Rajasekhar (director)
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Rajashekar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | Chennai |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1978 –1991 |
Rajashekar, often credited in Movie title credits as "Rajashekar B.Sc." sans initials, was a notable Indian film director and producer of Kollywood during the 1980s. He also directed movies in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
Career
Rajashekar was born in Nattarasankottai in then Ramanathapuram district and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. He made his debut as director with the 1980 Kannada movie Hunnimeya Rathriyalli.He was a director of 1980s and his major works were with Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan. Almost all of Rajnikanth's mid to late 80s films like Thambikku Entha Ooru, Padikkadavan, Maapillai and Dharma Dorai were directed by Rajasekhar. He was also the director of Kamal Haasan movies Vikram, the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of ₹1 crore and Kakki Chattai. He also directed Malaiyoor Mambattiyan and Maaveeran. He also directed Vijaykanth movie Eetti and Cooliekkaran.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hunnimeya Rathriyalli | Kannada | Remade as Punnami Naagu and Jeene Ki Arzoo |
| 1980 | Punnami Naagu | Telugu | Remake of Hunnimeya Rathriyalli |
| 1981 | Jeene Ki Arzoo | Hindi | Remake of Hunnimeya Rathriyalli |
| 1981 | Kanneer Pookkal | Tamil | |
| 1982 | Amma | Tamil | |
| 1983 | Malaiyoor Mambattiyan | Tamil | Remade as Gangvaa and Mambattiyan |
| 1984 | Thambikku Entha Ooru | Tamil | Remade in Kannada as Anjada Gandu |
| 1984 | Gangvaa | Hindi | Remake of Malaiyoor Mambattiyan |
| 1985 | Eetti | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Padikkadavan | Tamil | Remake of Khud-Daar |
| 1985 | Kaakki Sattai | Tamil | Inspiration for Guru |
| 1986 | Vikram | Tamil | Based on novel of same name by Sujatha Rangarajan |
| 1986 | Kanmaniye Pesu | Tamil | Remake of Baseraa |
| 1986 | Murattuk Karangal | Tamil | |
| 1986 | Kalamellam Unn Madiyil | Tamil | |
| 1986 | Lakshmi Vandhachu | Tamil | Remake of Khubsoorat |
| 1986 | Maaveeran | Tamil | Remake of Mard |
| 1987 | Cooliekkaran | Tamil | Remake of Kaalia |
| 1988 | Kazhugumalai Kallan | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Paatti Sollai Thattathe | Tamil | Remade as Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata |
| 1989 | Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata | Telugu | Remake of Paatti Sollai Thattathe |
| 1989 | Mappillai | Tamil | Remake of Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu |
| 1989 | Karunguyil Kundram | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Pudhu Varisu | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Dharma Dorai | Tamil | Remake of Kannada movie Deva |
Death
Director Rajashekar died due to accident while returning home after the 100th day celebration of his last film Dharma Durai.
References
External links
- Rajashekar at IMDb
- Remembering Rajasekhar... | The Auteur http://theauteur.in/remembering-rajasekhar/
- Rajasekhar - Andru Kanda Mugam (Wordpress) https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/rajasekhar-director/
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