Rajasekhar (director)

Not to be confused with S. Rajasekar.

Subramanian (died 1991), known professionally as Rajasekhar (/rɑːdʒəseɪkər/) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who was active mainly in Tamil cinema during the 1980s. He also directed films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Rajasekhar
Born	Subramanian Nattarasankottai, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1977–1991
Children	2

Early life and career

Rajasekhar was born as Subramanian in Nattarasankottai in the then Ramanathapuram district and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. Prior to his entry in films, he was working in government department and few people encouraged him to write scripts as they felt he had a creator in him thus he wrote story for the 1977 release Naam Pirandha Mann. It was Rajinikanth who gave Subramanian the name Rajasekhar.^[1] He worked as assistant director to M. A. Kaja and Rama Narayanan.^[2] He made his directorial debut with Hunnimeya Rathriyalli in Kannada based on their story while Kanneer Pookkal was his debut in Tamil.^[3]

Rajasekhar frequently collaborated with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. With the former he directed Gangvaa, Thambikku Entha Ooru, Padikkadavan, Maaveeran Maapillai and Dharma Durai; with the latter he directed Kaakki Sattai and Vikram. Rajasekhar's other major credits include Malaiyoor Mambattiyan, Eetti, Cooliekkaran, Paatti Sollai Thattathe and its Telugu remake Baamma Maata Bangaru Baata.

Filmography

Films directed

Year	Film	Language
1980	Hunnimeya Rathriyalli	Kannada
1981	Punnami Naagu	Telugu
1981	Kanneer Pookkal	Tamil
1981	Jeene Ki Arzoo	Hindi
1982	Amma	Tamil
1983	Malaiyoor Mambattiyan	Tamil
1984	Thambikku Entha Ooru	Tamil
1984	Gangvaa	Hindi
1985	Eetti	Tamil
1985	Padikkadavan	Tamil
1985	Kaakki Sattai	Tamil
1986	Vikram	Tamil
1986	Kanmaniye Pesu	Tamil
1986	Murattu Karangal	Tamil
1986	Kalamellam Unn Madiyil	Tamil
1986	Lakshmi Vandhachu	Tamil
1986	Maaveeran	Tamil
1987	Cooliekkaran	Tamil
1988	Kazhugumalai Kallan	Tamil
1988	Paatti Sollai Thattathe	Tamil
1989	Baamma Maata Bangaru Baata	Telugu
1989	Mappillai	Tamil
1989	Karunguyil Kundram	Tamil
1990	Pudhu Varisu	Tamil
1991	Dharma Durai	Tamil

Written only

• Naam Pirandha Mann (1977)
• Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (1979)

Personal life

Rajasekhar was married, and has a daughter and a son. Rajasekhar died in 1991, shortly after the release of his last film Dharma Durai at the age of 43.^[1][4][5]

References

1. "பிசினஸ் வுமனாக ஜொலிக்கும் ரஜினி, கமல் இயக்குநரின் மகள்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. "தம்பிக்கு எந்த ஊரு – 39 ஆண்டுகள்!". Minnambalam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
3. "இப்படி செய்யாதீங்க… எல்லோர் முன்னாடியும் அசிங்கமா போயிடும்!. விஜயகாந்த் படத்தில் தயாரிப்பாளர் செய்த வேலை…". CineReporters (in Tamil). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
4. "Remembering Rajasekhar…". The Auteur. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. "அவர் ஒரு பொன்மாலைப் பொழுது" [He is a golden twilight time]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

External links

• Rajasekhar at IMDb