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{{short description|Indian film director and actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ameer Sultan
| image = Ameer at Santhanathevan Movie Launch.jpg
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| caption = Ameer at Santhanathevan Movie Launch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|12|05}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023221224/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=129 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-23 |title=TANTIS |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| birth_name =
| occupation = Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor
| spouse =
| website =
|awards =
}}

'''Ameer Sultan''' (born 5 December 1967) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor, working in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/ameer-sultan/biography.html | title=Exclusive biography of #AmeerSultan and on his life }}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Ameer Sultan was born in [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. He initially studied economics and worked as an entrepreneur before starting to work as an assistant director to Tamil filmmaker [[Bala (director)|Bala]] on his award-winning film ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Nandhaa]]'' in 2001. Shortly after, he directed his first film, the romantic comedy ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]'' (2002). The film starred [[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]] in the lead and became [[Trisha Krishnan]]'s first release featuring her in a leading role. The same year, he began his own production company, Teamwork Production House.

His second directorial was the mystery thriller ''[[Raam (2005 film)|Raam]]'', which he produced himself. It was released three years later, in 2005. The film, which revolves around an [[autistic]] teenager, portrayed by [[Jiiva]], who is highly attached to his mother, but becomes the main suspect in her murder, received critical acclaim, with Jeeva and the film's composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] winning awards at the 2005 [[Cyprus International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/9406.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060404225615/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/9406.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2006 |title=Events – Actor Jeeva Felicitated |website=IndiaGlitz |date=31 March 2006 |access-date=9 January 2011}}</ref> It also became Jeeva's first successful film in the film industry, who till then, had appeared in two unsuccessful home productions only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/01jeeva.htm |title=Jeeva: I risked my life for Dishyum |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=13687281&cid=2409 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012236/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=13687281&cid=2409 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-22 |title=Welcome To |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>

In 2007, he directed the drama ''[[Paruthiveeran]]'' set in a village in [[Tamil Nadu]], which marked the debut of [[Karthi]], younger son of [[Sivakumar]] and brother of [[Suriya]]. Karthi as well as [[Priyamani]], who performed the female lead, won several notable prizes for their performances. ''Paruthiveeran'' remains Ameer's most acclaimed work, having received six [[Filmfare Awards South]] including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director]] trophies, two [[National Film Awards]], two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] and four [[Vijay Awards]]. The film further fetched accolades at international platform, winning the Best Film Award at the [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema]] and [[Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema|Netpac Special Mention award]] at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osians.com/filmhouse/festival/cawards.php|title=OSIAN's|website=www.osians.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/18berlin.htm|title=Paruthiveeran honoured at Berlin Fest|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> His fourth directorial, ''[[Aadhi Bhagavan]]'', starring [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[Neetu Chandra]], released in 2013, to mixed reviews. Later, he win [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor]] for ''[[Vada Chennai]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/video-14939|title = Mass'o'Mass: Dhanush & Ameer Perform VIRAL Vada Chennai Dialog | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018}}</ref> He starred as lead actor in the political drama ''[[Uyir Thamizhukku]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/May/10/uyir-thamizhukku-review-plenty-of-reasons-to-zone-out-in-this-ineffective-political-drama|title = Uyir Thamizhukku Review: Plenty of reasons to zone out in this ineffective political drama}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== As a film director, producer and writer ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="3"| Credited as
! rowspan="2"! style="width:350px;"| Notes
|-
! width=65 | Director
! width=65| Producer
! width=65| Writer
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Also lyricist for "Love All Day" and "Kannil Kanthamey"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Raam (2005 film)|Raam]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Yogi (2009 Tamil film)|Yogi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Aadhi Bhagavan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
|}

=== As an actor ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1999 || ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' || College Student || Uncredited role
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]''|| Peon || Uncredited role
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Yogi (2009 Tamil film)|Yogi]]'' || Yogeshwaran (Yogi) ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' || Himself || Guest appearance
|-
|2018
|''[[Vada Chennai]]'' || Rajan || [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Maaran (2022 film)|Maaran]]'' || Parthiban ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Uyir Thamizhukku]]'' || MGR Pandian ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Bison Kaalamaadan]]'' || Pandiaraja ||
|-
|{{TBA}} || ''Maayavalai'' || Rajan || Guest appearance
|-
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of songs sung by Ameer
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Composer
|-
|2007
|''[[Paruthiveeran]]''
|"Sari Gama Pathani"
| rowspan="2" |[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|-
|2009
|[[Yogi (2009 Tamil film)|''Yogi'']]
|"Seermevum Koovathiley"
|}

== Controversy ==
On 24 October 2008, Ameer was arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-08-04/ameer-24-10-08.html |title=Seeman and Ameer arrested! - Behindwoods.com – director seeman ameer Army Sri Lanka Director Producer Rameswaram Nadigar Sangam President Sarathkumar Rajinikanth Kamal Haasan Aamir Raja Bala K Balachander Bharathiraja S. A. Chandrasekhar Vijaya T. Rajendar K BaghyaRaj gallery wallpaper stills image gallery Tamil Movie Gallery Tamil Movie Stills |website=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}</ref> Being a Tamil activist, he took part in a film rally condemning [[Allegations of state terrorism in Sri Lanka|state atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka]], organised by director [[Bharathiraja]], also a Tamil activist, and other prominent Tamil directors, actors, and producers. The rally was part of statewide protests across [[Tamil Nadu]] in 2008 condemning Sri Lanka. During the rally, Ameer and fellow director [[Seeman]] made speeches criticising the Indian government and expressing support to the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]], a Tamil separatist group on the island and condemning the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102454950600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027121701/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102454950600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 October 2008 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Cases to be filed against Seeman, Ameer | date=24 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ameer-and-seeman-arrested-news-tamil-kkfsIwieejb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012254/http://www.sify.com/movies/ameer-and-seeman-arrested-news-tamil-kkfsIwieejb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-22 |title=Ameer and Seeman arrested |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> The two were later released on bail with the help of their assistant directors, Bharathiraja, and actor [[R. Sarath Kumar]]. Other Film directors such as [[Balu Mahendra]], [[Bhagyaraj]], [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[R K Selvamani]], V Sekar, [[Bala (director)|Bala]], Rajkapoor, lyricists Arivumathi, Snehan and others waited from 8 am for the two directors' release.<ref name="nie">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article289.ece#.UzuyNKiSy4Q | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142946/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article289.ece#.UzuyNKiSy4Q | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 April 2014 | title=Directors' cut: Ameer, Seeman walk out of jail, as role mode | work=Indian Express| access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* 2007 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil]] – ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''
* 2007 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]] – ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''
* 2007 – [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema]] – ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''
* 2007 – [[Berlin International Film Festival]] – Special Mention – ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''
* 2018 – [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – ''[[Vada Chennai]]''

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1417119}}

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