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.

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. He was the father of National Award-winning actress Saranya Ponvannan, who is a leading actress in Tamil cinema. A. B. Raj was the Second Unit Assistant Director of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by David Lean.

He died on 23 August 2020 due to a heart attack at the age of 90.^[3]

Malayalam movies

Tamil movies

Sinhala movies

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A. B. Raj

Born	Antony Basker Raj 1929 (1929) Madura, Presidency of Fort St. George, British India (present day Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	23 August 2020 (aged 90)^[1] 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)^[2]
Parents	Bhagyanatha Pillai Rajamma
Relatives	Ponvannan (son-in-law)