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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-09-21 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Atlee

Biography:

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

2026

Jana Nayagan as Cameo

2024

2023

Jawan as Appearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited)

2019

Bigil as Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song

2012

Nanban as Appearance in “Asku Lasku” Song

Writing

2024

Baby John as Original Story

2023

Jawan as Screenplay
Jawan as Story

2019

Bigil as Story
Bigil as Screenplay
Bigil as Dialogue

2017

Mersal as Story
Mersal as Screenplay
Mersal as Dialogue

2016

Theri as Dialogue
Theri as Writer

2015

2013

Raja Rani as Writer

2011

Facebook as Writer

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#AA22xA6 as Writer

Directing

2023

Jawan as Director

2019

Bigil as Director

2017

Mersal as Director

2016

Theri as Director

2013

Raja Rani as Director

2012

Nanban as Assistant Director

2011

Facebook as Director

2010

Enthiran as Assistant Director

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#AA22xA6 as Director