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Ameer (director)

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Ameer
Born(1967-12-05)5 December 1967(age 56)[1]
Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Ameer Sultan(born 5 December 1967) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor, working in theTamil film industry.[2]

Early life and career[edit]

Ameer Sultan was born inMadurai,Tamil NaduIndia.He initially studied economics and worked as an entrepreneur before starting to work as an assistant director to Tamil filmmakerBalaon his award-winning filmSethuin 1999 andNandhain 2001. Shortly after, he directed his first film, the romantic comedyMounam Pesiyadhe(2002). The film starredSuriyain the lead and becameTrisha Krishnan's first release featuring her in a leading role. The same year, he began his own production company, Teamwork Production House.

His second directorial was the mystery thrillerRaam,which he produced himself. It was released three years later, in 2005. The film, which revolves around anautisticteenager, portrayed byJiiva,who is highly attached to his mother, but becomes suspected of having murdered her, received critical acclaim, with Jeeva and the film's composerYuvan Shankar Rajawinning awards at the 2005Cyprus International Film Festival.[3]It also became Jeeva's first successful film in the film industry, who till then, had appeared in two unsuccessful home productions only.[4][5]

In 2007, he directed the dramaParuthiveeranset in a village inTamil Nadu,which marked the debut ofKarthi,younger son ofSivakumarand brother ofSuriya.Karthi as well asPriyamani,who performed the female lead, won several notable prizes for their performances.Paruthiveeranremains Ameer's most acclaimed work, having received sixFilmfare Awards Southincluding theBest FilmandBest Directortrophies, twoNational Film Awards,twoTamil Nadu State Film Awardsand fourVijay Awards.The film further fetched accolades at international platform, winning the Best Film Award at theOsian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab CinemaandNetpac Special Mention awardat theBerlin International Film Festival.[6][7]His fourth directorial,Aadhi Bhagavan,starringJayam RaviandNeetu Chandra,released in 2013, to mixed reviews. Later, he winAnanda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting ActorforVada Chennai(2018).[8]He starred as lead actor in the political dramaUyir Thamizhukku(2024).[9]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Film Credited as Role Notes
Director Producer Writer Actor
1999 Sethu Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY College Student Cameo appearance
2002 Mounam Pesiyadhe Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Peon Cameo appearance
2005 Raam Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN
2007 Paruthiveeran Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2009 Yogi Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Yogeshwaran (Yogi)
2011 Yuddham Sei Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Dancer Special appearance
2013 Aadhi Bhagavan Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
2014 Ninaithathu Yaaro Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself Guest appearance
2018 Vada Chennai Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Rajan Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor
2022 Maaran Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Parthiban
2023 Maayavalai Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Rajan Guest appearance
2024 Uyir Thamizhukku Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY MGR Pandian

Discography[edit]

List of songs sung by Ameer
Year Film Song Composer
2007 Paruthiveeran "Sari Gama Pathani" Yuvan Shankar Raja
2009 Yogi "Seermevum Koovathiley"

Controversy[edit]

On 24 October 2008, Ameer was arrested.[10]Being a Tamil activist, he took part in a film rally condemningstate atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka,organised by directorBharathiraja,also a Tamil activist, and other prominent Tamil directors, actors, and producers. The rally was part of statewide protests acrossTamil Naduin 2008 condemning Sri Lanka. During the rally, Ameer and fellow directorSeemanmade speeches criticising the Indian government and expressing support to theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam,a Tamil separatist group on the island and condemning the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.[11][12]The two were later released on bail with the help of their assistant directors, Bharathiraja, and actorR. Sarath Kumar.Other Film directors such asBalu Mahendra,Bhagyaraj,Cheran,R K Selvamani,V Sekar,Bala,Rajkapoor, lyricists Arivumathi, Snehan and others waited from 8 am for the two directors' release.[13]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"TANTIS".Archived fromthe originalon 23 October 2012.Retrieved22 April2018.
  2. ^"Exclusive biography of #AmeerSultan and on his life".
  3. ^"Events – Actor Jeeva Felicitated".IndiaGlitz.31 March 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 4 April 2006.Retrieved9 January2011.
  4. ^"Jeeva: I risked my life for Dishyum".Rediff.com.Retrieved22 April2018.
  5. ^"Welcome To".Sify.Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2012.Retrieved22 April2018.
  6. ^"OSIAN's".www.osians.com.
  7. ^"Paruthiveeran honoured at Berlin Fest".www.rediff.com.
  8. ^"Mass'o'Mass: Dhanush & Ameer Perform VIRAL Vada Chennai Dialog | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018".
  9. ^"Uyir Thamizhukku Review: Plenty of reasons to zone out in this ineffective political drama".
  10. ^"Seeman and Ameer arrested! - Behindwoods.com – director seeman ameer Army Sri Lanka Director Producer Rameswaram Nadigar Sangam President Sarathkumar Rajinikanth Kamal Haasan Aamir Raja Bala K Balachander Bharathiraja S. A. Chandrasekhar Vijaya T. Rajendar K BaghyaRaj gallery wallpaper stills image gallery Tamil Movie Gallery Tamil Movie Stills".Behindwoods.com.Retrieved9 August2022.
  11. ^"Cases to be filed against Seeman, Ameer".The Hindu.Chennai, India. 24 October 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2008.
  12. ^"Ameer and Seeman arrested".Sify.Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2012.Retrieved22 April2018.
  13. ^"Directors' cut: Ameer, Seeman walk out of jail, as role mode".Indian Express.Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2014.Retrieved2 April2014.

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