Durai (director)
Kalaimamani Director 'Pasi' Durai | |
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| Born | J.F.C. Durai 25 February 1940 |
| Died | 22 April 2024 (aged 84) Tiruninravur, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, editor |
| Website | directordurai |
J.F.C. Durai (25 February 1940 – 22 April 2024) was an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he had directed 46 films in
National Film Awards. He served as a jury member of the 58th National Film Awards (India) in 2011.[3] As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.[3]
Born on 25 February 1940,[3] Durai died on 22 April 2024, at the age of 84.[4]
Partial filmography
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- 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
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- 1978 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director – Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam
- 1979 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pasi[3]
- 1979 -
- 1980 – Best Film Award for Pasi at Tashkent Film Festival
- 1982 – Kalaimamani
References
- ^ Kannan, Dr. R. (2000). Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends. Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University. p. 24.
- ISBN 978-0-8352-2795-7.
- ^ a b c d "National Film Awards 2010". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kolappan, B (22 April 2024). "Durai, director of national award winning film Pasi, dies". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ 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
- Official website
- Durai at IMDb