Raja Krishnamoorthy, popularly known as Kitty is an Indian director,

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and

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, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. Notable also for his work in Telugu,

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, and

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, he directed the film '' Dasarathan'' (1993). He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's '' Nayakan'', released in 1987.

Early life

He was born and brought up in Bombay (now Mumbai). He worked as Union General Secretary while studying college, his principal recommended him to pursue management course. He subsequently studied on Bajaj institute and become an HR. He then shifted to Chennai and worked as manager at Chola Hotel and was therefore known as "Chola" Krishnamurthy. He wrote short stories for ''Saavi'' magazine through which he gained friendship with

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 ...

and Mani Ratnam. He briefly worked as General Manager at Enfield which he quit to pursue acting as a career. Ratnam recommended Kitty to join as assistant director for ''Nayakan'' (1987) while also playing a small role in it. He played negative roles in ''Soora Samharam'' and ''Sathya'' both starring Haasan. He has done his masters in management studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,

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, 1975. He started with Mukund Iron & Steel as Management Trainee and Personnel Officer; he was with ITC Welcome Group as Personnel Manager and Regional Personnel Manager, and subsequently, with Enfield India Limited as General Manager (

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). Between June 2000 and March 2002, he worked actively with Polaris Software Lab Ltd., an organization of 2600 people, as consultant and President of Human Resources. From July 2002 to August 2005, he was leading the Consulting and training Division, as Principal Consultant – at ProLease India Pvt. Ltd., part of the Washington DC–based Interpro Group. Currently, he heads the Consulting and Training Division and directs the HRD function at talent Maximus.

Other works

Apart from acting, he is the director HRD of Talent Maximus India Ltd. He wrote a book called Rajini Punchtantra: Business and Life management. He has contested in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.

Filmography

Tamil films

As actor

As director

As dubbing artist

As lyricist

Other language films

Telugu films

Malayalam films

Hindi films

Television

References

General

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitty Tamil film directors Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil male actors Tamil screenwriters Living people Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies alumni Male actors from Mumbai 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Film directors from Mumbai Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu 1952 births