Rajasekhar (died 1991), often credited as Rajasekhar

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, was an Indian film director and producer of

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during the 1980s. He also directed films in

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and

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Career

Rajasekhar was born in

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in then

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and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. He made his debut as director with the 1980 Kannada movie ''

Hunnimeya Rathriyalli ''Hunnimeya Rathriyalli'' () is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajasekhar and produced by R. M. Subramanyam, Radha Narayanan and Jalaja Shanmugam. The film stars Lokesh, Ashok, Roopa Chakravarthi and M. S. Vasantha. The film w ...

''.He was a director of 1980s and his major works were with

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and

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. Almost all of

's mid to late 80s films like ''

Thambikku Entha Ooru ''Thambikku Entha Ooru'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Sulakshana. It revolves around a spoilt rich man who is forc ...

'', '' Padikkadavan'', '' Maapillai'' and '' Dharma Dorai'' were directed by Rajasekhar. He was also the director of

movies '' Vikram'', the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of 1

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and '' Kakki Chattai''. He also directed ''

Malaiyoor Mambattiyan ''Malaiyoor Mambattiyan'' () is 1983 Indian Tamil-language vigilante film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Thiagarajan, Saritha and Silk Smita. The film became a blockbuster and established Thigarajan as a star. The film was remade in Hindi by ...

'' and ''

Maaveeran ''Maaveeran'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar. A remake of the 1985 Hindi film '' Mard'', it stars Rajinikanth, Ambika and Jaishankar. The film revolves around a rude princess, who falls in love with a si ...

''. He also directed

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movie ''

Eetti ''Eetti'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Ravi Arasu and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Atharvaa and Sri Divya, while G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music. The film was release ...

'' and ''

Cooliekkaran ''Cooliekkaran'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Rajasekhar and produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Vijayakanth and Rupini, in her Tamil cinema debut. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Kaalia'' (1981). The ...

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Filmography

Death

Rajasekhar died in 1991 in a car accident, shortly after the release off his last film ''Dharma Durai''.

References

External links

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