A. M. Rathnam is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu
cinema and Tamil cinema. 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). 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.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. In 2012, he built a temple for Shirdi Sai Baba at his
office in Valasaravakkam.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 â€" 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. A. M. Rathnam Top Movies & Young Movies