Raja Krishnamoorthy, popularly known as Kitty is an Indian director,
screenwriter
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and
actor
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, primarily working in the
Tamil film industry
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with a few films in
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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,
Malayalam
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, and
Hindi cinema
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. He has directed films like ''
Dasarathan'' (1993). He made his acting debut in
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...
' s ''
Nayakan
''Nayakan'' (; ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language gangster film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Produced by Muktha Srinivasan, the film stars Kamal Haasan, Saranya (in her feature debut) and Karthika, with Janagaraj, Vijayan, M. V. Vasu ...
'', released in 1987.
Early life
He has done his Masters in Management Studies from
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies is the Department of Management Studies of the University of Mumbai. The institute is named after industrialist and philanthropist, Jamnalal Bajaj.
Programmes
JBIMS offers full-time Masters in ...
,
Mumbai
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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 (
Human Resources
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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 till August 2005, he was leading the Consulting and training Division, as Principal Consultant - at ProLease India Pvt. Ltd., part of the
Washington DC
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based Interpro Group. Currently, he heads the Consulting and Training Division and directs the HRD function at talent Maximus. Kitty was at one point the manager at
Chola Sheraton, and was therefore known as "Chola" Krishnamurthy. He briefly worked as General Manager at Enfield which he quit to pursue acting as a career.
Actor
Kitty is known for his impressive performances in
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...
' s ''
Soora Samhaaram'' (1988) and ''
Sathya'' (1988),
Rajinikanth
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...
' s ''
Baashha
''Baashha'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language gangster
action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagma and Raghuvaran, with Janagaraj, Devan, Shashi Kumar, Vijayakumar, Anandaraj, Charan Raj, Kitty, Sath ...
'' (1995) and
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...
' s ''
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
'' (1995).
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
The Fifteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi for which held on 26 October 2016) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. AIADMK under J. Jayal ...
in
Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.
Filmography
As actor
Films
Television
As director
As dubbing artist
References
General
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External links
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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 film directors
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