Harikumar Krishnamoorthy (born 3 January 1989), better known as K. Hari Kumar, is an Indian novelist and screenwriter born in Cochin and brought up in Gurgaon. He did his schooling from DAV Public School. His first book When Strangers Meet was published in 2013,[1] followed by That Frequent Visitor (2015), A Game of Gods (2016) and The Other Side Of Her (2018). He has penned the story and screenplay for E (Malayalam Movie) and the Hindi language psychological horror web-series Bhram (web series).[2] He has been featured as one of the top horror writers of India.[3] He has written 50 horror short stories which featured in the 2019 book called India's Most Haunted.[4]
K. Hari Kumar | |
|---|---|
 K. Hari Kumar, Mumbai | |
| Native name | Harikumar Krishnamoorthy |
| Born | Harikumar Krishnamoorthy 1989 Tripunithura |
| Pen name | K Hari Kumar |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter |
| Language | English, Tulu, Hindi, Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | DAV |
| Genre | Horror, folklore and mythology, psychological thriller |
| Subject | folklore, mythology, horror, psychological thriller |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Notable works | Daiva, India's Most Haunted, Bhram (web series) |
| Website | |
| theharikumar | |
Personal life
editHarikumar Krishnamoorthy was born on 3 January 1989 in Tripunithura, Kerala,[5] but grew up in Gurgaon, Haryana. After completing his engineering, he started making documentaries and short films with friends. In 2010, he fell ill and finished writing his first book[6] When Strangers Meet, published in 2013 by Srishti Publishers. His second book That Frequent Visitor was published in 2015.[7] The Other Side Of Her, is a psychological thriller published in 2018[8] and inspired the Hindi language web-series Bhram starring Kalki Koechlin, Sanjay Suri, Eijaz Khan, Bhumika Chawla, Omkar Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi and Harsh Vashisht.
Under the mentorship of filmmaker, Sangeeth Sivan, K Hari Kumar ventured into mainstream feature films with E (Malayalam Movie) which marks the comeback of actress Gautami in Malayalam cinema.[9]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | When Strangers Meet.[10] | Srishti Publishers | 978-9380349930 | Novel |
| 2015 | That Frequent Visitor | Srishti Publishers | 978-9382665304 | Novel |
| 2018 | The Other Side of Her | Srishti Publishers | 978-9387022416 | Novel, inspired web-series Bhram |
| 2019 | India's Most Haunted | HarperCollins | 978-9353573553 | Collection of fifty horror short stories based on real haunted places in India |
| 2021 | Dakhma | HarperCollins | 978-9354890628 | Novel |
| 2022 | Asian Ghost Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | 978-1839648823 | Foreword only |
| 2022 | Indiayile Prethalayangal | Mathrubhumi Books | 978-9390865826 | Malayalam translation of India's Most Haunted |
| 2024 | Daiva - Discovering the Extraordinary World of Spirit Worship | HarperCollins | 978-9354899744 | A book on folklore and regional mythology of Tulunadu |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Screenplay | Story | Dialogues | Actor | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | E[11] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | As Mr. Menon[12] |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Screenplay | Story | Dialogues | Actor | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bhram[13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Journalist | ZEE5 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "An Extrasensory Tale". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Carnival Motion Pictures Worldwide releasing E". www.topmovierankings.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Top 7 Indian Horror Authors to be Read | DESIblitz". DESIblitz. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "India's Most Haunted". HarperCollinsPublishers India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Storyteller at heart". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "For the people". The Hindu. 2 August 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "An Extrasensory Tale". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Kalki Koechlin To Play A Novelist Suffering From PTSD in ZEE5 Original Web Series Bhram". Zee TV. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Gautami Tadimalla is returning for E- Sangeeth Sivan, Kukku S". www.topmovierankings.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "The Deccan Chronicle". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Telugu actress Nithya Naresh to debut in M-Town with the film, E – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ E: The Movie (2017), retrieved 4 September 2017
- ^ Desk, India com Entertainment (17 July 2019). "Kalki to Play a Novelist With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Psychological Thriller Bhram". India.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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