Atlee (director)

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Atlee
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Atlee at the 8th Vijay Awards, 2014
Born
Arun Kumar

(1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 34)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materSathyabama University[1]
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
Krishna Priya
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(m. 2014)​

Arun Kumar, (born 21 September 1986) known mononymously as Atlee, is an Indian film director who makes Tamil-language films.[1] A former assistant director under S. Shankar on the films Enthiran (2010) and Nanban (2012), he is best known for his directorial debut, Raja Rani, produced by Fox Star Studios, for which he was awarded the Vijay Award for Best Debut Director. His next ventures as a director, screenplay and writer for Theri (2016), Mersal (2017) and Bigil (2019), all featured actor Vijay.

Career[]

Atlee began his career as an assistant director in Enthiran (2010) under director S. Shankar and continued to work with him in his next project Nanban (2012), a remake of the Hindi film 3 Idiots. In 2013, he made his directorial debut with Raja Rani. The film was produced by Fox Star Studios and AR Murugadoss, and was a romantic comedy featuring Arya, Jai, Nayanthara, Nazriya Nazim and Sathyaraj. Raja Rani earned over 500 million from the South Indian box office within four weeks[2] and won him the Vijay Award for Best Debut Director.[3] Atlee’s next directorial project, Theri, became the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of 2016.[citation needed] This was his first film with actor Vijay.

He started his own production house called A for Apple Production and jointly produced his first film with Fox Star Studios; the film was Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae, a horror comedy film written and directed by Ike Radha and starring Jiiva, Sridivya and Soori.[4] His next film, Mersal, starring Vijay, Nithya Menon, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha and S. J. Surya, with music by A. R. Rahman and produced by Sri Thenandal Films, was released on Diwali 2017. Critics praised Vijay's performance, A. R. Rahman's soundtrack, the cinematography, the social message and Kumar's direction; Mersal also proved a commercial success, grossing ₹251 crore (US$39.5 million) worldwide to become the fifth-highest-grossing Tamil film and Vijay's highest-grossing film of his career.[5][6] Kumar's next film, Bigil, was his third collaboration with Vijay and released on Diwali 2019.[7]

Personal life[]

Atlee married actress Krishna Priya on 9 November 2014.[8][9]

Filmography[]

As director and writer[]

List of films in which Atlee was director and writer
Year Title Cast Language Notes
2013 Raja Rani Arya, Nayanthara, Jai, Nazriya Nazim Tamil Won - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
Won - Edison Award for Best Debut Director
2016 Theri Vijay, Samantha, Amy Jackson Tamil Won - SIIMA Award For Best Director
Won - IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Director
2017 Mersal Vijay, S. J. Surya, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha, Nithya Menon Tamil Won - Vijay Award for Favourite Director
Won - SIIMA Award for Best Director
2019 Bigil Vijay, Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Kathir Tamil Won - Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Most Popular Film
Won - Edison Award for Best Music Director
2022 Untitled film Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Priyamani, Sunil Grover, Sanya Malhotra, Yogi Babu Hindi Filming[10]

As a producer[]

List of films in which Atlee was a producer
Year Title Ref.
2017 Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae [11]
2020 Andhaghaaram

Special appearances[]

List of special appearances by Atlee in film
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012 Nanban In the song "Asku Laska"
2019 Bigil In the song "Singapenney"

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Atlee Kumar (atlee) Biography, Life Story, Career, Awards & Achievements". Filmibeat. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Raja Rani crosses 50 crore mark". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ "8th Annual Vijay Awards a grand success". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ Suganth, M (19 May 2017). "Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal creates history; breaches Rs 250-crore mark". International Business Times. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Mersal box office collection: Vijay, Samantha's film completes 100 days". International Business Times. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Thalapathy 63: Nayanthara to play Vijay's love interest in Atlee's next?". International Business Times. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Director Atlee is engaged to his Rani, Krishna Priya". Behindwoods. 20 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Atlee-Krishna Priya Wedding Reception Photos". International Business Times. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Tamil director Atlee's next film with Shah Rukh Khan; Nayanthara all set to roll". The Times of India. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Before Thalapathy 63: The films Atlee has been accused of plagiarising". India Today. Chennai. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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