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A. Bhimsingh
Indian film director

A. Bhimsingh

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Indian film director
Places
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Madras Presidency
Place of death
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Age
53 years
Family
Spouse:
Sukumari
Children:
B. Lenin B. Kannan
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Biography

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker, producer, editor, and writer who worked predominantly in the Tamil film industry. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages that include, 18 films in Hindi, 8 films in Telugu, 5 films in Malayalam and 1 film in Kannada. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, he started his film career as an assistant editor with the film making duo Krishnan-Panju in the late 1940s. Later on he became an assistant director before evolving as an independent director. His films mainly dealt with family and relationships. He made a series of films all of which started with the Tamil syllable pa, mainly with Sivaji Ganesan.

Personal life

Bhimsingh was married to Sona, sister of Krishnan, in 1949. He had eight children with her; one of his eight children, B. Lenin is film editor, and his another son B. Kannan is a cinematographer, who is known for his frequent collaborations with of many of P. Bharathiraja. Later, Bhimsingh's eldest son Naren married Panju's daughter. Bhimsingh was also married to actress Sukumari in 1959 and has a son with her.

Filmography

YearFilmBannerLanguageScreenwriterNotes
1954AmmaiyappanNational ProductionsTamilFirst directorial debut
1956Raja RaniNational ProductionsTamilKarunanidhi
1956Naane RajaTamilKannadasan
1958ThirumanamValampuri PicturesTamil
1958Padhi BhaktiBuddha PicturesTamilM. S. Solamalai
1959Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsTamilM. S. Solamalai
1959SahodhariCarnatic FilmsTamilMurasoli Maran
1959President PanchatcharamSavitri PicturesTamil
1959Ponnu Vilayum BhoomiTamil
1960Petra ManamNational PicturesTamil
1960Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesTamilAsha Poorna Devi
1960Kalathur KannammaAVM ProductionsTamilJavar SeetharamanDubbed in Telugu as Mavoori Ammayi
1960Aai Phirse BaharHindi
1961PasamalarRajamani PicturesTamilK. P. Kottarakkara
1961Paalum PazhamumSaravana FilmsTamilG. Balasubramaniam, Pasumani
1961Pava MannippuBudhdha PicturesTamilM. S. SolamalaiNational Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
Dubbed in Telugu as Papa Pariharam
1962Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsTamilValampuri Somanathan
1962Pavithra PremaTelugu
1962SenthamaraiMadras PicturesTamilRama Arangannal
1962Main Chup RahungiAVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Kalathur Kannamma
1962Paarthaal Pasi TheerumAVM ProductionsTamilA. C. Tirulokchandar
1962Padithaal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesTamilTharashankar Bandopadhyay
1962RakhiHindiRemake of Pasamalar
1963Paar Magale PaarKasturi FilmsTamilPattuBased on stage play Petralthan Pillaiya
1964Pachchai VilakkuVel PicturesTamilG. K. Suriyam
1964Pooja Ke PhoolAVM ProductionsHindi
1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesTamilG. V. Iyer
1965KhandanHindiRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1965SanthiALS ProductionsTamil
1966Saadhu MirandaalSunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter & Producer
1967PaaladaiKamala PicturesTamil
1967AalayamSunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter & Producer
1967MeharbaanAVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Padikkadha Medhai
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
1968Sadhu Aur ShaitaanHindiRemake of Saadhu Mirandaal
1968GauriHindiRemake of Santhi
1968AadmiPSV PicturesHindiRemake of K. Shankar's Aalayamani
1969Manishichina MaguvaTelugu
1969Bhai BahenHindi
1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsTamil
1970GopiHindi
1970Oku KutumbamTelugu
1972Sub Ka SaathiHindi
1972MaalikHindi
1972Maa Inti JyothiTelugu
1972Joroo Ka GhulamHindi
1973LoaferHindi
1974Paadha PoojaiKasiram PicturesTamil
1974Naya Din Nai RaatHindiRemake of A. P. Nagarajan's Navarathiri
1975RaagamMalayalam
1975BhagyashaluluTelugu
1976Sila Nerangalil Sila ManithargalABS ProductionsTamilJayakanthan
1976Kanavan ManaiviSri Umachitra CombinesTamil
1976ChiranjeeviTelugu
1976Bangaru ManishiTelugu
1977Yaaron Ka YaarHindi
1977NirakudumMalayalamRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1977SnehamMalayalam
1977Nee Vazha VendumFathima Amuda CombinesTamil
1977AmaanatHindi
1977Evaru DevuduTelugu
1978Vamsha JyothiKannada
1978Oru Nadigai Natakam ParkiralGirnar FilmsTamilJayakanthan
1978Mishiha CharitramMalayalamDubbed into Tamil and Telugu
1978Kai PidithaavalGaneshanjali ProductionsTamil
1978MaattolyMalayalam
1978Iraivan Kodutha VaramRaja Cine ArtsTamil
1978KarunamayuduTeluguDubbed in Hindi as Daya Sagar, Tamil as Karunamoorthy and English as Ocean of Mercy
1978Karunai UllamMSV MoviesTamil

The Pa Series

YearFilmBannerMusicActors
1958Padhi BhaktiBuddha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, Chittor V. Nagaiah, C. R. Vijayakumari
1959Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
1960Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Kannamba, T. R. Ramachandran, R. Muthuraman, E. V. Saroja, V. Gopalakrishnan
1961PasamalarRajamani PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu
1961Paalum PazhamumSaravana FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, Prem Nazir, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Sriram, Manorama
1961Pava MannippuBudhdha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, Chittor V. Nagaiah, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. V. Rajamma
1962Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. V. Rajamma, J. P. Chandrababu
1962Paarthaal Pasi TheerumAVMViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Sowcar Janaki, B. Saroja Devi, Kamal Haasan
1962Padithaal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savithri, Rajasulochana, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Sahasranamam, P. Kannamba, M. V. Rajamma, R. Muthuraman
1963Paar Magale PaarKasturi FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, M. R. Radha, V. K. Ramasamy
1964Pachai VilakkuVel PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, A. V. M. Rajan, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriram
1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sriram, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Pushpalatha, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Radha
1967PaaladaiKamala PicturesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Padmini. K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Manorama
1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah, Major Sundararajan, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, J. P. Chandrababu, Sowcar Janaki

Awards

National Film Awards

  • 1959: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Bhaaga Pirivinai
  • 1960: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Kalathur Kannamma
  • 1961: All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film – Pava Mannippu
  • 1961: Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pasamalar
  • 1964: Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pazhani
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