiyar ||
|-
| ''Kida Virundhu'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2018 || ''[[Jarugandi]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2019 || ''[[Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pothu]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2021 || '' Chidambaram Railwaygate'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Karnan (2021 film)|Karnan]]'' || Dhuriyodhanan ||
|-
|2022
|Radha Krishna
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|}

===Directing credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film!! Notes
|-
|1986 || ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]'' ||
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|1989 || ''[[Pick Pocket (1989 film)|Pickpocket]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991 || ''[[Irumbu Pookkal]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Uruvam]]'' ||
|-
|}

===Writer===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film!! Notes
|-
|1985 ||''[[Kanni Rasi]]'' ||
|-
|1985 ||''[[Kakki Sattai]]'' ||
|-
|1990 ||''[[My Dear Marthandan]]'' ||
|-
|}

==Television==
* ''[[Devathayai Kanden (TV series)|Devathayai Kanden]]'' (2017) as Vasudevan's grandfather
* ''[[Poove Unakkaga (TV series)|Poove Unakkaga]]'' (2020) as Shankaralingam
* ''[[Sembaruthi]]'' (2021) as Aadhikadavur" Aadhi Parameswaran

== Web series ==
{| class="wikitable  plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col"  | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2021
![[November Story]]
|Ganeshan
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Debut Web Series
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2020 |title=Tamannaah shares glimpse of recent photoshoot after recovering from COVID-19 |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamannaah-shares-glimpse-recent-photoshoot-after-recovering-covid-19-136860 |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104070029/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamannaah-shares-glimpse-recent-photoshoot-after-recovering-covid-19-136860 |archive-date=4 November 2020}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Tamannaah |date=30 November 2019 |title=Wrapped up the first schedule of The November's Story, my maiden Tamil web series, eagerly looking forward to the next schedule curated by a young passionate talented lot 💃💃💃 Produced by @anandavikatan for @hotstar Directed by @ram_1825 #Ramsubramanian Director of photography @vidhu.ig #vidhuayyanna Hair @tinamukharjee Makeup @nikki_rajani Costume @nishkalulla |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fdakyHplX/ |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/tamannaahspeaks/2188597313476139351 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |access-date=30 November 2019 |website=[[Instagram]] |authorlink=Tamannaah}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=November Story Teaser |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqu3rHAkzRo |access-date=22 October 2020 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/people/Gm-Kumar/100000934807426 G. M. Kumar] on Facebook
*[https://twitter.com/gmkhighness G. M. Kumar] on Twitter

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