Kiran Kumar (born 22 October 1978), known by his screen name Prem is an Indian film director in Kannada cinema.
He is considered one of the star directors in the Kannada film industry.
He started his film career from Hello yama doing a small role.
Making his debut as director in the 2003 released Kariya, he directed back-to-back three successful films and is popularly addressed as Hatrick Director.
He made his acting debut in Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide in the year 2008.