Director
Nelson
Born June 21, 1984 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
6 films
Nelson Dilipkumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Nelson made his directorial debut with Kolamaavu Kokila (2018) which was a major critical and commercial success. Other notable works of Nelson include Doctor (2021) and Jailer (2023). Nelson is known for blending dark humour with crime and action, usually built around a quirky but very controlled central protagonist. He ventured into film production with Bloody Beggar (2024).
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First watchJailer20236.6Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
6 films as director- TBAKHxRK: ReunionDirector
- 2026Jailer 2Director
- 2023JailerDirector
- 2022BeastDirector
- 2021DoctorDirector
- 2018Kolamavu KokilaDirector