T. R. Ramanna
Born
Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Ramachandran

Birth year 1923
Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died22 May 1997 (Age 74) [1]
Chennai Tamilnadu India
FamilyT. S. Damayanthi (Sister) Karukurichi Arunachalam (Co-Brother), T. D. Kushalakumari (niece)T. R. Rajakumari (elder sister)[2]

Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Ramachandran (T.R.Ramanna) (1923–1997) was an Indian film director and producer.

Film career

Ramanna started his life as a sound recordist in a city studio and then made his way to film direction. He started the production company R.R. Pictures (with the initials of his sister and himself). He produced movies in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, many of which were successful.

One of his successful film was Manapandhal, inspired by the Hollywood classic Sabrina (1954), directed by Billy Wilder and starring Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn.

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Producer
1953Vazha Pirandhaval Green tickGreen tickTamil
1954KoondukkiliGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1955GulebakavaliGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1957Pudhumai PithanGreen tickRed XTamil
1958Karthavarayuni KathaGreen tickGreen tickTelugu
1958KathavarayanGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1960Rathnapuri IlavarasiGreen tickQuestionTamil
1960Ondrupattal Undu VazhvuGreen tickRed XTamil
1961ManapanthalRed XGreen tickTamil
1961Intiki Deepam Illale Red XGreen tickTelugu
1961Sri ValliGreen tickRed XTamil
1962PaasamGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1963Periya Idathu PennGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1963Manchi CheduGreen tickGreen tickTelugu
1964Panakkara KudumbamGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1964ArunagirinatharGreen tickRed XTamil
1965Panam PadaithavanGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1965Nee!Green tickRed XTamil
1966Kumari PennGreen tickRed XTamil
1966Parakkum PavaiGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1967BhavaniGreen tickRed XTamil
1967NaanGreen tickRed XTamil
1968MoondrezhuthuGreen tickRed XTamil
1968Neeyum NaanumGreen tickQuestionTamil25th Film
1969Athai MagalGreen tick Red X Tamil
1969Thanga SurangamGreen tickRed XTamil
1969WarisGreen tickRed XHindi
1969Thulabharam Red XGreen tickTamil
1970Yaen?Green tickRed XTamil
1970SorgamGreen tickRed XTamil
1971LaganGreen tickQuestionHindi
1971Veettukku Oru PillaiGreen tickQuestionTamil
1972WafaaGreen tickQuestionHindi
1972Shakthi LeelaiGreen tickRed XTamil
1972Aankh MicholiGreen tickQuestionHindi
1973Baghdad PerazhagiGreen tickGreen tickTamil
1973Maru PiraviGreen tickRed XTamil
1974VairamGreen tickRed XTamil.
1974Sorgathil ThirumanamGreen tickQuestionTamil
1975Avalukku Aayiram KangalGreen tickQuestionTamil
1976Tuhi Kali Tuhi DurgaGreen tickQuestionHindi
1977Thaliya SalangayaGreen tickQuestionTamil
1978Farz Aur KhoonGreen tickQuestionHindi
1978Ennai Pol OruvanGreen tickRed XTamil
1978Bhale HudugaGreen tickGreen tickKannada
1978Siritanakke SavaalGreen tickRed XKannada
1979Kuppathu RajaGreen tickRed XTamil
1979Neechal KulamGreen tickQuestionTamil
1979YuvarajGreen tickQuestionHindi
1981Kanni TheevuGreen tick QuestionTamil
1981Kulakozhunthu

Green tick

 QuestionTamil
1981Kula PuthraGreen tickQuestionKannada
1982Sattam SirikkiradhuGreen tickRed XTamil50th Film
1984ShankariGreen tickQuestionTamil
1987ElangeswaranGreen tickQuestionTamil

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil cinema 1997 -- year highlights". dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Guy, Randor (26 April 2014). "Manapandhal (1961)". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2018.


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