Pon Kumaran (also credited as P. Kumar) is an Indian film writer and director working predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the blockbuster Kannada film Vishnuvardhana (2011) which got rave reviews and earned him many awards including a nomination at the Filmfare Awards. He has also penned the story and dialogues for the Rajinikanth starrer Lingaa (2014).
Kumaran is a Chennai based filmmaker and writer who worked as an assistant to many leading directors including K. S. Ravikumar for Aadhavan (2009) before making his own stint as an independent director.