Rajkumar Periasamy

The idea for Amaran took root in 2014, Rajkumar Periasamy has said, when he saw footage of Major Mukund singing "Achamillai Achamillai", the Bharatiyar song. He wrote and directed the film for Raaj Kamal Films International, Kamal Haasan's production house, and it won him Best Direction at the 72nd National Film Awards. Released in 2024, Amaran stars Sivakarthikeyan as an army officer and is based on India's Most Fearless, a book by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh. A Tamil-language filmmaker who writes and directs his own projects, Rajkumar trained as associate director on Thuppakki (2012). His directorial debut was Rangoon in 2017, produced by AR Murugadoss. His third film as writer-director is OM – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood, Dhanush's 55th film, with Mammootty as Burma Karthikeyan, a smuggler known as Siya. Dhanush's company Wunderbar Films is backing it with RTake Studios, Sai Abhyankkar has composed the songs, and the release is currently set for 20 November 2026.