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{{short description|Indian film director and writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rathna Kumar
| birth_name = R. M. Rathna Kumar
| image =
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[Film writer]]
| notable_works = ''[[Meyaadha Maan]]''
}}
'''Rathna Kumar''' is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing ''[[Meyaadha Maan]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/meyaadha-maan/movie-review/61128559.cms|title=Meyaadha Maan Movie Review {3.5/5} | quote=Many scenes go on far longer than they should and make us wish they had been tightly written and edited|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 June 2018|first=M|last=Suganth|accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/meyaadha-maan-movie-review-vaibhav-priya-bhavani-rathna-1067317-2017-10-19|title=Meyaadha Maan movie review: Vaibhav's film is Royapuram Ga Na Land|last=Srivatsan|date=October 19, 2018|website=India Today}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kumar began his career with the low-budget film ''Madhu'', which was included in an anthology film called ''[[Bench Talkies]]''. He later turned the short film into a feature film titled ''[[Meyaadha Maan]]'' (2017).<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/small-film-steps-and-then-a-giant-leap-to-tinsel-town/articleshow/62701609.cms|title=Small film steps, and then a giant leap to tinsel town; Trichy News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/meyaadha-maan-director-rathna-kumar-i-wouldn-t-call-releasing-a-film-along-with-mersal-a-gamble/story-kBxXIYp836YavEDSU2hljM.html|title=Meyaadha Maan director Rathna Kumar: I wouldn’t call releasing a film along with Mersal a gamble|date=1 November 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The film turned out to be a success and an important film in [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]]'s career because the film was not a multistarrer and several of Vaibhav's successful films had only been multistarrers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/people-who-thought-i-was-good-only-in-multistarrers-have-accepted-me-as-a-solo-lead-vaibhav/articleshow/64416264.cms|title=People who thought I was good only in multistarrers have accepted me as a solo lead: Vaibhav - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He went on to direct ''[[Aadai]]'' (2019), starring [[Amala Paul]]. The film released to mixed reviews, but highlighted an important aspect of society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aadai/movie-review/70301467.cms|title=Aadai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Aadai by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aadai-review-amala-paul-elevates-a-weakly-scripted-film/article28615927.ece|title=‘Aadai’ review: Amala Paul elevates a weakly-scripted film|first=Pradeep|last=Kumar|date=20 July 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="TOI2">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/amala-pauls-character-is-a-metaphor-that-relates-to-the-society-rathna-kumar/articleshow/65670578.cms|title=Amala Paul’s character is a metaphor that relates to the society: Rathna Kumar - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Kumar was signed as a co-writer to [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]]'s ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]''. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told ''The Times of India'' that Kanagaraj is his friend.<ref name="TOI3">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aadai-director-rathna-kumar-joins-thalapathy-64/articleshow/71442014.cms|title='Aadai' director Rathna Kumar joins Thalapathy 64 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rathna-kumar-co-writer-of-vijays-master-reveals-an-interval-block-fans-get-irritated/articleshow/76029406.cms|title=Rathna Kumar, co-writer of Vijay's 'Master', reveals an interval block, fans get irritated - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

=== As director and writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Bench Talkies]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Segment: ''Madhu'' || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="TOI"/>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Meyaadha Maan]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Nominated, [[10th Vijay Awards|Vijay Award for Best Debut Director]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer]] || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="TOI"/>
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Aadai]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="TOI2"/>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || || style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/may/07/vijay-sirs-attitude-in-master-is-like-nothing-you-have-seen-in-his-other-films-rathna-kumar-2140037.html|title=Vijay sir’s attitude in 'Master' is like nothing you have seen in his other films: Rathna Kumar|date=7 May 2020|access-date=8 May 2020|work=New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || [[Vikram (2021 film)|Vikram]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|9350573}}

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[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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