A. B. Raj

A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj
Born	Antony Basker Raj; 1929; Madura, Presidency of Fort St. George, British India; (present day Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	23 August 2020 (aged 90); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	A. Bhaskar Raj (in Sinhala cinema)
Occupations	Director; Producer; Screenwriter;
Years active	1951–1986
Spouse	Sarojini
Children	3 (incl. Saranya Ponvannan)
Parents	Bhagyanatha Pillai; Rajamma;
Relatives	Ponvannan (son-in-law)

Antony Basker Raj (1929 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. He was, along with Sasikumar, one of the leading and most successful directors of the 60s and 70s. Some of the prominent later year directors like Hariharan, I.V. Sasi, P. Chandrakumar and Rajasekharan were trained by him as his assistants.

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Career

From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Sinhala movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 until 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. His career include working as the Second Unit Assistant Director for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by David Lean. His daughter Saranya Ponvannan, is a leading actress in Tamil cinema.

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