Atlee (director)
Atlee is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He is best known for his directorial debut Raja Rani (2013), produced by Fox Star Studios, for which he was awarded the Vijay Award for Best Debut Director. He is also well known for being an assistant director under director S. Shankar for two of his film. Enthiran (2010) and Nanban (2012).His next movie is Theri going to be released on April 14.
Career
Although born in Madurai, Atlee spent all his "growing years" in Chennai. He began his career as an assistant director in Enthiran (2010) under director S. Shankar and he continued to work with him in his next project Nanban (2012), a remake of the Hindi film 3 Idiots. In 2013, he made his directional debut through Raja Rani. The film was produced by Fox Star Studios and AR Murugadoss. It was a romantic comedy featuring Arya, Jai, Nayantara, Nazriya Nazim and Sathyaraj. He was appreciated for pulling off a stellar ensemble cast successfully in his very first film. Raja Rani eventually emerged a huge success after earning over 500 million from the South Indian box office within four weeks. It also won him the Vijay Award for Best Debut Director. Atlee's upcoming directorial film is Theri, which will star Vijay, Samantha and Amy Jackson.