Rajkumar Periasamy
Indian film director
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Rajkumar Periasamy is an Indian film director known for his work in Tamil film industry.
Screenwriter
Rajkumar Periasamy | |
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| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
He won the National Film Award for best direction at the 72nd National Film Awards.[1]
Career
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).[2] In 2024, he wrote and directed Amaran, which was produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International.[3][4] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rangoon | [6] | |
| 2024 | Amaran | National Film Award for Best Director SIIMA Award for Best Director – Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil |
[7] |
| 2026 | Om † | Filming |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film Name | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | SIIMA | Best Director — Tamil | Amaran | Won | |
| 2025 | FILMFARE | Best Director — Tamil | Amaran | Won | |
| 2026 | National Film Awards | Best Direction | Amaran | Won | [8] |