Rajashekar (director)

Rajashekar, often credited 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.

Not to be confused with S. Rajasekar.

Rajashekar
Born
Nattarasankottai
OccupationDirector, Screenwriter
Years active1978 - 1991

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
YearFilmLanguageNotes
1980Hunnimeya RathriyalliKannada
1981Punnami NaaguTelugu
1981Kanneer PookkalTamil
1981Jeene Ki ArzooHindi
1982AmmaTamil
1983Malaiyoor MambattiyanTamilRemade as Gangvaa and Mambattiyan
1984Thambikku Entha OoruTamilRemade in Kannada as Anjada Gandu
1984GangvaaHindiRemake of Malaiyoor Mambattiyan
1985EettiTamil
1985PadikkadavanTamilRemake of Khud-Daar
1985Kaakki SattaiTamilInspiration for Guru
1986VikramTamilBased on novel of same name by Sujatha
1986Kanmaniye PesuTamilRemake of Baseraa
1986Murattuk KarangalTamil
1986Kalamellam Unn MadiyilTamil
1986Lakshmi VandhachuTamilRemake of Khubsoorat
1986MaaveeranTamilRemake of Mard
1987CooliekkaranTamilRemake of Kaalia
1988Kazhugumalai KallanTamil
1988Paatti Sollai ThattatheTamilRemade as Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata
1989Bamma Maata Bangaru BaataTeluguRemake of Paatti Sollai Thattathe
1989MappillaiTamilRemake of Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu
1989Karunguyil KundramTamil
1990Pudhu VarisuTamil
1991Dharma DuraiTamilRemake of Deva
Last movie.[1]

Death

He died in 1991 in a car accident. He died shortly after the release off his last film Dharma Durai starring famous actor Rajinikanth and Gautami.[2]

References
  1. "Remembering Rajasekhar…". The Auteur. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Remembering Rajasekhar…". The Auteur. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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