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Name |
K.Bhagyaraj |
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Date of Birth |
7th January 1951 |
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Birth Name |
Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj |
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Birth Place |
Vellangkoil, Tamilnadu |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Profession |
Director, Actor, Script-writer, Producer, Author, Writer, Editor, Music Director |
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Mother Tongue |
Telugu |
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Family |
Father – Venkataraman
Mother – Amaravathy Ammal
First Wife - (Late) Parvathy (a) Praveena (Actress)
Second Wife - Poornima Jeyaraman (Actress)
Son - Santhanu Bhagyaraj (Actor)
Daughter - Saranya Bhagyaraj (Actress) |
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Known for |
Script-writing
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Debut
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Director – Suvarillatha Chittirangal (1979)
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Editor |
Baghya (Weekly Magazine)
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Jury |
Vijay Awards (2007) |
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Hobbies
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Watching movies, reading books and magazines |
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Countries visited |
Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, London, France, America, Canada |
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Likes & dislikes |
Likes – To get involved in work
Dislikes – To come out of work
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Lesson learnt by him from life |
“Have confident that you can do anything. But do things which you can do.” |
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Motto |
Bringing happiness to others lives will make your life happy. |
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Best Award according to him |
To introduce himself as ‘Ungal Bhagyaraj’ in his movies. |
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Books written by him |
* ‘Vaanga cinemavai pattri pesalam’
* ‘Neenga nenaicha saadikkalaam’
* ‘Ungal Bhagyarajin Kezhvi bhadhil (5 Parts)’
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TV Shows |
* ’Rules Rangachari’ in Doordarshan
* ‘Neenga Nenaicha Saadhikkalanga’
* “‘Anubavangal’ randam dharam”
* ‘Thookanangkuruvi’
* ‘Idhu oru kadhayin kadhai’
* ‘Appadi Podu’ in Jaya TV
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His Production Companies |
* Ammulu Productions
* Praveena Film Circuit
* Saranya Cine Combines
* Santhanu Cine combines
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Awards |
* Best Dialogues Award for ‘Pudhiya Vaarppugal’.
* Best Story Award for ‘Thaikkulamae Thaikkulamae’ (1995).
* Best Film Award for ‘Idhu Namma Aalu’.
* Best Actor Award for ‘Oru Kai Osai.’
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Facts |
* He started his career as an assistant to G.Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja.
* He has written 7 novels.
* He has successfully completed 18 years of his magazine 'Bhagya' as Editor.
* His soap ‘Rules Rangachari’ was very famous in DD channel & it completed 390 episodes.
* In Taramani Film Institute, Chennai his movies are kept as lessons for the students.
* His Tamil movies are remade in Hindi Examples inlcude Aakri Rastha, Rajaji, Mr. Bechara etc.,
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About him |
Bharathiraja: (Director)
“He is the best writer I have ever seen.”
Balachander: (Director)
“Only Bhagyaraj knows about the likes and dislikes of the public.”
Manirathnam: (Director)
“As per my knowledge Bhagyaraj’s ‘Andha Yezhu naatkkal’ is the best example for Screenplay”
Vikraman: (Director)
“He makes stories with simple incidents and he brings comedy in the story. I am surprised on looking into his screenplays. He is an example who could make a bore story to an interesting story with his screenplay.”
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Address |
No.15, 5th cross,
Lake area,
Nungambakkam,
Chennai – 600034 |
