Rajasekhar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1978–1991 |
Rajasekhar (died 1991), often credited as Rajasekhar B.Sc., was an Indian film director and producer of Kollywood during the 1980s. He also directed films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
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 Kamal Haasan. 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 Kamal Haasan movies Vikram, the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of ₹1 crore and Kakki Chattai. He also directed Malaiyoor Mambattiyan and Maaveeran. He also directed Vijaykanth movie Eetti and Cooliekkaran.
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hunnimeya Rathriyalli | Kannada |
| 1981 | Punnami Naagu | Telugu |
| 1981 | Kanneer Pookkal | Tamil |
| 1981 | Jeene Ki Arzoo | Hindi |
| 1982 | Amma | Tamil |
| 1983 | Malaiyur Mambattiyan | Tamil |
| 1984 | Thambikku Entha Ooru | Tamil |
| 1984 | Gangvaa | Hindi |
| 1985 | Eetti | Tamil |
| 1985 | Padikkadavan | Tamil |
| 1985 | Kaakki Sattai | Tamil |
| 1986 | Vikram | Tamil |
| 1986 | Kanmaniye Pesu | Tamil |
| 1986 | Murattu Karangal | Tamil |
| 1986 | Kalamellam Unn Madiyil | Tamil |
| 1986 | Lakshmi Vandhachu | Tamil |
| 1986 | Maaveeran | Tamil |
| 1987 | Cooliekkaran | Tamil |
| 1988 | Kazhugumalai Kallan | Tamil |
| 1988 | Paatti Sollai Thattathe | Tamil |
| 1989 | Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata | Telugu |
| 1989 | Mappillai | Tamil |
| 1989 | Karunguyil Kundram | Tamil |
| 1990 | Pudhu Varisu | Tamil |
| 1991 | Dharma Durai | Tamil |
Rajasekhar died in 1991 in a car accident, shortly after the release off his last film Dharma Durai.[1][2]