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A. B. Raj
Born
Antony Basker Raj

(1925-04-21)21 April 1925
Died23 August 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 95)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupation(s)Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Years active1951–1986
RelativesSaranya Ponvannan (daughter)[2]

Antony Basker Raj (21 April 1925 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj in Sinhala cinema, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese (Sinhala) movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 till 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. He was the father of National Award-winning actress Saranya Ponvannan. She is a leading actress in Tamil cinema. A. B. Raj was the Second Unit Assistant Director of The Bridge on the River Kwai by David Lean

Filmography

Tamil movies

Sinhala movies

  • Prema Tharagaya (1953)
  • Ahankara Sthree (1954)
  • Perakadoru Bena (1955)
  • Ramyalatha (1956)
  • Sohoyuro (1958)
  • Vana Mohini (1958)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Noted film director AB Raj (Raj Antony Bhaskar) passed away". Kerala Kaumudi. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ Nadar, A Ganesh (21 June 2011). "I never expected the National Award". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[1]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)