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Rajkumar Periasamy
OccupationFilm director Screenwriter
Years active2017–present

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

Career[edit | edit source]

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 wrote and 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" (transl. There is no fear) by Bharatiyar.[3]

Following Amaran, Rajkumar announced his third directorial, D55, the 55th film of Dhanush, to be produced by Dhanush himself under Wunderbar Films, along with RTake Studios.[4]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 Rangoon [5]
2024 Amaran SIIMA Award for Best Director – Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
[6]
Template:Tba D55 Not yet released Filming

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Rajkumar Periasamy on Sivakarthikeyan's Amaran: I spent 5 years on the film". Cinema Express. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rajkumar Periasamy: 'Kamal Haasan sir was the one who thought Sivakarthikeyan would be perfect for Amaran'". The Indian Express. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ramanujam, Srinivasa (30 October 2024). "Rajkumar Periasamy on Sivakarthikeyan's transformation for 'Amaran'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. "Dhanush's D55 goes on floors". Cinema Express. 5 February 2026.
  5. Rangan, Baradwaj (9 June 2017). "Rangoon Movie Review: An Imperfect, But Genuine Film". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. Features, C. E. (19 October 2024). "Rajkumar Periasamy on Sivakarthikeyan's Amaran: I spent 5 years on the film". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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