Ameer (director)

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Ameer
Ameer at Santhanathevan Movie Launch.jpg
Born (1967-12-05) 5 December 1967 (age 56)[1]
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, actor

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

Early life and career[edit]

Ameer Sultan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu India. He initially studied economics and worked as an entrepreneur before starting to work as an assistant director to Tamil filmmaker Bala on his award-winning film Sethu in 1999 and Nandha in 2001. Shortly after, he directed his first film, the romantic comedy Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002). The film starred Suriya in the lead and became Trisha 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 thriller Raam, which he produced himself and released A three years later. The film, which revolves around an autistic teenager, portrayed by Jiiva, who is highly attached to his mother, but becomes suspected of having murdered her, received critical acclaim, with Jeeva and the film's composer Yuvan Shankar Raja winning awards at the 2005 Cyprus 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 drama Paruthiveeran set in a village in Tamil Nadu, which marked the debut of Karthi, younger son of Sivakumar and brother of Suriya. Karthi as well as Priyamani, who performed the female lead, won several notable prizes for their performances. Paruthiveeran remains Ameer's most acclaimed work, having received six Filmfare Awards South including the Best Film and Best Director trophies, two National Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Vijay Awards. The film further fetched accolades at international platform, winning the Best Film Award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and Netpac Special Mention award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[6][7] He did his fourth directorial, Aadhi Bhagavan, featuring Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra in the lead roles, released 2013 for positive reviews.

Filmography[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 Red XN 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 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

Controversy[edit]

On 24 October 2008, Ameer was arrested.[8] Being a Tamil activist, he took part in a film rally condemning state atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka, organised by director Bharathiraja, also a Tamil activist, and other prominent Tamil directors, actors, and producers. The rally was part of statewide protests across Tamil Nadu in 2008 condemning Sri Lanka. During the rally, Ameer and fellow director Seeman made speeches criticising the Indian government and expressing support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a Tamil separatist group on the island and condemning the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.[9][10] The two were later released on bail with the help of their assistant directors, Bharathiraja, and actor R. Sarath Kumar. Other Film directors such as Balu Mahendra, Bhagyaraj, Cheran, R K Selvamani, V Sekar, Bala, Rajkapoor, lyricists Arivumathi, Snehan and others waited from 8 am for the two directors' release.[11]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "TANTIS". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Exclusive biography of #AmeerSultan and on his life".
  3. "Events – Actor Jeeva Felicitated". IndiaGlitz. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  4. "Jeeva: I risked my life for Dishyum". Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. "Welcome To". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "OSIAN's". www.osians.com.
  7. "Paruthiveeran honoured at Berlin Fest". www.rediff.com.
  8. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-08-04/ameer-24-10-08.html
  9. "Cases to be filed against Seeman, Ameer". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008.
  10. "Ameer and Seeman arrested". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. "Directors' cut: Ameer, Seeman walk out of jail, as role mode". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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