Rajkumar Periasamy

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Rajkumar Periasamy
Occupation Film director Screenwriter
Years active2017–present

Rajkumar Periasamy is an Indian film director known for his work in Tamil cinema.

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Career

Rajkumar made his directorial debut with the film Rangoon (2017), which was produced by AR Murugadoss, after working as an associate director for Thuppakki (2012). [1] In 2024, he directed Amaran, which was produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International. [2] [3] The movie features Sivakarthikeyan in the role of a soldier and is based on the book India’s Most Fearless by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh. [2] Rajkumar's inspiration for the story began in 2014, after seeing a video of Major Mukund teaching his young daughter the patriotic song "Achamillai Achamillai". [3] Following Amaran, Rajkumar announced D55, Dhanush's 55th film, produced by Gopuram Films. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2017 Rangoon [5]
2024 Amaran [6]

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References

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