A. S. A. Samy

Directing

A. S. A. Samy

Born — Died

1915-01-01 — 1998-01-01

Place of birth

Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Arul Soosai Anthony Samy (1915–1998) was an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Tamil films.

Known for

Kaveri poster
NR

A story of two rival kings, (R. Balasubramaniam, T.E. Krishnamachari); Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter. Krishnamachari is under the influence of an ambitious spiritual guru (Nambiar) who manipulates the king for his own ends. The prince works hard to prevent him from achieving his designs. He moves around the kingdom incognito fighting for people's rights. During this time he meets and falls in love with a dancer (Padmini). The rival king's daughter Lalitha is also in love with him. The wily advisor (Veerappa) of the other king tries to work out things in his favor and marry the dancer. After many twists and turns, the villains are exposed and the princess sacrifices her love in favor of the dancer.

Kaveri

1955

Thuli Visham poster
NR

Set in a historical backdrop, the narrative revolves around political intrigue, power struggles, and royal conflicts.Prince Suryakanthan (played by Sivaji Ganesan) and Chandran (played by K.R. Ramasamy) navigate complex relationships and rivalries involving figures like Veeramarthandan (S.V. Ranga Rao).

Thuli Visham

1954

No artwork available
NR

Durai is happily married to Amudha, a rich woman. When Durai's close friend, Naganathan, dies in an accident and he decides to support his family, it causes a major rift between the couple.

Aasai Alaigal

1963

Kaithi Kannayiram poster
NR

Kannayiram loses his son to kidnappers and is jailed on false charges. Later, he finds a new direction in life and decides to save the life of the jailer's son who is kidnapped by other inmates.

Kaithi Kannayiram

1960

Velaikari poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Velaikari

1949

Rajakumari poster
8.0

A humble villager should win the love of a princess.

Rajakumari

1947

Behind the camera

Kaveri poster
NR

A story of two rival kings, (R. Balasubramaniam, T.E. Krishnamachari); Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter. Krishnamachari is under the influence of an ambitious spiritual guru (Nambiar) who manipulates the king for his own ends. The prince works hard to prevent him from achieving his designs. He moves around the kingdom incognito fighting for people's rights. During this time he meets and falls in love with a dancer (Padmini). The rival king's daughter Lalitha is also in love with him. The wily advisor (Veerappa) of the other king tries to work out things in his favor and marry the dancer. After many twists and turns, the villains are exposed and the princess sacrifices her love in favor of the dancer.

Kaveri

1955

Thuli Visham poster
NR

Set in a historical backdrop, the narrative revolves around political intrigue, power struggles, and royal conflicts.Prince Suryakanthan (played by Sivaji Ganesan) and Chandran (played by K.R. Ramasamy) navigate complex relationships and rivalries involving figures like Veeramarthandan (S.V. Ranga Rao).

Thuli Visham

1954

Thuli Visham poster
NR

Set in a historical backdrop, the narrative revolves around political intrigue, power struggles, and royal conflicts.Prince Suryakanthan (played by Sivaji Ganesan) and Chandran (played by K.R. Ramasamy) navigate complex relationships and rivalries involving figures like Veeramarthandan (S.V. Ranga Rao).

Thuli Visham

1954

No artwork available
NR

Durai is happily married to Amudha, a rich woman. When Durai's close friend, Naganathan, dies in an accident and he decides to support his family, it causes a major rift between the couple.

Aasai Alaigal

1963

Kaithi Kannayiram poster
NR

Kannayiram loses his son to kidnappers and is jailed on false charges. Later, he finds a new direction in life and decides to save the life of the jailer's son who is kidnapped by other inmates.

Kaithi Kannayiram

1960

Velaikari poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Velaikari

1949

Rajakumari poster
8.0

A humble villager should win the love of a princess.

Rajakumari

1947

Rajakumari poster
8.0

A humble villager should win the love of a princess.

Rajakumari

1947

Abhimanyu poster
NR

A fantasy film based on a folk-tale from the Mahabharata.

Abhimanyu

1948

Anandha Jodhi poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Anandha Jodhi

1963

No artwork available
10.0

Sivaji Ganesan plays the younger physician to the king (R. Balasubramaniam) and his wife (Padmini) was modelled on Kannagi as the personification of female virtues. The physician is commanded to the palace to treat the king where the princess (M. N. Rajam) falls for him and virtually enslaves him, preventing him from going back to his wife.

Thangapadumai

1959

No artwork available
10.0

Sivaji Ganesan plays the younger physician to the king (R. Balasubramaniam) and his wife (Padmini) was modelled on Kannagi as the personification of female virtues. The physician is commanded to the palace to treat the king where the princess (M. N. Rajam) falls for him and virtually enslaves him, preventing him from going back to his wife.

Thangapadumai

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Arasilangumari

1960

No artwork available
8.0

Raju and Ramu, two good friends, study in a law college. Raju, who decides to marry his lover Radha post his final exam, ends up dying in a fatal accident.

Thirumagal

1971

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Karpukarasi

1957

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Karpukarasi

1957