Durai (director)

Durai
Durai
Born	25 February 1940 (age 83)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, editor
Website	directordurai.net

Durai (born 25 February 1940)^[1] is an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he has directed 46 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made women-centric films like Avalum Penthaane and Pasi,^[2]^[3] which won two National Film Awards. He served as a jury member of the 58th National Film Awards (India) in 2011.^[1] As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.^[1]

Partial filmography[edit]

Avalum Penn Thaane (1974)
Oru Kudumbathin Kathai (1975)
Aasai 60 Naal (1976)
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977)
Paavathin Sambalam (1978)
Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (1978)
Sadhurangam (1978)
Aayiram Jenmangal (1978)
Pasi (1979)
Oli Pirandhadhu (1979)
Neeya? (1979)
Porkaalam (1980)
Maria My Darling (1980)
Aval Oru Kaviyam (1981)
Mayil (1981)
Thani Maram (1981)
Kilinjalgal (1981)
Thunai (1982)
Velicham Vitharunna Penkutty (1982)
Do Gulaab (1983)
Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984)
Veli (1985)
Oru Manithan Oru Manaivi (1986)
Palaivanathil Pattampoochi (1988)
Pudhiya Athiyayam (1990)

Awards[edit]

1978 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director – Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam
1979 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pasi^[1]
1979 - Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil - Pasi ^[4]^[5]
1980 – Best Film Award for Pasi at Tashkent Film Festival
1982 – Kalaimamani

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "National Film Awards 2010". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
↑ Kannan, Dr. R. (2000). Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends. Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University. p. 24.
↑ Bowker (1983). Variety's Film Reviews: 1978-1980. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-2795-7.
↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Rare Video of 27th Annual Film Fare Awards - 1980 (Voice Over - Radhika Sarathkumar)". YouTube.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.

External links[edit]

Official website
Durai on IMDb

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[dff-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "National Film Awards 2010". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

[Kannan2000-2] Kannan, Dr. R. (2000). Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends. Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University. p. 24.

[Bowker1983-3] Bowker (1983). Variety's Film Reviews: 1978-1980. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-2795-7.

[4] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Rare Video of 27th Annual Film Fare Awards - 1980 (Voice Over - Radhika Sarathkumar)". YouTube.

[5] "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.

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