T. R. Raghunath

Thimatchipuram Rajagopal Raghunath (16 July 1912 – 2 January 1990) was an Indian film director. He was the younger brother of film director Raja Chandrasekhar.[3]

T. R. Raghunath
Born
Thimatchipuram Rajagopal Raghunath

(1912-07-16)16 July 1912
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore, British Raj[1]
Died2 January 1990(1990-01-02) (aged 77)
OccupationFilm director
SpouseM. S. Saroja[2]
ChildrenKalyani Saichandran
Karthik Raghunath
Jamuna Jaishankar
Rajaram Raghunath
Jeeva Raghunath

Career

Raghunath started his film career as an assistant director in Gnanasoundari (1935). He then worked as a sound recordist in Dhara Sasangam (1936) for Sreenivasa Cinetone before making his directorial debut the same year with Kizhattu Mappillai. He directed more than 30 films in Tamil. M. G. Ramachandran featured in minor roles in a couple of his films during 1940s. Subsequently, he directed M. G. Ramachandranin Raja Desingu movie, released in 1960, after much delay in production. [1]

Raghunath later went on to become a technical adviser at Karpagam Studios, after which he was appointed the President of the Madras branch of the Films Division of India (FDI).[1]

Filmography
YearFilmProduced by:
1936Kizhattu MappillaiSreenivasa Cinetone
1939JothiJothi Pictures
1941Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha JananamShyamala Pictures
1942Tamizhariyum PerumalUma Pictures
1944MahamayaJupiter Pictures
PrabhavathiKrishna Pictures
1946ArthanaariKalaivani Films
Madras United Artistes Corporation
1947Udayanan VasavadattaUma Pictures
1951VanasundariKrishna Pictures
SingariNational Productions
1952MappillaiNational Productions
1954Vilayattu BommaiSri Sukumaran Productions
1955Ulagam PalavithamNational Productions
Kanavane Kankanda DeivamNarayanan Company
MaheswariModern Theatres
1956Marma VeeranMehboob Studio
1957Allavuddin Adbhuta DeepamJai Shakti Pictures
Rani LalithangiT. N. R. Productions
Yaar PaiyyanVijaya Films
1958Kanniyin SabathamJupiter Pictures
Mangalya BhagyamKrishna Pictures
1959VannakiliModern Theatres
1960Anbukkor AnniFilm Center
Raja DesinguKrishna Pictures
1961Marutha Nattu VeeranSri Ganesh Prasad Movies
1962KavithaModern Theatres
VikramaadhithanJaya Bharat Productions
1971Lora Neeyevide (Malayalam film)Excel Productions
ThirumagalGovindarajaa Films
1972Mappillai Azhaippu
1974Angathattu (Malayalam film)Azeem Company

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 183.
  2. Rao, Sandhya (14 November 2013). "Breathing Jeeva into stories". Business Line. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. Guy, Randor (5 October 2013). "The forgotten heroes". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

Bibliography
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