
Directing
T. R. Raghunath
Born — Died
1912-07-16 — 1990-01-02
Place of birth
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
16 titles
T. R. Raghunath (Thimatchipuram Rajagopal Raghunath) was an Indian film director. He was the younger brother of film director Raja Chandrasekhar. Raghunath started his film career as an assistant director in Gnanasoundari (1935). He then worked as a sound recordist in Dhara Sasangam (1936) for Sreenivasa Cinetone before making his directorial debut the same year with Kizhattu Mappillai. He directed more than 30 films in Tamil. M. G. Ramachandran featured in minor roles in a lot of his films in the 1940s. Raghunath later went on to become a technical adviser at Karpagam Studios, after which he was appointed the President of the Madras branch of the Films Division of India (FDI).
Known for
NRMarma Veeran (1956) is a Tamil swashbuckler adventure film directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by its lead actor Sriram, who portrays a Zorro-inspired vigilante fighting political injustice. The film stars Vyjayanthimala, Rajasulochana, and M. N. Rajam, and features notable guest appearances by Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, and Gemini Ganesan.
Marma Veeran
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Vedavathi
1941
7.0Jeevagan, a brave warrior, is selected as the guard for Rathna, a princess. They fall in love, but the king's minister, Veera Kesha, frames him as a traitor to carry out his plan to seize the kingdom.
Marutha Nattu Veeran
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Tamizhariyum Perumal
1942
10.0Lora Nee Evide (transl. Lora Where are you?) is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Ushakumari, K. P. Ummer, KPAC Lalitha, Radhika and Adoor Pankajam in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj.
Lora Where Are You?
1971
Anand, a car racer, is approached by a gangster to help him in his smuggling activities. But when Anand refuses to be a part of it, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his adoptive father.
Mappillai Azhaippu
1972
Behind the camera
NRMarma Veeran (1956) is a Tamil swashbuckler adventure film directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by its lead actor Sriram, who portrays a Zorro-inspired vigilante fighting political injustice. The film stars Vyjayanthimala, Rajasulochana, and M. N. Rajam, and features notable guest appearances by Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, and Gemini Ganesan.
Marma Veeran
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Vedavathi
1941
7.0Jeevagan, a brave warrior, is selected as the guard for Rathna, a princess. They fall in love, but the king's minister, Veera Kesha, frames him as a traitor to carry out his plan to seize the kingdom.
Marutha Nattu Veeran
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Tamizhariyum Perumal
1942
10.0Lora Nee Evide (transl. Lora Where are you?) is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Ushakumari, K. P. Ummer, KPAC Lalitha, Radhika and Adoor Pankajam in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj.
Lora Where Are You?
1971
Anand, a car racer, is approached by a gangster to help him in his smuggling activities. But when Anand refuses to be a part of it, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his adoptive father.
Mappillai Azhaippu
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Raja Desingu
1960
7.01962 Indian Tamil-language film
Vikramaadhithan
1962
5.5Alladin throws away a magic lamp after an evil magician fools him into finding it. Years later, when Alladin learns the full extent of its powers, he decides to find and use it.
Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
1957
5.5Alladin throws away a magic lamp after an evil magician fools him into finding it. Years later, when Alladin learns the full extent of its powers, he decides to find and use it.
Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
1957
9.0Angathattu is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T R Raghunath and produced by M Azim. The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Jose Prakash in lead roles. The film had musical score by G Devarajan.
Angathattu
1974
1947 Tamil film
Udayanan Vasavadatta
1947
Lalithangi is a queen who rules over her kingdom, showing the world that a woman could rule as effectively as a man. Another king, a kind-hearted man, has a son, a talented sculptor and lover of fine arts. A scheming and ambitious chieftain, who has his eye on the prince's kingdom, plans to kill him in the course of a gypsy dance. He also deputes an attractive dancer to ensnare him, but the prince escapes her wiles and begins to hate women. Lalithangi who wants to win over the hero disguises herself as a yogini and hands over a love letter to the prince. This enrages him and he throws her out. Determined to win his heart, she learns dancing. During an art festival at the palace, Lalithangi succeeds in dancing and changing the prince's mind! How she persuades the prince to fall in love with her and wins him as her life partner form the rest of the plot.
Rani Lalithangi
1957
NRPoori (Daisy Irani) does not know who his parents are, and has been looking high and low to get back to them. Seated in a park bench beside Sundararajan (Gemini Ganesan), Poori asks his name and as soon as he replies, he proclaims that Sundararajan is his father. This creates complications in Sundararajan’s life and ruins his plans of marrying his lover Latha (Savithri). The president of a hospital for the mentally ill with a not-so-mentally-strong daughter creates more problems for the hero. After many interesting twists and turns, the truth emerges — Poori is the illegitimate child of a soldier (Mustafa) and the abandoned mother commits suicide, leaving the child behind. Sundararajan ro and Latha are so attracted to Poori that they decide to adopt him.
Yaar Paiyyan
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam
1955
8.0Manickam is wanted by the army of East India Company. He is absconding and takes refuge in the house of Maheswari. Manickam and Maheswari fall in love with each other. Manickam's father Dharmalingam demands a large dowry from Maheswari's mother, Kanthimathi, who somehow manages to give the amount. However, Dharmalingam comes to know that Kanthimathi is ridiculed by the villagers as a woman of loose moral character. So, he sends back Maheswari to her home. Manickam is helpless because he depends on his father for everything.
Maheswari
1955
