JKS (director)

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JKS is an Indian film director who has worked on Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and language films. After beginning his career in Kannada films, JKS made a trilingual film Alone (2015), which became his second film release.[1]

Career[edit]

Jagadish Kumar made his directorial debut with Shatru, under the screen name of JK. The film's average response prompted him to begin work on Sunil Subramani Director with Srinagar Kitty and Disha Pandey, while he changed his named to JKS for the venture.[2] The production of Subramani was later put on hold, as JKS moved on to direct the horror thriller film Alone (2015), which was made as a trilingual in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.[3][2] Featuring Nikesha Patel and Iniya in the lead roles, the director attempted to bring in Suniel Shetty for a role, before finalising Simran to portray the particular CBI character. The Kannada version opened in November 2015 to mixed reviews, while the Tamil film released in January 2016.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Language Notes
2013 Shatru Kannada
2015 Alone Kannada
2016 Karai Oram Tamil
2016 Leela Telugu Filming
2016 Subramani Kannada Filming

References[edit]

  1. MOVIEBUZZ (7 April 2015). "Simran replaces Sunil Shetty in 'Alone'". sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joy, Prathibha (4 September 2014). "Nikesha's next is a horror thriller - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "A silent climax in the offing". Bangalore Mirror. 30 November 2014.

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