A. M. Rathnam

A. M. Rathnam is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema.[1][2] Under the gamut of Sri Surya Movies Entertainment, Hyderabad, a movie production house owned by him, he has produced blockbusters in Telugu such as Karthavyam (1990), Peddarikam (1992), Sneham Kosam (1999) and Kushi (2001).[3] He ventured into Tamil cinema in 1996 with the blockbuster Indian, which was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards. He then produced films such as Kushi, Run, Boys, Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Dhool, Ghilli, 7G Rainbow Colony, Arrambam, Bangaram, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam.[4]

A. M. Rathnam
OccupationProducer
director
ChildrenJyothi Krishna
Ravi Krishna
AwardsFilmfare Awards South

Personal life

Rathnam was born in Buchireddypalem of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Rathnam has two sons, director and actor Jyothi Krishna and actor Ravi Krishna. Jyothi Krishna's directorial debut Enakku 20 Unakku 18 and its Telugu version, as well as Ravi Krishna's first four films, that also include Jyothi Krishna's second directorial venture Kedi, were all produced by Rathnam himself.[5] In 2012, he built a temple for Shirdi Sai Baba at his office in Valasaravakkam.[1][6]

Career

Ratnam started his career as a make-up man for superstar actress Vijayashanti. Being the Executive Producer for the actress, he produced his first film Karthavyam, in 1990. Vijayashanti won the National Award for the Best Actress for this film. He made films with Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi and many other actors. He later began producing films in Tamil and Hindi as well, dubbing and releasing several films in other languages. He went on to finance Shankar's Indian, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil and was later submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Nayak: The Real Hero and Sneham Kosam starring Chiranjeevi.

Rathnam produced the Tamil romance film Kushi, starring Vijay and its same-titled Telugu remake the following year, starring Pawan Kalyan, both of which were directed by S. J. Surya and became highly successful.[7] During the early 1990s, he directed two films Peddarikam and Sankalpam in Telugu.[7] He has also written the screenplay for the film Naaga.[8] Later, he changed the name of his production company from Sri Surya Movies Entertainment to Shri Sai Raam Creations, which is now headed by S. Aishwarya. He had done three consecutive films with Ajith Kumar such as Arrambam, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam, all of which were huge success.

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Others

Filmography
Producer
Year Film Language Notes
1990KarthavyamTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu
1992PeddarikamTeluguAlso Screenplay & Direction
1993AasayamTelugu
1994TejasviniHindi
1995SankalpamTeluguAlso Screenplay & Direction
1996IndianTamilFilmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil
Dubbed into Telugu as Bharateeyudu
1998NatpukkagaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
1998Ellame En PondattithaanTamil
1999Sneham KosamTelugu
1999Kadhalar DhinamTamilDubbed into Hindi as Dil Hi Dil Mein and Telugu as Premikula Roju
2000KushiTamil
2001KhushiTelugu
2001Nayak: The Real HeroHindi
2002RunTamilDubbed into Telugu as same title
2003Enakku 20 Unakku 18Tamil
2003Nee Manasu Naaku TelusuTelugu
2003DhoolTamil
2003NaagaTeluguAlso Screenplay
2003BoysTamil
2004KovilTamil
2004GhilliTamil
20047G Rainbow ColonyTamilDubbed and released in Telugu as 7G Brundavan Colony
2005SukranTamilOnly Distribution
2005Ponniyin SelvanTamil
2005SivakasiTamil
2006BangaramTelugu
2006KediTamil25th Film
2006DharmapuriTamil
2008BheemaaTamil
2013ArrambamTamil
2015Yennai ArindhaalTamil
2015VedalamTamil
2017OxygenTelugualso screenplay
2017KaruppanTamil
2021PSPK27Telugu
Distributor

References
  1. V Lakshmi (5 May 2012). "A M Rathnam builds temple". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. palPalani (29 September 2011). "Ajith-Vishnuvardhan-A.M Rathnam project confirmed". Southdreamz.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. "A.m. Rathnam photos, videos, latest news, A.m. Rathnam wallpapers". ApunKaChoice.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. S. R. Ashok Kumar (20 July 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Showbitz: Lean and mean". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. "Video : Producer A.M.Rathnam Speaks About Ajith Kumar". Star Ajith. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. "Ajith at Ratnam's Sai Baba temple". Sify.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 12 June 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  8. "Telugu Cinema – Review – Naaga – NTR, Sadaf, Jennifer, Raghuvaran, Rajan P Dev, Rambha – AM Ratnam". Idlebrain.com. 10 January 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  9. http:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south
  10. "Kamal wins 17th Film fare award for role in Indian". The Economic Times. 9 July 1997. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
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