Director

Atlee

Directing

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1209903

IMDb ID: nm5961051

Known for: Directing

Born: September 21, 1986

Age: 39

Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2010 - 2024

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 6.82

Wikidata: Q19281615

Also known as

Arun Kumar

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Director (4)Assistant Director (2)Original Story (2)Producer (2)Dialogue (1)Story (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

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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