T. R. Raghunath

T. R. Raghunath

Known for

Directing

Born

July 16, 1912

Birthplace

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Died

January 2, 1990 (aged 77)

Biography

T. R. Raghunath (Thimatchipuram Rajagopal Raghunath) was an Indian film director. He was the younger brother of film director Raja Chandrasekhar.

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 lot of his films in the 1940s.

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).

Best known work

Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
1957
Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam
Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam
1955
Maheswari
Maheswari
1955
Raja Desingu
Raja Desingu
1960
Vedavathi
Vedavathi
1941
Angathattu
Angathattu
1974
Rani Lalithangi
Rani Lalithangi
1957
Thiruneelakandar
Thiruneelakandar
1972
Lora Where Are You?
Lora Where Are You?
1971
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Marutha Nattu Veeran
1961

Filmography

  1. 1974

    Angathattu

    Director

  2. 1972

  3. 1972

    Thiruneelakandar

    Cinematography

  4. 1971

  5. 1962

  6. 1961

    Marutha Nattu Veeran

    Director, Editor

  7. 1960

    Raja Desingu

    Director

  8. 1957

  9. 1957

    Yaar Paiyyan

    Director

  10. 1957

    Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp

    Screenplay, Director

  11. 1956

    Marma Veeran

    Director

  12. 1955

    Maheswari

    Director, Story

  13. 1955

  14. 1947

  15. 1942

  16. 1941

    Vedavathi

    Director

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