Rathna Kumar

Rathna Kumar

History

Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing Meyaadha Maan (2017). 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. Regarding his decision of becoming a writer from a director, Kumar told The Times of India that Kanagaraj is his friend.

Profile

Rathna Kumar

Movies

Leo
Dialogue
A seemingly gentle family man reveals a history of violence when a murderous gang arrive at his cafe.
Gulu Gulu
Lyricist
A travel junkie with no one particular identity to himself creates a chaos when he sets out to help a group to rescue their friend.
Gulu Gulu
Director
A travel junkie with no one particular identity to himself creates a chaos when he sets out to help a group to rescue their friend.
Gulu Gulu
Writer
A travel junkie with no one particular identity to himself creates a chaos when he sets out to help a group to rescue their friend.
Vikram
Dialogue
Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following down this path will lead to nothing but war between everyone involved.
Master
Prisoner
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.
Master
Dialogue
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.
Aadai
Lyricist
A free-spirited girl gets the shock of her life when she finds herself naked in an abandoned building after a late-night party.
Aadai
Writer
A free-spirited girl gets the shock of her life when she finds herself naked in an abandoned building after a late-night party.
Aadai
Director
A free-spirited girl gets the shock of her life when she finds herself naked in an abandoned building after a late-night party.
Meyaadha Maan
Lyricist
A youngster who loves a girl tries to commit suicide and to dissuade him, his friend reaches out to the girl, setting in motion events that unexpectedly turn out to be life changing.
Meyaadha Maan
Story
A youngster who loves a girl tries to commit suicide and to dissuade him, his friend reaches out to the girl, setting in motion events that unexpectedly turn out to be life changing.
Meyaadha Maan
Screenplay
A youngster who loves a girl tries to commit suicide and to dissuade him, his friend reaches out to the girl, setting in motion events that unexpectedly turn out to be life changing.
Meyaadha Maan
Director
A youngster who loves a girl tries to commit suicide and to dissuade him, his friend reaches out to the girl, setting in motion events that unexpectedly turn out to be life changing.
Bench Talkies
Writer
Bench Talkies is a compilation of six films from six filmmakers. The one recognizable name is, of course, Karthik Subbaraj, while the others are all aspiring directors. The films deal with various subjects and are in different genres and are of varying quality.
Bench Talkies
Director
Bench Talkies is a compilation of six films from six filmmakers. The one recognizable name is, of course, Karthik Subbaraj, while the others are all aspiring directors. The films deal with various subjects and are in different genres and are of varying quality.
Snehavin Kadhalarkal
Snehavin Kadhalarkal tells the story of Sneha (Advaitha) and her journey where she comes across several interesting male personalities and how she finally finds her true love.