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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-09-21 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As

Arun Kumar

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

Bigil

2019

Bigil

as

Special Appearance in "Singappenney" Song

Nanban

2012

Nanban

as

Appearance in “Asku Lasku” Song

Jana Nayagan

2026

Jana Nayagan

as

Cameo

Jawan

2023

Jawan

as

Appearance in Song "Zinda Banda" (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing

Raja Rani

2013

Raja Rani

as

Jawan

2023

Jawan

as

Facebook

2011

Facebook

as

Nanban

2012

Nanban

as

Enthiran

2010

Enthiran

as

Mersal

2017

Mersal

as

Bigil

2019

Bigil

as

Theri

2016

Theri

as