Rajasekhar (died 1991), often credited as Rajasekhar B.Sc., 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 Nattarasankottai in then Ramanathapuram district and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. He made his debut as director with the 1980 Kannada movie '' Hunnimeya Rathriyalli''.He was a director of 1980s and his major works were with Rajnikanth and

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. Almost all of Rajnikanth's mid to late 80s films like '' Thambikku Entha Ooru'', '' 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 crore and ''

Kakki Chattai ''Kaakki Sattai'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Madhavi, Sathyaraj, Rajeev and Thengai Srinivasan. The film, released on 11 April 1985, became a blockbuster at the box ...

''. He also directed '' Malaiyoor Mambattiyan'' and '' Maaveeran''. He also directed Vijaykanth movie '' Eetti'' and '' Cooliekkaran''.

Filmography

Death

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

References

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