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A. B. Raj

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A. B. Raj
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Born
Antony Basker Raj

1929 (1929)
Madura, Presidency of Fort St. George, British India
(present day Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died (aged 90) [1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Other namesA. Bhaskar Raj (in Sinhala cinema)
Occupations
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
Years active1951–1986
SpouseSarojini
Children3 (incl. Saranya Ponvannan) [2]
Parents
  • Bhagyanatha Pillai
  • Rajamma
Relatives Ponvannan (son-in-law)

Antony Basker Raj (1929 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. [3] He was, along with Sasikumar, one of the leading and most successful directors of the 60s and 70s. Some of the prominent later year directors like Hariharan, I.V. Sasi, P. Chandrakumar and Rajasekharan were trained by him as his assistants.

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Career

From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Sinhala movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 until 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. His career include working as the Second Unit Assistant Director for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by David Lean. His daughter Saranya Ponvannan, is a leading actress in Tamil cinema.

Death

He died on 23 August 2020 due to a heart attack at the age of 90. [4]

Filmography

Malayalam movies

Tamil movies

Sinhala movies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "പ്രശസ്ത സിനിമാ സംവിധായകൻ എ.ബി.രാജ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Manorama Online.
  2. ↑ Nadar, A Ganesh (21 June 2011). "I never expected the National Award". Rediff.com . Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Director AB Raj". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Johnson, David (24 August 2020). "Saranya Ponvannan's father and filmmaker Antony Basker Raj dies at 95". International Business Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.


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