Rathna Kumar

Rathna Kumar
Born
R. M. Rathna Kumar
OccupationsFilm director, Screenwriter
Notable workMeyaadha Maan

Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing Meyaadha Maan (2017).

Career

Kumar began his career with the low-budget film Madhu, which was included in an anthology film called Bench Talkies. He later turned the short film into a feature film titled Meyaadha Maan (2017). The film turned out to be a success and an important film in Vaibhav's career because the film was not a multistarrer and several of Vaibhav's successful films had only been multistarrers. He went on to direct Aadai (2019), starring Amala Paul. The film released to mixed reviews, but highlighted an important aspect of society. Kumar was signed as a co-writer to Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master (2021) starring Vijay. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told The Times of India that Kanagaraj is his friend. Kumar started working with Lokesh again as a co-writer for Vijay's 67th film titled tentatively as Leo (2023). Then, he directed the romantic drama film titled 29 (2026).

Filmography

As film director

Year Title Notes Ref.
2015Bench TalkiesSegment: Madhu
2017Meyaadha MaanNominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Director
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer
2019Aadai
2022Gulu Gulu
202629

As screenwriter

Year Title Writer Notes Ref.
2021MasterDialoguesCameo appearance as Prisoner.
2022VikramDialogues
2023LeoCo-writer
2026Sardar 2Co-writer

References

  1. ↑ Suganth, M (22 June 2018). "Meyaadha Maan Movie Review {3.5/5}". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Many scenes go on far longer than they should and make us wish they had been tightly written and edited
  2. ↑ Srivatsan (19 October 2018). "Meyaadha Maan movie review: Vaibhav's film is Royapuram Ga Na Land". India Today.
  3. 1 2 3 "Small film steps, and then a giant leap to tinsel town". The Times of India. 30 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meyaadha Maan director Rathna Kumar: I wouldn't call releasing a film along with Mersal a gamble". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Cr, Sharanya. "People who thought I was good only in multistarrers have accepted me as a solo lead: Vaibhav". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Aadai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Aadai by Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ Kumar, Pradeep (20 July 2019). "'Aadai' review: Amala Paul elevates a weakly-scripted film". The Hindu.
  8. 1 2 Lakshmi, V. "Amala Paul's character is a metaphor that relates to the society: Rathna Kumar". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 fame Janany as Vijay's romantic interest and Azeem as Villain makes movie debut in Thalapathy 67". The Times of India. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "'Aadai' director Rathna Kumar joins Thalapathy 64". The Times of India. 4 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "'29' movie review: Rathna Kumar's romance drama has its heart in the right place". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Director Rathnakumar's film with Santhanam titled 'Gulu Gulu'". DT Next. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
  13. ↑ தினத்தந்தி (10 December 2025). "ரத்னகுமாரின் புதுப்பட டைட்டில், பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Vijay sir's attitude in 'Master' is like nothing you have seen in his other films: Rathna Kumar". New Indian Express. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.