A. Bhimsingh

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages that include 18 films in Hindi, 8 films in Telugu, 5 films in Malayalam and 1 film in Kannada. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, he started his film career as an assistant editor with the film-making duo Krishnan–Panju in the late 1940s. Later, he became an assistant director before evolving as an independent director. His films mainly dealt with family and relationships. He made a series of films all of which started with the Tamil syllable pa, mainly with Sivaji Ganesan.

A. Bhimsingh
Born(1924-10-15)15 October 1924
Rayalacheruvu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died16 January 1978(1978-01-16) (aged 53)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)editor, director, producer, writer
Years active1949–1978
Spouses
Sona
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(m. 1949)​
    ​
    (m. 1959)​
    ChildrenB. Lenin
    B. Kannan
    B. Suresh
    RelativesTravancore family

    Personal life

    Bhimsingh married Sona, the sister of Krishnan, in 1949. He had eight children with her; one of his eight children, B. Lenin is a film editor, and another son of his, B. Kannan, is a cinematographer, who is known for his frequent collaborations with many of Bharathiraja. Later, Bhimsingh's eldest son Naren married Panju's daughter. Bhimsingh was also married to actress Sukumari in 1959 and has a son Suresh Bhimsingh.[1]

    Filmography
    YearFilmBannerLanguageScreenwriterNotes
    1954AmmaiyappanNational ProductionsTamilM. KarunanidhiDirectorial debut
    1956Raja Rani
    1958Pathi BakthiBudda PicturesValampuri Somanathan
    ThirumanamValampuri PicturesM. S. Solamalai
    1959Ponnu Vilaiyum BhoomiOriental Pictures
    President PanchatcharamSavitri PicturesB. S. Ramaiah
    Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsM. S. Solamalai
    SahodhariCarnatic FilmsMurasoli Maran
    1960Aai Phirse BaharHindiM. Karunanidhi
    Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesTamilAsha Poorna Devi
    Kalathur KannammaAVM ProductionsJavar SeetharamanDubbed in Telugu as Mavoori Ammayi
    Petra ManamNational PicturesMu. Varadarajan
    1961Pava MannippuBudhdha PicturesM. S. SolamalaiNational Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
    Dubbed in Telugu as Papa Pariharam
    PasamalarRajamani PicturesK. P. Kottarakkara
    Paalum PazhamumSaravana FilmsG. Balasubramaniam, PasumaniRemade as Saathi
    1962Paarthaal Pasi TheerumAVM ProductionsA. C. Tirulokchandar
    Padithaal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesTharashankar Bandopadhyay
    RakhiHindiRemake of Pasamalar
    SenthamaraiMadras PicturesTamilRama Arangannal
    Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsValampuri Somanathan
    Main Chup RahungiAVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Kalathur Kannamma
    1963Paar Magaley PaarKasturi FilmsTamilPattuBased on stage play Petralthan Pillaiya
    1964Pachchai VilakkuVel PicturesG. K. Suriyam
    Pooja Ke PhoolAVM ProductionsHindiK. S. GopalakrishnanRemake of Kumudham, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
    1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesTamilG. V. Iyer
    SanthiALS ProductionsM. S. Solaimalai
    KhandanVasu FilmsHindiRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
    1966Sadhu MirandalSunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter and producer
    1967Pattathu RaniTamilProducer
    MehrbanAVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Padikkadha Medhai
    Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
    PaaladaiKamala PicturesTamilBilahari (T. Raman)
    AalayamSunbeam ProductionsWriter and producer
    1968GauriSivaji FilmsHindiRemake of Santhi
    AadmiPSV PicturesAkhtar ul Iman
    Kaushal Bharati
    Ramarao
    Shamanna    		Remake of K. Shankar's Aalayamani
    Sadhu Aur ShaitaanUsilai SomanathanRemake of Sadhu Mirandal
    1969Manishichina MaguvaTelugu
    Bhai BahenHindi
    1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsTamilPaasumani
    GopiHindiRemake of B. R. Panthulu's Chinnada Gombe
    Oke KutumbhamTelugu
    1972Sub Ka SaathiHindi
    Maalik
    Maa Inti JyothiTelugu
    Joroo Ka GhulamHindi
    1973LoaferCentury FilmsJagdish Kanwal
    1974Paadha PoojaiKasiram PicturesTamil
    Naya Din Nai RaatHindiA. P. NagarajanRemake of A. P. Nagarajan's Navarathiri
    1975RaagamJammu FilmsMalayalamS. L. Puram Sadanandan
    BhagyashaluluTelugu
    1976Sila Nerangalil Sila ManithargalABS ProductionsTamilJayakanthan
    Kanavan ManaiviSri Umachitra CombinesKalaignanamRemade as Haisiyat
    ChiranjeeviKannada
    Bangaru Manishi
    1977Yaaron Ka YaarHindi
    NirakudumSwapna FilmsMalayalamSurasuRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
    SnehamJS FilmsSreekumaran Thampi
    Nee Vazha VendumFathima Amuda CombinesTamil
    AmaanatHindi
    Evaru DevuduTelugu
    1978Vamsha JyothiSri Rama EnterprisesKannada
    Oru Nadigai Natakam ParkiralGirnar FilmsTamilJayakanthan
    Mishiha CharitramMalayalamDubbed into Tamil and Telugu
    Kai PidithaavalGaneshanjali ProductionsTamil
    MaattolySwapna FilmsMalayalamR. Balakrishnan
    Iraivan Kodutha VaramRaja Cine ArtsTamil
    KarunamayuduVijayachander
    Rev. Louis F. Knoll
    STBC    		TeluguFr. Christopher Coelho, O.F.M.Bhimsingh also acted as Judas Iscariot. Dubbed in Hindi as Daya Sagar, Tamil as Karunamoorthy and English as Ocean of Mercy.
    Karunai UllamMSV MoviesTamil

    Pa series

    Many of Bhimsingh's films began with the syllable Pa, starred Sivaji Ganesan, had music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and lyrics by Kannadasan.[2] According to Ganesan, Bhimsingh hardly imagined that he would make a series of films that began with the letter Pa, implying that he "might have thought about it at first because his name starts with the same letter in Tamil. Later he might have decided to stay on with this letter for sentimental reasons."[3]

    YearFilmBannerMusicActors
    1958Pathi BakthiBuddha PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, V. Nagayya, C. R. Vijayakumari
    1959Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
    1960Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Kannamba, T. R. Ramachandran, R. Muthuraman, E. V. Saroja, V. Gopalakrishnan
    1961PasamalarRajamani PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu
    1961Palum PazhamumSaravana FilmsViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, Prem Nazir, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, V. Nagayya, Sriram, Manorama
    1961Paava MannippuBudhdha PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, V. Nagayya, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. V. Rajamma
    1962Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. V. Rajamma, J. P. Chandrababu
    1962Parthal Pasi TheerumAVMViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Sowcar Janaki, B. Saroja Devi, Kamal Haasan
    1962Padithal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savithri, Rajasulochana, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Sahasranamam, P. Kannamba, M. V. Rajamma, R. Muthuraman
    1963Paar Magaley PaarKasturi FilmsViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, M. R. Radha, V. K. Ramasamy
    1964Pachhai VilakkuVel PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, A. V. M. Rajan, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, V. Nagayya, Nagesh, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriram
    1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sriram, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Pushpalatha, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Radha
    1967PaaladaiKamala PicturesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Padmini. K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Manorama
    1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah, Major Sundararajan, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, J. P. Chandrababu, Sowcar Janaki

    As an actor

    Recurring collaborators

    Bhimsingh frequently associated with the same crew members. These included the assistant director duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam (who later became proper directors on films produced and written by Bhimsingh), cinematographer G. Vittal Rao and editor A. Paul Duraisingam.[4][5][6] Ganesan appeared in 18 films directed by Bhimsingh, starting with Raja Rani (1956).[7][8]

    Accolades

    National Film Awards

    References
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