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New Delhi: Atlee is a popular Indian director, screenwriter writer and film producer who is known for giving some of the best Tamil films to the country. Atlee started his career as an assistant director and two years later made his directorial debut with the movie Raja Raniand from then the director has never looked back.

Atlee has been praised and awarded both on the state and the national level. Today, we have curated a list of the movies directed by him, and if you are someone who hasn’t watched his movies, you can binge them this weekend.

Atlee’s directorial ventures

Atlee’s movies have an audience from across India, he makes movies in the following genres: action thrillers, sports dramas, action family dramas, comedy, and supernatural horror. Let’s have a look at some of his major films.

1. Raja Rani

This movie came out in 2013, and the story revolves around two characters, John and Regina. In this story, the couple had an arranged marriage, they didn’t like each other and were living like strangers for years. Both of them had a past that they got to know about later. The movie shows twists and turns in the couple’s lives, where they start loving one another after knowing the past incidents that happened in their lives. The movie shows how two people who were quite different from each other are united by destiny.

2. Mersal

This movie was released in 2017, and the storyline is about two brothers who are separated by the younger brother’s birth. One of them becomes a doctor, and the other one a magician. Maaran, who is a doctor, fights against corruption, and Vettri is the magician who wants to take revenge. Later, the estranged brothers meet and find out that the truth about their relation. After that, they unite to find out the criminals who killed their parents.

3. Bigil

This movie came out in 2019, and the story revolves around a boy named Michael who gives up on his dream of becoming a footballer after the murder of his father. But a friend of his motivates him to coach a women’s football team. From then on, his life changes. The two-hour 59-minute movie stars Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff and Vijay Joseph. The movie shows how a hopeless boy achieves his dream.

4. AA22

This is the upcoming movie of Atlee and stars Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone. It is a Telugu sci-fi, and the story is said to be rooted in Indian culture. It will be released by 2026. The story is a mythology-based and shows Lord Kartikay’s reunion with his father, Lord Shiva. The movie is directed by Trivikram Srinivas, and Allu Arjun is going to play the role of lord Kartikay, as the speculations suggest.

5. Their

This movie came out in 2016 and shows the story of a police officer who sees his family die due to the enemies he made as a cop. Therefore, he changes his and his daughter’s identity. But the enemies get to learn about his hidden identity and give him a chance to seek revenge. The movie stars Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, and Nainika.

6. Jawan

This 2023 movie revolves around an Indian who has been tortured by a gang of people who have also tormented many other innocent people. The man decides to rectify the wrongs in society. This high-octane action drama stars Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara in the lead roles, along with Yogi Babu, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and many others in supporting roles.

So, these were some of the notable works of Atlee, don’t forget to give them a watch.