About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1986-09-21
Place of birth:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Website:
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Atlee

Overview

Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), known mononymously as Atlee, is an Indian director who makes Tamil-language films.

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, all of which saw commercial success. He made his Hindi debut with the 2023 film Jawan starring Shah Rukh Khan.

Known for

Acting
2023 Jawan Actor Cameo Appearance 63
Fair
2019 Bigil Actor Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song 59
Average
2012 Nanban Actor Appearance in “Asku Lasku” Song 60
Fair

Directing
2026 Salman Khan/Atlee Project Directing Director N/A
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2023 Jawan Directing Director 63
Fair
2019 Bigil Directing Director 59
Average
2017 Mersal Directing Director 61
Fair
2016 Theri Directing Director 60
Fair
2013 Raja Rani Directing Director 60
Fair
2012 Nanban Directing Assistant Director 60
Fair
2011 Facebook Directing Director N/A
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2010 Robot Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair

Writing
2024 Baby John Writing Original Story N/A
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2023 Jawan Writing Story 63
Fair
2023 Jawan Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2019 Bigil Writing Story 59
Average
2019 Bigil Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2019 Bigil Writing Dialogue 59
Average
2017 Mersal Writing Story 61
Fair
2017 Mersal Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2017 Mersal Writing Dialogue 61
Fair
2016 Theri Writing Writer 60
Fair
2016 Theri Writing Dialogue 60
Fair
2015 Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Writing Story 59
Average
2013 Raja Rani Writing Writer 60
Fair
2011 Facebook Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2017 Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
2024 Baby John Crew Presenter N/A
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