Rathna Kumar

Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing Meyaadha Maan (2017), which released to Positive reviews by critics.[1][2]

Rathna Kumar
Born
R. M. Rathna Kumar
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, Film writer
Notable work
Meyaadha Maan

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).[3][4] 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.[5] He went on to direct Aadai (2019), starring Amala Paul. The film released to mixed reviews, but highlighted an important aspect of society.[6][7][8] Kumar was signed as a co-writer to Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told The Times of India that Kanagaraj is his friend.[9][10]

Filmography
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

As director and writer
Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2015Bench TalkiesYesYesSegment: Madhu[3]
2017Meyaadha MaanYesYesNominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Director
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer		[3]
2019AadaiYesYes[8]
2020MasterNoYesAlso actor[11]

References
  1. "Meyaadha Maan Review {3.5/5}: Many scenes go on far longer than they should and make us wish they had been tightly written and edited". The Times of India.
  2. ChennaiOctober 19, Srivatsan; August 1, 2017UPDATED:; Ist, 2018 16:44. "Meyaadha Maan movie review: Vaibhav's film is Royapuram Ga Na Land". India Today.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Small film steps, and then a giant leap to tinsel town; Trichy News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Meyaadha Maan director Rathna Kumar: I wouldn't call releasing a film along with Mersal a gamble". Hindustan Times. November 1, 2017.
  5. "People who thought I was good only in multistarrers have accepted me as a solo lead: Vaibhav - Times of India". 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 (July 20, 2019). "'Aadai' review: Amala Paul elevates a weakly-scripted film". The Hindu.
  8. "Amala Paul's character is a metaphor that relates to the society: Rathna Kumar - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. "'Aadai' director Rathna Kumar joins Thalapathy 64 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. "Rathna Kumar, co-writer of Vijay's 'Master', reveals an interval block, fans get irritated - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. "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.
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