R. Krishnamoorthy was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked on Tamil films. Most active in the 1980s, he is best known for directing

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...

in '' Billa'' (1980) and

Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...

in '' Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982).

Career

Throughout his career, Krishnamoorthy regularly worked on productions by K. Balaji,

Suresh Balaje Suresh Balaji is an Indian film producer, primarily working in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the son of producer and actor K. Balaji. He has produced films such as '' Billa'', ''Vazhvey Maayam'', ''Gandharvam'', '' Ulladakkam'', '' 13 B'', ...

and their Suresh Arts banner. The success of the film '' Billa'' (1980) starring

, prompted the director to become widely dubbed as "Billa" Krishnamoorthy in the film industry. He later went on to collaborate again with Rajinikanth in ''

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'' (1981), while making successful films such as '' Savaal'' (1981) and '' Vaazhvey Maayam'' (1982) with

. In the 1980s, he made several films with

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

or his son

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, including '' Neethibathi'' (1983), '' Thiruppam'' (1984) and ''Nyaayam'' (1984).

Filmography

;Director

References

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