Education
Kumar graduated from Madras Christian College in Chennai.
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Kumar graduated from Madras Christian College in Chennai.
In 13 years, he has made only five films. In April 1997 he joined director Priyadarshan, working on the Malayalam film Chandralekha as assistant director They have worked together in Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Hera Pheri.
He made his debut in Tollywood with Ishtam, which introduced Shriya Saran in 2001.
The film did badly at the Box Office, as a result of which Kumar went to Chennai, making three Tamil films by 2009. He then got noticed with 13B, a psychological horror film which starred R. Madhavan.
After the success of Yavarum Nalam, he considered making a sequel to the film with Madhavan, while he also announced a separate project titled Athirshtasaali with the actor, though neither of the projects materialised. Then it took almost two years to complete Ishq, which was a blockbuster for Nithiin.