Atlee

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-09-21 (39 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.

Acting

2019

Bigil

as Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song

2012

Nanban

as Appearance in “Asku Lasku” Song

2026

Jana Nayagan

as Cameo

2023

Jawan

as Appearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited)

Production

2016

Theri

as Dialogue

2013

Raja Rani

as Director

2013

Raja Rani

as Writer

2023

Jawan

as Director

2016

Theri

as Director

2016

Theri

as Writer

2011

Facebook

as Director

2011

Facebook

as Writer

2017

Mersal

as Story

2017

Mersal

as Screenplay

2012

Nanban

as Assistant Director

2010

Enthiran

as Assistant Director

2017

Mersal

as Director

2017

Mersal

as Dialogue

2023

Jawan

as Screenplay

2024

Baby John

as Original Story

2019

Bigil

as Director

2019

Bigil

as Story

2019

Bigil

as Screenplay

2019

Bigil

as Dialogue

2023

Jawan

as Story

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AA22xA6

as Director

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AA22xA6

as Writer

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