A. Bhimsingh

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A. Bhimsingh
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Born(1924-10-15)15 October 1924
Rayalacheruvu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died16 January 1978(1978-01-16) (aged 53)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)editor, director, producer, writer
Years active1949–1978
Spouse(s)
Sona
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(m. 1949)​

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(m. 1959)​
Children B. Lenin
B. Kannan
B. Suresh
Relatives Travancore family

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. 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, 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.

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Personal life

Bhimsingh married Sona, the sister of Krishnan, in 1949. He had eight children with her; one of his eight children, B. Lenin is a film editor, and another son of his, B. Kannan, is a cinematographer, who is known for his frequent collaborations with many of Bharathiraja. Later, Bhimsingh's eldest son Naren married Panju's daughter. Bhimsingh was also married to actress Sukumari in 1959 and has a son Suresh Bhimsingh. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmBannerLanguageScreenwriterNotes
1954 Ammaiyappan National Productions Tamil M. Karunanidhi Directorial debut
1956 Raja Rani
1958 Pathi Bakthi Budda Pictures Valampuri Somanathan
Thirumanam Valampuri PicturesM. S. Solamalai
1959 Ponnu Vilaiyum Bhoomi Oriental Pictures
President Panchatcharam Savitri PicturesB. S. Ramaiah
Bhaaga Pirivinai Saravana FilmsM. S. Solamalai
Sahodhari Carnatic Films Murasoli Maran
1960 Aai Phirse Bahar Hindi M. Karunanidhi
Padikkadha Medhai Bala MoviesTamilAsha Poorna Devi
Kalathur Kannamma AVM Productions Javar Seetharaman Dubbed in Telugu as Mavoori Ammayi
Petra Manam National Pictures Mu. Varadarajan
1961 Pava Mannippu Budhdha PicturesM. S. Solamalai National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
Dubbed in Telugu as Papa Pariharam
Pasamalar Rajamani PicturesK. P. Kottarakkara
Paalum Pazhamum Saravana FilmsG. Balasubramaniam, PasumaniRemade as Saathi
1962 Paarthaal Pasi Theerum AVM Productions A. C. Tirulokchandar
Padithaal Mattum Podhuma Ranganathan PicturesTharashankar Bandopadhyay
Rakhi HindiRemake of Pasamalar
Senthamarai Madras PicturesTamilRama Arangannal
Bandha Pasam Santhi Films Valampuri Somanathan
Main Chup Rahungi AVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Kalathur Kannamma
1963 Paar Magaley Paar Kasturi FilmsTamilPattuBased on stage play Petralthan Pillaiya
1964 Pachchai Vilakku Vel PicturesG. K. Suriyam
Pooja Ke Phool AVM ProductionsHindi K. S. Gopalakrishnan Remake of Kumudham , directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
1965 Pazhani Bharatha Matha PicturesTamil G. V. Iyer
Santhi ALS ProductionsM. S. Solaimalai
Khandan Vasu FilmsHindiRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1966 Sadhu Mirandal Sunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter and producer
1967 Pattathu Rani TamilProducer
Mehrban AVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Padikkadha Medhai
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
Paaladai Kamala PicturesTamilBilahari (T. Raman)
Aalayam Sunbeam ProductionsWriter and producer
1968 Gauri Sivaji Films HindiRemake of Santhi
Aadmi PSV Pictures Akhtar ul Iman
Kaushal Bharati
Ramarao
Shamanna		Remake of K. Shankar's Aalayamani
Sadhu Aur Shaitaan Usilai SomanathanRemake of Sadhu Mirandal
1969Manishichina MaguvaTelugu
Bhai Bahen Hindi
1970 Paadhukaappu Sunbeam ProductionsTamilPaasumani
Gopi HindiRemake of B. R. Panthulu's Chinnada Gombe
Oke Kutumbham Telugu
1972 Sub Ka Saathi Hindi
Maalik
Maa Inti JyothiTelugu
Joroo Ka Ghulam Hindi
1973 Loafer Century FilmsJagdish Kanwal
1974Paadha PoojaiKasiram PicturesTamil
Naya Din Nai Raat Hindi A. P. Nagarajan Remake of A. P. Nagarajan's Navarathiri
1975 Raagam Jammu Films Malayalam S. L. Puram Sadanandan
BhagyashaluluTelugu
1976 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal ABS ProductionsTamil Jayakanthan
Kanavan Manaivi Sri Umachitra Combines Kalaignanam Remade as Haisiyat
ChiranjeeviKannada
Bangaru Manishi
1977 Yaaron Ka Yaar Hindi
Nirakudum Swapna FilmsMalayalam Surasu Remake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
Sneham JS Films Sreekumaran Thampi
Nee Vazha VendumFathima Amuda CombinesTamil
Amaanat Hindi
Evaru DevuduTelugu
1978 Vamsha Jyothi Kannada
Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral Girnar FilmsTamil Jayakanthan
Mishiha CharitramMalayalamDubbed into Tamil and Telugu
Kai PidithaavalGaneshanjali ProductionsTamil
Maattoly Swapna FilmsMalayalamR. Balakrishnan
Iraivan Kodutha Varam Raja Cine ArtsTamil
Karunamayudu Vijayachander
Rev. Louis F. Knoll
STBC 		Telugu Fr. Christopher Coelho, O.F.M. Bhimsingh also acted as Judas Iscariot. Dubbed in Hindi as Daya Sagar, Tamil as Karunamoorthy and English as Ocean of Mercy.
Karunai Ullam MSV MoviesTamil

Pa series

Many of Bhimsingh's films began with the syllable Pa, starred Sivaji Ganesan, had music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and lyrics by Kannadasan. [2] According to Ganesan, Bhimsingh hardly imagined that he would make a series of films that began with the letter Pa, implying that he "might have thought about it at first because his name starts with the same letter in Tamil. Later he might have decided to stay on with this letter for sentimental reasons." [3]

YearFilmBannerMusicActors
1958 Pathi Bakthi Buddha Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, V. Nagayya, C. R. Vijayakumari
1959 Bhaaga Pirivinai Saravana Films Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
1960 Padikkadha Medhai Bala Movies K. V. Mahadevan Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Kannamba, T. R. Ramachandran, R. Muthuraman, E. V. Saroja, V. Gopalakrishnan
1961 Pasamalar Rajamani Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu
1961 Palum Pazhamum Saravana Films Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, Prem Nazir, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, V. Nagayya, Sriram, Manorama
1961 Paava Mannippu Budhdha Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, V. Nagayya, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. V. Rajamma
1962 Bandha Pasam Santhi Films Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. V. Rajamma, J. P. Chandrababu
1962 Parthal Pasi Theerum AVM Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Sowcar Janaki, B. Saroja Devi, Kamal Haasan
1962 Padithal Mattum Podhuma Ranganathan Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savithri, Rajasulochana, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Sahasranamam, P. Kannamba, M. V. Rajamma, R. Muthuraman
1963 Paar Magaley Paar Kasturi Films Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, M. R. Radha, V. K. Ramasamy
1964 Pachhai Vilakku Vel Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, A. V. M. Rajan, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, V. Nagayya, Nagesh, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriram
1965 Pazhani Bharatha Matha Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sivaji Ganesan, Sriram, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Pushpalatha, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Radha
1967 Paaladai Kamala Pictures K. V. Mahadevan Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini. K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Manorama
1970 Paadhukaappu Sunbeam Productions M. S. Viswanathan Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah, Major Sundararajan, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, J. P. Chandrababu, Sowcar Janaki

As an actor

Recurring collaborators

Bhimsingh frequently associated with the same crew members. These included the assistant director duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam (who later became proper directors on films produced and written by Bhimsingh), cinematographer G. Vittal Rao and editor A. Paul Duraisingam. [4] [5] [6] Ganesan appeared in 18 films directed by Bhimsingh, starting with Raja Rani (1956). [7] [8]

Accolades

National Film Awards

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