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Rathna Kumar | |
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| Born | R. M. Rathna Kumar |
| Occupations | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Notable work | Meyaadha Maan |
Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing Meyaadha Maan (2017).[1][2]
Career
[edit]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).[3][4] The film turned out to be a success and an important film in Vaibhav's career because the film was not a multistarrer and several of Vaibhav's successful films had only been multistarrers.[5] He went on to direct Aadai (2019), starring Amala Paul. The film released to mixed reviews, but highlighted an important aspect of society.[6][7][8] Kumar was signed as a co-writer to Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master (2021) starring Vijay. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told The Times of India that Kanagaraj is his friend. Kumar started working with Lokesh again as a co-writer for Vijay's 67th film titled tentatively as Leo (2023).[9][10] Then he directed the romantic drama film, 29 (2026).[11]
Filmography
[edit]- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
As film director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bench Talkies | Segment: Madhu | [3] |
| 2017 | Meyaadha Maan | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Director Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer | [3] |
| 2019 | Aadai | [8] | |
| 2022 | Gulu Gulu | [12] | |
| 2026 | 29 | [13] |
As screenwriter
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Master | Dialogues | Cameo appearance as Prisoner. | [14] |
| 2022 | Vikram | Dialogues | ||
| 2023 | Leo | Co-writer | ||
| 2025 | Coolie | Co-writer | Opted out after final script writing | [15] |
| 2026 | Sardar 2 † | Co-writer | ||
| Karathey Babu † | Co-writer | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Suganth, M (22 June 2018). "Meyaadha Maan Movie Review {3.5/5}". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
Many scenes go on far longer than they should and make us wish they had been tightly written and edited
- ↑ Srivatsan (19 October 2018). "Meyaadha Maan movie review: Vaibhav's film is Royapuram Ga Na Land". India Today.
- 1 2 3 "Small film steps, and then a giant leap to tinsel town". The Times of India. 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Meyaadha Maan director Rathna Kumar: I wouldn't call releasing a film along with Mersal a gamble". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2017.
- ↑ Cr, Sharanya. "People who thought I was good only in multistarrers have accepted me as a solo lead: Vaibhav". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Aadai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Aadai by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Kumar, Pradeep (20 July 2019). "'Aadai' review: Amala Paul elevates a weakly-scripted film". The Hindu.
- 1 2 Lakshmi, V. "Amala Paul's character is a metaphor that relates to the society: Rathna Kumar". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 fame Janany as Vijay's romantic interest and Azeem as Villain makes movie debut in Thalapathy 67". The Times of India. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ↑ "'Aadai' director Rathna Kumar joins Thalapathy 64". The Times of India. 4 October 2019.
- ↑ "'29' movie review: Rathna Kumar's romance drama has its heart in the right place". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Director Rathnakumar's film with Santhanam titled 'Gulu Gulu'". DT Next. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
- ↑ தினத்தந்தி (10 December 2025). "ரத்னகுமாரின் புதுப்பட டைட்டில், பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "Vijay sir's attitude in 'Master' is like nothing you have seen in his other films: Rathna Kumar". New Indian Express. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Bala, Ramesh. "Ramesh Bala on X". X. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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