Atul Kumar

Biography

Atul Kumar is known for Talvar (2015), Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy (2022), and Thakshak (1999).

Atul Kumar is The Company Theatre’s founder member. An acclaimed actor and director with more than 30 years of performance experience, Atul has dabbled in different languages and forms of theatre & has showcased his work all over India & abroad.

His basic performance training was in the traditional Indian dance and martial art forms of Kathakali and Kalarippayattu in Kerala. He also learned from his various travels abroad where he worked with Compagnie Philippe Genty in Paris- France & Sacramento Theatre Company in California- USA.

Atul was invited by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in the UK to direct for their International Theatre Festival.

He has served as a steering committee member of the International Network for Cultural Diversity, Canada and often participates in conferences, seminars, and forums that are concerned with larger issues of art and culture.