Director
Jailer 2
Director on record
Nelson Dilipkumar
83Star power
- Born
- 21 June 1984
- Birthplace
- Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Nationality
- India
- Industry
- Kollywood
In their own file
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).
The record
2Blockbuster2Hit1Flop
5 of 6 credits have a verdict, together taking $134M. The biggest was Jailer at $76M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.
