Entertainment Desk: Shah Rukh Khan’s new movie ‘Jawan’ is going to touch the milestone of Rs. ‘Jawaan’ brought Shahrukh Khan huge success. Besides, the name that keeps coming up behind the success of the movie is none other than the director of the movie, Atlee Kumar. Atlee has directed only five movies so far. Nevertheless, he became India’s most famous film director during this period. With a slim body and casual body language, Atlee can easily claim that none of his films have flopped so far. Journey from Arun Kumar to Attlee Attlee was born on September 21, 1986, in Thiruparkundam, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.
His real name is Arun Kumar. He has a B.Sc. in Visual Communication from Satyabhama College, Chennai. Atlee started his career as an assistant to the famous film director Shankar. He worked as Shankar’s assistant in ‘Nanban’ (the Tamil remake of Three Idiots) and Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran’ (Robot). Apart from this, he directed the short film ‘Mugaputtagam’. It starred Tamil film actor Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role. Atlee’s movie received a lot of praise. After that, he approached some producers about the script of a movie called ‘Raja’. Tamil filmmaker AR Murugadoss agreed to produce the film. The film was produced under the banner of Fox Star Studios. The movie stars Arya, Joy, Nayantara, and Nazriya Nazim. It was one of the biggest hits of that year. Its construction cost was around 25 crore rupees.
The film grossed around Rs. 84 crore at the box office. Critics also appreciated the movie. Atlee won many awards for his debut movie. These include the Tamil Nadu Government Film Awards and the Filmfare Awards. In the second movie, Atlee got a chance to work with Vijay, a big star of the Tamil film industry. The name of this movie was ‘Theri’. It was produced by Kalipuli Thanu. Apart from Vijay, it also stars Samantha and Jackson. The movie was not well received by critics but made a lot of money. After ‘Theri’, Vijay assigned Atlee to direct another movie. The name of this movie was ‘Merasal’. Apart from Vijay, it also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha, and Vadivelu. The movie was a huge hit at the box office. The movie grossed around Rs. 250 crore.
It was a huge Tamil hit at that time. The movie was screened at the Grand Rex, one of Europe’s largest cinemas. Vijay also worked in Atlee’s next movie, ‘Bigil’. The movie did a business of Rs 58 crore on the first day. 75 crore business in the next four days. According to the film’s production company, AGS, the film has grossed over Rs 300 crore. This is Vijay’s first movie, which grossed Rs 300 crore. During the production of Bigil, it was revealed that Atlee was casting actor Shah Rukh Khan in his next film. It was finally announced in June 2022.
It was Atlee’s fifth film. The production company took the risk of investing 300 crore rupees. Despite a mixed response, Atlee’s fifth film, Jaawan, is doing well at the box office. According to Hindustan Times on September 23, ‘Jaawan’ has earned more than Rs 953 crore worldwide so far. With just five movies, Atlee has managed to create an identity for his movies.
