S. S. Kumaran

S. S. Kumaran is a Tamil film music composer and director. He made his debut as composer with Poo. He also directed two films Theneer Viduthi (2011) and Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane (2014).^[1]

Early life and career

Kumaran belong to the Valliyur village in Thirunelveli district. His childhood ambition is to become a music director. Since his dad was a headmaster, his parents were not in approval for his aspirations in cinema. They had a negative approach towards cinema. He convinced his dad and joined the Film institute to pursue his dreams to become a music director. He finished his course in Photography. He composed 3 songs and showed it to director Sasi who was impressed and provided him opportunity to compose for his film Poo.^[2][3] The film received critical acclaim while his music was praised, all the songs were received well especially "Choo Choo Maari".^[4][5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Music Director
2008	Poo	N	Y
2010	Kalavani	N	Y
2010	Nellu	N	Y
2010	Virundhali	N	Y
2011	Theneer Viduthi	Y	Y
2012	Kadhal Paadhai	N	Y
2014	Kerala Naattilam Pengaludane	Y	Y
2016	Pattathari	N	Y

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