Atlee Kumar is a popular Indian filmmaker and screenwriter, who mainly works in the Tamil films. He has won many awards for his directorial debut film, ‘Raja Rani’ (2013).
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Wiki/Biography
Atlee was born on Wednesday, 21 September 1986 (age 37 years; as of 2023), in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his graduation in Visual communication from Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. [1]Wikipedia
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family & Caste
Atlee Kumar was born in a South-Indian family.
Atlee Kumar With His Parents and Rajinikanth
Relationships, Wife & Children
After dating for almost ten years, he got married to Tamil television and film actress, Krishna Priya on 9 November 2014 at Hyatt Hotel in Chennai.
Atlee Kumar’s Wedding Picture
Atlee Kumar With His Wife
Career
Atlee started his career as an assistant director in the blockbuster film, ‘Enthiran’ (2010), starring superstar, Rajinikanth.
He made his debut as a director with the superhit Tamil film, ‘Raja Rani’ in 2013.
Raja Rani
Some of his other directorial movies are ‘Theri’ (2016), ‘Mersal’ (2017), and ‘Bigil’ (2019).
Bigil
In 2017, he produced the Tamil film, ‘Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae.’
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
Facts/Trivia
- In November 2019, he signed a three film deal with Shah Rukh Khan’s film production company, ‘Red Chillies Entertainment.’
Atlee Kumar With Shah Rukh Khan
- He has won many awards for his various directorial films.
Atlee Kumar With His Award
- He is an animal lover and owns a pet dog, Becky.
Atlee Kumar With His Wife and Dog
- He won the Best Director – Critics award for the film ‘Jawan’ at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards, held in Mumbai, on 20 February 2024.
Atlee Kumar, along with his wife, at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (2024)
- He won the Best Story award for ‘Jawan’ at the Zee Cine Awards, held in Mumbai, on 10 March 2024.
