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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = P. Krishnamoorthy<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|9|8|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Poompuhar]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|13|1943|9|8|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = Graduation from Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai<br />
| years_active = 1965–2014<br />
| alma_mater = [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai|Madras College of Arts]] (1960–1965)<br />
| occupation = Artist, [[art director]], [[production designer]], [[costume designer]]<br />
| awards = [[National Film Award for Best Production Design]]<br />[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Costume Designer]]<br>[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''P. Krishnamoorthy''' (8 September 1943 – 13 December 2020) was an [[Indian cinema|Indian film]] [[art director]], [[production designer]] and [[costume designer]] who worked predominantly in the [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]]. As of 2015, he had worked in over 55 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Malayalam and [[Indian English|English]],<ref name=48thNFA>{{cite web|title=48th National Film Awards: 2001|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|pages=62–63|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> and won five [[National Film Awards]]—three for [[National Film Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and two for [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]. In addition, he was the recipient of five [[Kerala State Film Awards]] and four [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]. The five-time National Award winner died in Chennai on December 13 2020, due to age related ailments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-14|title=National Award winning art director P Krishnamoorthy passes away at 77|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/national-award-winning-art-director-p-krishnamoorthy-passes-away-77-139564|access-date=2020-12-14|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Hailing from [[Poompuhar]], [[Tamil Nadu]], P. Krishnamoorthy graduated from the [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=34th National Film Awards, 1986|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|page=38|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> Starting his profession as an artist, he got into films through [[G. V. Iyer]]. He first met Iyer in 1968 when the latter was about to make ''[[Hamsa Geethe]]'', a [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]]. Krishnamoorthy was immediately signed up despite having no prior experience in art direction. The film eventually released in 1975, but he remained unnoticed.<ref name=Dinamani>{{cite web|last1=அய்யனார்|first1=பவுத்த|title=யதார்த்தமான கலை இயக்கத்தைப் புரிந்துகொள்ளும் தன்மை தமிழ்த்திரைப்பட உலகில் உல்லை...|url=http://www.dinamani.com/weekly_supplements/kadhir/article818929.ece|work=[[Dina Mani]]|language=Tamil|date=8 April 2012|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> However, he got an opportunity to work in plays for [[B. V. Karanth]] and [[Bansi Kaul]].<ref name=48thNFA /><br />
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Over the next years, Krishnamoorthy continued to mainly work for Iyer in films such as ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]] (1983), ''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]'' (1986) and ''[[Ramanujacharya (film)|Ramanujacharya]] (1989). Although he entered [[Tamil cinema]] through [[Sreedhar Rajan]]'s ''[[Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum]]'' in 1983, he did not work in Tamil films for a brief phase in his career.<ref name=Dinamani /> In 1987, he won his first [[National Film Award for Best Production Design|National Film Award]] for ''Madhvacharya''. This recognition helped him enter [[Malayalam cinema]], through [[Lenin Rajendran]]'s ''[[Swathi Thirunal (film)|Swathi Thirunal]]'' (1987). Following that, he continued to work in 15 films in Malayalam including ''[[Vaisali (film)|Vaisali]]'' (1988), ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'' (1989), ''[[Perumthachan (film)|Perumthachan]]'' (1991). He won two National Film Awards for his work in ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' as an art director and [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|costume designer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=37th National Film Festival, 1990|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm37NFAAward.aspx|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|pages=54–56|accessdate=9 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505161946/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm37NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> His involvement with Malayalam cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s earned him five [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Kerala State Film Awards for Best Art Director]].<br />
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In 1991, Krishnamoorthy made a comeback to Tamil cinema through [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[Nadodi Thendral]]''. This was followed by [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Vanna Vanna Pookkal]]'' (1992).<ref name=Dinamani /> In the subsequent years, he would work on more Tamil films including [[Suhasini Maniratnam]]'s directorial debut ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' (1996), ''[[Sangamam]]'' (1999) and ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharati]]'' (2001). ''Bharati'' fetched him two National Film Awards: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.<ref name=48thNFA /> His other Tamil films include ''[[Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei]]'' (2006), for which he won a state award, ''[[Naan Kadavul]]'' (2009) and ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' (2014).<ref name=Dinamani /><br />
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As of 2012, Krishnamoorthy lived in [[Mahabalipuram]], Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|last1=S|first1=Annamalai|title=A writer's passion for a new genre|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/a-writers-passion-for-a-new-genre/article3514476.ece|accessdate=3 June 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
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* ''[[Hamsageethe(film)|Hamsageethe]]'' (1975)<br />
* ''[[Kudre Motte]]'' (1975)<br />
* ''[[Prema Kama]]'' (1976)<br />
* ''[[Rishyashringa]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Nalegalannu Maduvavaru]]'' (1978)<br />
* ''[[Kaadu Kudure ]]'' (1979)<br />
* ''[[Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[Kartavya (1985 film)|Karthavya]]'' (1985)<br />
* ''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]'' (1986)<br />
* ''[[Ithihasa]]'' (1986)<br />
* ''[[Swathi Thirunal (film)|Swathi Thirunal]]'' (1987)<br />
* ''[[Vaisali (film)|Vaisali]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''[[Ramanujacharya (film)|Ramanujacharya]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Wall Poster]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Hrudayanjali]]'' (1990)<br />
* ''[[Vachanam]]'' (1990)<br />
* ''[[Nilapennai]]'' (1990)<br />
* ''[[Oliyampukal]]''<br />
* ''[[Pooram]]''<br />
* ''[[Nadodi Thendral]]'' (1991)<br />
* ''[[Perumthachan (film)|Perumthachan]]'' (1991)<br />
* ''[[Vanna Vanna Pookkal]]'' (1992)<br />
* ''[[Rajasilpi]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Praying with Anger]]'' (1992)<br />
* ''[[Ghazal (1993 film)|Ghazal]]'' (1993)<br />
* ''[[Aathma]]'' (1993)<br />
* ''[[Bhagavad Gita: Song of the Lord]]'' (1993)<br />
* ''[[Parinayam (1994 film)|Parinayam]]'' (1994)<br />
* ''[[Pasumpon]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Mogamul]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Maharaja]]'' (1996)<br />
* ''[[Tamizh Selvan]]'' (1996)<br />
* ''[[Kulam]]'' (1996)<br />
* ''[[Sangamam]]'' (1999)<br />
* ''[[Thaj Mahal]]'' (1999)<br />
* ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Kutty (2001 film)|Kutty]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Vaanavil]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Pavazhakkodi]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[Pandavar Bhoomi]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[Thenral]]'' (2002)<br />
* ''[[Julie Ganapathi]]'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Athu]]'' (2004)<br />
* ''[[Pasakkilikal]]'' (2005)<br />
* ''[[Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei]]'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[Thuvanam]]'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[Naan Kadavul]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Padithurai]]''<br />
* ''[[Jaganmohini (2009 film)|Jaganmohini]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' (2014)<br />
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