A. M. Rathnam
Born
Arani Muni Ratnam

Buchireddypalem, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Producer
  • lyricist
  • screenwriter
  • director
ChildrenJyothi Krishna
Ravi Krishna
AwardsFilmfare Awards South
HonoursKalaimamani 2018

A. M. Rathnam is an Indian film producer, lyricist, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema.[1][2] Under the gamut of Sri Surya Movies Entertainment, Hyderabad, a movie production house owned by him, he has produced blockbusters in Telugu such as Karthavyam (1990), Peddarikam (1992), Sneham Kosam (1999), and Kushi (2001).[3] He ventured into Tamil cinema in 1996 with the blockbuster Indian, which was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. He then produced films such as Kushi, Run, Boys, Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Dhool, Ghilli, 7G Rainbow Colony, Arrambam, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam.[4]

Personal life

Rathnam was born in Buchireddypalem of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Rathnam has two sons, director and actor Jyothi Krishna and actor Ravi Krishna. Jyothi Krishna's directorial debut Enakku 20 Unakku 18 and its Telugu version, as well as Ravi Krishna's first four films, that also include Jyothi Krishna's second directorial venture Kedi, were all produced by Rathnam himself.[5] In 2012, he built a temple for Shirdi Sai Baba at his office in Valasaravakkam.[1][6]

Career

Ratnam started his career as a make-up man for superstar actress Vijayashanti. Being the Executive Producer for the actress, he produced his first film Karthavyam, in 1990. Vijayashanti won the National Award for the Best Actress for this film. He made films with Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Chiranjeevi, Vikram and many other actors. He later began producing films in Tamil and Hindi as well, dubbing and releasing several films in other languages. He went on to finance Shankar's Indian, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil and was later submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Nayak: The Real Hero and Sneham Kosam starring Chiranjeevi.

Rathnam produced the Tamil romance film Kushi, starring Vijay and its same-titled Telugu remake the following year, starring Pawan Kalyan, both of which were directed by S. J. Surya and became highly successful.[7] Later, he produced two more films, Ghilli and Sivakasi starring Vijay. Both Ghilli and Sivakasi were highly successful at the box office. During the early 1990s, he directed two films Peddarikam and Sankalpam in Telugu.[7] He has also written the screenplay for the film Naaga.[8] Later, he changed the name of his production company from Sri Surya Movies Entertainment to Shri Sai Raam Creations, which is now headed by S. Aishwarya. He had done three films with Ajith Kumar such as Arrambam, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam, all of which were huge success.

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Others

Filmography

Producer
Year Film Language Notes Production Company
1990KarthavyamTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu Sri Surya Movies
1992PeddarikamAlso Screenplay & Direction
1993Aasayam
1994TejasviniHindi
1995SankalpamTeluguAlso Screenplay & Direction
1996IndianTamilFilmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil
Dubbed into Telugu as Bharateeyudu
1998NatpukkagaFilmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
1998Ellame En Pondattithaan
1999Sneham KosamTelugu
1999Kadhalar DhinamTamilDubbed into Hindi as Dil Hi Dil Mein and Telugu as Premikula Roju
2000Kushi
2001KhushiTelugu
2001Nayak: The Real HeroHindi
2002RunTamilDubbed into Telugu as same title
2003Dhool
2003NaagaTeluguAlso Screenplay
2003BoysTamilDubbed into Telugu as same title
2003Enakku 20 Unakku 18
2003Nee Manasu Naaku TelusuTelugu
2004KovilTamil
2004Ghilli
20047G Rainbow ColonyBilingual in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony[11]
2005SukranOnly Distribution
2005Ponniyin Selvan
2005Sivakasi
2006BangaramTelugu
2006KediTamil25th Film
2006Dharmapuri
2008Bheemaa
2013Arrambam Sri Sathya Sai Movies
2015Yennai Arindhaal Sri Sai Raam Creations
2015Vedalam
2017Karuppan
2017OxygenTeluguAlso screenplay
2023Hari Hara Veera MalluTelugu Mega Surya Production
Distributor
Lyricist

References

  1. 1 2 V Lakshmi (5 May 2012). "A M Rathnam builds temple". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ↑ palPalani (29 September 2011). "Ajith-Vishnuvardhan-A.M Rathnam project confirmed". Southdreamz.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "A.m. Rathnam photos, videos, latest news, A.m. Rathnam wallpapers". ApunKaChoice.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (20 July 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Showbitz: Lean and mean". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Video : Producer A.M.Rathnam Speaks About Ajith Kumar". Star Ajith. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ajith at Ratnam's Sai Baba temple". Sify. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 12 June 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Telugu Cinema – Review – Naaga – NTR, Sadaf, Jennifer, Raghuvaran, Rajan P Dev, Rambha – AM Ratnam". Idlebrain.com. 10 January 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  9. ↑ http:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south
  10. ↑ "Kamal wins 17th Film fare award for role in Indian". The Economic Times. 9 July 1997. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "'7-G Rainbow Colony is my story'". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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