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|other_names= G. N. Krishnakumar<br />
|name = Jiyen Krishnakumar<br />
|birth_place = [[Kerala]], India<br />
|occupation = Film director<br />
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|years active = 2010-present<br />
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'''Jiyen Krishnakumar''' is an Indian film director who has worked on [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language]] films. He became known for the crime thriller ''[[College Days (2010 film)|College Days]]'' (2010), and has gone on to make feature films including ''[[Kaanchi (2013 film)|Kaanchi]]'' (2013), socio-political action thriller ''[[Tiyaan]]'' (2017), Tamil thriller ''[[Run Baby Run (2023 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' (2023), mystery drama ''[[Ayel]]'' (2024), and the upcoming Malayalam-Tamil bilingual political thriller ''[[Ananthankaadu]]'' (2025), produced by Mini Studio.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Jiyen Krishnakumar began his career working on Malayalam films, notably making two films with [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] — ''[[College Days (2010 film)|College Days]]'' (2010) and ''[[Kaanchi (2013 film)|Kaanchi]]'' (2013). His third film ''[[Tiyaan]]'' (2017), was produced on a larger budget, and featured [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] in the leading role alongside Indrajith. With minimal promotions, the film opened to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/may/29/tiyan--is-a-pan-indian-movie-1610112.html|title='Tiyan is a pan-Indian movie'|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/2017/07/02/the-reason-why-tiyaan-never-had-any-promotions.html|title=The reason why 'Tiyaan' never had any promotion &#124; Video|website=OnManorama}}</ref> In 2023, Jiyen's first Tamil film ''[[Run Baby Run (2023 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' starring [[RJ Balaji]] and [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/run-baby-run-actor-rj-balaji-says-i-want-to-break-out-of-comedy-and-act-in-new-genres-interview-2328578-2023-01-31|title=Run Baby Run actor RJ Balaji says 'I want to break out of comedy and act in new genres' &#124; Interview|website=India Today}}</ref><br />
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His next release will be ''Paramaguru'', an action drama film starring [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]] in the lead role. The film began production in 2019 and was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/sep/13/sasikumars-next-with-debutant-jiyen-krishnakumar-titled-paramaguru-14262.html|title=Sasikumar's next with debutant Jiyen Krishnakumar titled Paramaguru|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> He has also agreed terms to work on another film for Prince Pictures following the favourable response to ''Run Baby Run''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/run-baby-run-makers-sign-one-more-film-with-director-jiyen-krishnakumar/articleshow/97791488.cms?from=mdr|title='Run Baby Run' makers sign one more film with director Jiyen Krishnakumar|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;As director<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Writer !!Language !! Notes<br />
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| 2010 ||''[[College Days (2010 film)|College Days]]'' ||Himself|| Malayalam ||<br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Kaanchi (2013 film)|Kaanchi]]'' ||[[B. Jeyamohan]] ||Malayalam ||<br />
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| 2017 ||''[[Tiyaan]]'' || [[Murali Gopy]] ||Malayalam ||<br />
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| 2023 ||''[[Run Baby Run (2023 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' || Himself||Tamil ||<br />
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| TBA ||Ayel || Himself||Malayalam||Post Production<br />
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| TBA || ''[[Ananthankaadu]]'' || [[Murali Gopy]] || Malayalam<br>Tamil ||Post Production<br />
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|TBA||''Paramaguru'' || Himself||Tamil ||Post Production<br />
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|TBA|| Untitled Prince Pictures Next Project || Himself || Tamil ||<br />
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==External links==<br />
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