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Pawan Kumar

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Pawan Kumar

Born October 29, 1982 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India15 films

Pawan Kumar is a film director, actor and screenwriter in the Kannada film industry. He is well known for the films Manasaare, Pancharangi, his directorial debut Lifeu Ishtene and the 2013 psychological thriller Lucia became one of the biggest turning points of his career. Being from a theatre background, he wrote scripts for plays on stage before working as an associate director with Yograj Bhat.

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Lucia posterFirst watchLucia20137.2A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.View film

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Filmography

15 films
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  2. TBADeath of SpinOriginal Film Writer
  3. 2025ShodhaWriter
  4. 2025PrishatiWriter
  5. 2023DhoomamWriter
  6. 2023U-TurnOriginal Story
  7. 2021FlyoverOriginal Story
  8. 2019U TurnOriginal Story
  9. 2018U TurnScreenplay
  10. 2017CarefulOriginal Story
  11. 2016U TurnScreenplay
  12. 2015Enakkul OruvanStory
  13. 2013LuciaStory
  14. 2010PancharangiScreenplay
  15. 2009ManasaareScreenplay