Rajkumar Periasamy is an Indian film director known for his work in Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for best direction at the 72nd National Film Awards.
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). In 2024, he wrote and directed Amaran, which was produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International. 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. 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 Bharatiyar.
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.
Filmography +YearTitleNotesRef.2017Rangoon 2024Amaran2026Filming
Awards Year Award Category Film Result 2025South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – TamilAmaranFilmfare Awards SouthBest Director – Tamil2026National Film AwardsBest Direction
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