
It also emerged a high commercial success, running successfully for more than one year in theatres. The film won prizes at major film award ceremonies in India, including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, among others, whilst being screened at several international film festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema as well. Priyamani was awarded National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Muththazhagu in that year. After two years of making, the film was released on 23 February 2007 and received universal critical acclaim. Paruthiveeran was entirely shot in Madurai and its surroundings. Produced by Studio Green, it features a soundtrack and score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Ramji and editing by Raja Mohammad. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the title character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan, Ganja Karuppu, Sampath Raj, and Sujatha Sivakumar playing supporting roles. Hero of Paruthiyur) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language period romantic drama film written and directed by Ameer. Ameer has expressed strong support to Eelam Tamils right to self-determination and the independence of Tamil Eelam.Paruthiveeran ( transl. Other Film directors such as Balu Mahendra, Bhagyaraj, Cheran, R K Selvamani, V Sekar, Bala, Rajkapoor, lyricists Arivumathi, Snehan and others waited from 8 am for the two directors' release.

The two were later released on bail with the help of their assistant directors, Bharathiraja, and actor R. 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. The rally was part of statewide protests across Tamil Nadu in 2008 condemning Sri Lanka. Being a Tamil activist, he took part in a film rally condemning state atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka, organised by director Bharathiraja, also a Tamil activist, and other prominent Tamil directors, actors, and producers. Filmography YearĪnanda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor Ameer's next film is titled Jihad of which is his own, and is a love story. He did his fourth directorial, Aadhi Bhagavan, featuring Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra in the lead roles, released 2013 for positive reviews. 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 Netpac Special Mention award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Paruthiveeran remains Ameer's most acclaimed work, having received six Filmfare Awards South including the Best Film and Best Director trophies, two National Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Vijay Awards. Karthi as well as Priyamani, who performed the female lead, won several notable prizes for their performances. 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. It also became Jeeva's first successful film in the film industry, who till then had appeared in two unsuccessful home productions only. The film, which revolves around an autistic teenager, portrayed by Jiiva, who is highly attached to his mother, but becomes suspected of having murdered her, received critical acclaim, with Jeeva and the film's composer Yuvan Shankar Raja winning awards at the 2005 Cyprus International Film Festival. His second directorial was the mystery thriller Raam, which he produced himself and released A three years later. The same year, he began his own production company, Teamwork Production House. The film starred Suriya in the lead and became Trisha Krishnan's first release featuring her in a leading role. Shortly after, he directed his first film, the romantic comedy Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002). He initially studied economics and worked as an entrepreneur before starting to work as an assistant director to Tamil filmmaker Bala on his award-winning film Sethu in 1999 and Nandha in 2001.

Ameer Sultan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu India.
