Rajkumar Periasamy

Rajkumar Periasamy is an Indian film director known for his work in Tamil cinema.

Rajkumar Periasamy
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	2017–present

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).^[1] In 2024, he wrote and directed Amaran, which was produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International.^[2][3] 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.^[2] 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" (transl. There is no fear) by Bharatiyar.^[3] Following Amaran, Rajkumar announced D55, Dhanush's 55th film, produced by Gopuram Films.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
2017	Rangoon	[5]
2024	Amaran	[6]