Person
Atlee
Directing · Born 1986-09-21 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Known for
Jana Nayagan
TV Reporter(Special Appearance)
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self
Jawan
Appearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited)
Enthiran
Assistant Director
Raaka
Director
Bigil
Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song
Theri
Dialogue
Mersal
Story
Baby John
Original Story
Nanban
Self
Filmography
- 2026Jana NayaganTV Reporter(Special Appearance)
- 2024Baby JohnOriginal Story
- 2024Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy TaleSelf
- 2024The Great Indian Kapil ShowSelf
- 2023JawanAppearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited)
- 2020AndhaghaaramProducer
- 2019BigilSpecial Appearance in "Singappenney" Song
- 2017MersalStory
- 2017Sangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeProducer
- 2016TheriDialogue
- 2015Shudhu Tomari JonyoOriginal Story
- 2013Raja RaniWriter
- 2012NanbanSelf
- 2011FacebookDirector
- 2010EnthiranAssistant Director
- —RaakaDirector
- —Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Balaji Tharanitharan FilmProducer
- —Raaka: Part 2Director
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.