Atlee (director)

Atlee
Atlee in 2024
Born
Arun Kumar

(1986-09-21) 21 September 1986
Occupation
Years active2010-present
Spouse
Krishna Priya
(m. 2014)
Children1

Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), known professionally as Atlee, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the film Raja Rani (2013); for which he was awarded Best Debut Director by the Vijay Award and the Tamil Nadu State Award for best dialogue writer. Atlee wrote and directed Theri, Mersal, and Bigil, all featuring Vijay. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with Jawan (2023), which is among the highest grossing Indian films.