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Ameer Sultan

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

Ameer Sultan
Ameer at Santhanathevan Movie Launch
Born
Ameer M.[1]

(1967-12-05) 5 December 1967 (age 58)[1]
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationsFilm director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Early life and career

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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 Nandhaa 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. It was released three years later, in 2005. The film, which revolves around an autistic teenager, portrayed by Jiiva, who is highly attached to his mother, but becomes the main suspect in her murder, received critical acclaim, with Jeeva and the film's composer Yuvan Shankar Raja winning awards at the 2005 Cyprus International Film Festival.[citation needed] It also became Jeeva's first successful film in the film industry, who till then, had appeared in two unsuccessful home productions only.[2][3]

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.[4][5] His fourth directorial, Aadhi Bhagavan, starring Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra, released in 2013. Later, he won the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor for Vada Chennai (2018).[6] He starred as lead actor in the political drama Uyir Thamizhukku (2024).[7]

Filmography

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As a film director, producer and writer

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
2002Mounam PesiyadheGreen tickRed XGreen tickAlso lyricist for "Love All Day" and "Kannil Kanthamey"
2005RaamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
2007ParuthiveeranGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickFilmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2009YogiRed XGreen tickGreen tick
2013Ameerin Aadhi BhagavanGreen tickRed XGreen tick

As an actor

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Year Title Role Notes
1999SethuCollege StudentUncredited role
2002Mounam PesiyadhePeonUncredited role
2009YogiYogeshwaran (Yogi)
2011Yuddham SeiDancerSpecial appearance
2014Ninaithathu YaaroHimselfGuest appearance
2018 Vada ChennaiRajanAnanda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor
2022MaaranParthiban
2024Uyir ThamizhukkuMGR Pandian
2025Bison KaalamaadanPandiaraja
TBAMaayavalaiRajanGuest appearance

Discography

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

Controversy

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On 24 October 2008, Ameer was arrested. 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.[8][9] 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.[10]

Awards

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References

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  1. 1 2 "AMEER.M". Tamilnadu Film Director's Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jeeva: I risked my life for Dishyum". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jeeva". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "OSIAN's". www.osians.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Paruthiveeran honoured at Berlin Fest". www.rediff.com.
  6. ↑ "Mass'o'Mass: Dhanush & Ameer Perform VIRAL Vada Chennai Dialog | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018".
  7. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (10 May 2024). "Uyir Thamizhukku Review: Plenty of reasons to zone out in this ineffective political drama". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cases to be filed against Seeman, Ameer". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Ameer and Seeman arrested". Sify. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Directors' cut: Ameer, Seeman walk out of jail, as role mode". The New Indian Express. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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