A. M. Rathnam
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A. M. Rathnam is an Indian film producer, lyricist, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Under Sri Surya Movies Entertainment, a movie production house he owns in Hyderabad, he has produced blockbusters in Telugu such as Karthavyam (1990), Peddarikam (1992), Sneham Kosam (1999), and Kushi (2001). He ventured into Tamil cinema in 1996 with the blockbuster Indian, which was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. He then produced films such as Natpukkaga, Kadhalar Dhinam, Kushi, Run, Dhool, Kovil, Ghilli, 7G Rainbow Colony, Sivakasi, Dharmapuri, Arrambam, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam.
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Born
Arani Muni RatnamBuchireddypalem, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
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Children
Jyothi KrishnaRavi Krishna
Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Honours
Kalaimamani 2018
Tables
· Filmography › As producer
1989
Dharma Yuddham
Role(s)
Telugu
1994
Tejasvini
Role(s)
Hindi
1996
Role(s)
Tamil
Notes
Filmfare Award for Best Film – TamilCinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil; Dubbed into Hindi as Hindustani and Telugu as Bharateeyudu
1999
Role(s)
Tamil
Notes
Dubbed into Hindi as Dil Hi Dil Mein and Telugu as Premikula Roju
2003
Role(s)
Bilingual in Telugu as Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu
2004
Role(s)
Remake of Okkadu
Role(s)
Bilingual in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony
2026
7/G Rainbow Colony 2 †
Role(s)
Tamil
Notes
Bilingual in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony 2
| Year | Film | Language | Notes | Production company |
| 1989 | Dharma Yuddham | Telugu | Bhageeratha Art Pictures | |
| 1990 | Karthavyam | Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu | Sri Surya Movies | |
| 1992 | Peddarikam | Also Screenplay & Direction; Remake of Godfather | ||
| 1993 | Aasayam | |||
| 1994 | Tejasvini | Hindi | Chandra-Surya Movies Pvt. Ltd | |
| 1995 | Sankalpam | Telugu | Also Screenplay & Direction; Remake of Mithunam | Surya Chitra |
| 1996 | Indian | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Film – TamilCinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil; Dubbed into Hindi as Hindustani and Telugu as Bharateeyudu | Sri Surya Movies |
| 1998 | Natpukkaga | Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil | ||
| Ellame En Pondattithaan | ||||
| 1999 | Sneham Kosam | Telugu | Remake of Natpukkaga | |
| Kadhalar Dhinam | Tamil | Dubbed into Hindi as Dil Hi Dil Mein and Telugu as Premikula Roju | ||
| 2000 | Kushi | |||
| 2001 | Khushi | Telugu | ||
| Nayak: The Real Hero | Hindi | Remake of Mudhalvan | ||
| 2002 | Run | Tamil | Dubbed into Telugu with the same title | |
| 2003 | Dhool | |||
| Naaga | Telugu | Also Screenplay | ||
| Boys | Tamil | Dubbed into Telugu as same title | ||
| Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Bilingual in Telugu as Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu | |||
| 2004 | Kovil | |||
| Ghilli | Remake of Okkadu | |||
| 7/G Rainbow Colony | Bilingual in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony | |||
| 2005 | Ponniyin Selvan | |||
| Sivakasi | ||||
| 2006 | Bangaram | Telugu | ||
| Kedi | Tamil | |||
| Dharmapuri | ||||
| 2008 | Bheemaa | |||
| 2013 | Arrambam | Sri Sathya Sai Movies | ||
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Sri Sai Raam Creations | ||
| Vedalam | ||||
| 2017 | Karuppan | |||
| Oxygen | Telugu | |||
| 2023 | Rules Ranjann | Starlight Entertainment | ||
| 2025 | Hari Hara Veera Mallu | Mega Surya Production | ||
| 2026 | 7/G Rainbow Colony 2 † | Tamil | Bilingual in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony 2 | Sri Surya Movies |
References
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/A-M-Rathnam-builds-temple/articleshow/12996509.cms
- "Ajith-Vishnuvardhan-A.M Rathnam project confirmed"https://web.archive.org/web/20120904133708/http://www.southdreamz.com/2011/09/ajith-vishnuvardhan-a-m-rathnam-project-confirmed.html
- "A.m. Rathnam photos, videos, latest news, A.m. Rathnam wallpapers"https://web.archive.org/web/20120626133840/http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/a.m._rathnam/
- The Hinduhttps://archive.today/20130203220733/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3662213.ece
- "Video : Producer A.M.Rathnam Speaks About Ajith Kumar"http://www.starajith.com/latest-news/video-producer-a-m-rathnam-speaks-about-ajith-kumar/
- Sifyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140531205253/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajith-at-ratnam-s-sai-baba-temple-news-tamil-mfhkHKhfdjb.html?ref=false
- "Telugu Cinema Etc"http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_amratnam.html
- "Telugu Cinema – Review – Naaga – NTR, Sadaf, Jennifer, Raghuvaran, Rajan P Dev, Rambha – AM Ratnam"http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-naaga.html
- http:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south
- The Economic Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20110928001259/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/45330DAF8370E87C652569400062014F
- www.rediff.comhttps://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/oct/15selv.htm