B. Babusivan (4 November 1964 - 16 September 2020) was an Indian

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and screenwriter of

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. He initially began his career as an assistant director to film director

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. In 2009, Babusivan became independent director in '' Vettaikaaran'' starring Vijay,

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and

Srihari Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was born ...

. After a long interval in 2019, B. Babusivan made his re-entry in

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taking over

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, a Sun TV serial. Babusivan died on September 16, 2020.

Filmography

Films Serials

References

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