Director
Atlee
40 years · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 14 films
Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), popularly known as Atlee, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer majorly known for his work in Tamil cinema. He started his film career as an assistant to director Shankar on Enthiran (2010) and Nanban (2012). Atlee made his directorial debut with the romantic drama Raja Rani (2013), which was a major critical and commercial success. He followed it with a string of collaborations with actor Vijay on Theri (2016), Mersal (2017), and Bigil (2019), all of which saw massive commercial success. Atlee marked his foray into Hindi cinema with Jawan (2023). In 2017, Atlee and his wife, Priya, started their own production house, A for Apple Productions.
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Filmography 13
Baththa
2026 · Producer
Jana Nayagan
2026 · TV Reporter
On ZEE5
Baby John
2024 · Producer
On Amazon Prime Video
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale
2024 · Self
On Netflix
Jawan
2023 · Appearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited), Director
On Netflix
Andhaghaaram
2020 · Producer
On Netflix
Bigil
2019 · Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song, Director
On Sun Nxt
Mersal
2017 · Screenplay, Director
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
2017 · Producer
On Amazon Prime Video
Theri
2016 · Writer, Director
On Sun Nxt
Raja Rani
2013 · Writer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Nanban
2012 · Self
2011 · Director, Writer