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


Career

Rajkumar made his directorial debut with the film ''Rangoon'' (2017), which was produced by
AR Murugadoss Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadoss, () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He is best known for directin ...
, after working as an associate director for ''
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'' (2012). In 2024, he wrote and directed ''Amaran'', which was produced by
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under
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. The movie features Sivakarthikeyan in the role of a soldier and is based on the book ''India’s Most Fearless'' by
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and Rahul Singh. 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" () by
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. Following ''Amaran'', Rajkumar announced ''D55'',
Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...
's 55th film, produced by
Gopuram Films A ''gopuram'' or ''gopura'' (Tamil: கோபுரம், Telugu: గోపురం, Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ, Malayalam: ഗോപുരം) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the South In ...
.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Periasamy, Rajkumar Date of birth missing (living people) Tamil film directors 21st-century Indian people Living people