Jiyen Krishnakumar

Jiyen Krishnakumar
Photo taken at the set of Ananthankaadu Movie Set
Born
Kerala, India
Other nameG. N. Krishnakumar
OccupationFilm director
Years active2010-present

Jiyen Krishnakumar is an Indian film director who has worked on Malayalam and Tamil language films. He became known for the crime thriller College Days (2010), and has gone on to make feature films including Kaanchi (2013), socio-political action thriller Tiyaan (2017), Tamil thriller Run Baby Run (2023), mystery drama Ayel (2024), and Malayalam-Tamil bilingual political thriller Ananthan Kaadu (2026), produced by Mini Studio.

Career

Jiyen Krishnakumar began his career working on Malayalam films, notably making two films with Indrajith Sukumaran — College Days (2010) and Kaanchi (2013). His third film Tiyaan (2017), was produced on a larger budget, and featured Prithviraj in the leading role alongside Indrajith. With minimal promotions, the film opened to mixed reviews from critics. In 2023, Jiyen's first Tamil film Run Baby Run starring RJ Balaji and Aishwarya Rajesh was released.

His next release will be Paramaguru, an action drama film starring Sasikumar in the lead role. The film began production in 2019 and was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also agreed terms to work on another film for Prince Pictures following the favourable response to Run Baby Run.

Filmography

YearFilmWriterLanguageNotes
2010College DaysHimselfMalayalam
2013KaanchiB. Jeyamohan
2017TiyaanMurali Gopy
2023Run Baby RunHimselfTamil
2026Ananthan KaaduMurali GopyMalayalam
Tamil
TBAAyelHimselfMalayalamPost Production
TBAParamaguruHimselfTamilPost Production
TBAUntitled Prince Pictures Next ProjectHimselfTamilAnnounced

References

  1. ↑ "'Tiyan is a pan-Indian movie'". The New Indian Express.
  2. ↑ "The reason why 'Tiyaan' never had any promotion | Video". OnManorama.
  3. ↑ "Run Baby Run actor RJ Balaji says 'I want to break out of comedy and act in new genres' | Interview". India Today.
  4. ↑ "Sasikumar's next with debutant Jiyen Krishnakumar titled Paramaguru". Cinema Express.
  5. ↑ "'Run Baby Run' makers sign one more film with director Jiyen Krishnakumar" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Arya-starrer Ananthan Kaadu gets a release date". Cinema Express. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.