Subramanian (??? – 24 April 1991), known professionally as Rajasekhar () was an Indian film director and screenwriter who was active mainly in

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during the 1980s. He also directed films in

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and

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Early life and career

Rajasekhar was born as Subramanian in

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in the then

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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

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who gave Subramanian the name Rajasekhar. He worked as assistant director to M. A. Kaja and

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. He made his directorial debut with '' Hunnimeya Rathriyalli'' in Kannada based on their story while '' Kanneer Pookkal'' was his debut in Tamil. Rajasekhar frequently collaborated with Rajinikanth and

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. With the former he directed '' Gangvaa'', '' Thambikku Entha Ooru'', '' Padikkadavan'', '' Maaveeran'' '' Maapillai'' and '' Dharma Durai''; with the latter he directed ''

Kaakki Sattai ''Kaakki Sattai'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Maadhavi, Sathyaraj, Rajeev and Thengai Srinivasan. The film, released on 11 April 1985, during the week of Puthandu, ...

'' and '' Vikram''. Rajasekhar's other major credits include '' Malaiyoor Mambattiyan'', ''

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'', '' Cooliekkaran'', '' Paatti Sollai Thattathe'' and its Telugu remake '' Baamma Maata Bangaru Baata''.

Filmography

;Films directed ;Written only *'' Naam Pirandha Mann'' (1977) (story) *''Meenakshi Kungumam'' (1978) (dialogues) *'' Velum Mayilum Thunai'' (1979) (dialogues) *'' Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai'' (1979) (dialogues)

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajasekhar Telugu film directors Tamil-language film directors Year of birth missing Hindi-language film directors 20th-century Indian people