Nalan Kumarasamy

Biography:  Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director, who worked in Tamil cinema. He made his debut in the movie Soodhu Kavvum. The film's main concept is about how baloney has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society.  It features Vijay Sethupathi and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. The film acclaim from critics and became a blockbuster. The film was selected for screening in the Zurich Film Festival, being the only Tamil film of 2013 to be screened there.  Nalan was into event management and real estate and all set to start his own business when he heard about Naalaya Iyakunar. There were just ten days to the deadline. So he turned it meta and made a short called Oru Padam Edukkanum about a filmmaker with a deadline. He went on to make seven more short films. Nenjukku Neethi , his entry for the final round, made him win the first season of the show.