S. S. Kumaran

S. S. Kumaran is an Indian 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]

S. S. Kumaran
Born	Valliyur, Thirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu
Occupation(s)	Director, music composer
Years active	2008-present

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	Virunthali	N	Y
2011	Theneer Viduthi	Y	Y
2012	Kadhal Paathai	N	Y
2014	Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane	Y	Y
2016	Pattathaari	N	Y

As an actor

• Aval Peyar Thamizharasi (2010)
• Yathumaagi (2010)
• Ayyanar (2010)