He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli and went on to pursue a diploma in film direction from Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. His directorial debut Aval Appadithan 'made an impact at the time of its release because its story and dialogues were different from many other Tamil films. The photography throughout the film emphasises moods by using shadows, and close-up shots are used extensively. Jump cuts are also common throughout the film. Aval Appadithan is considered as a milestone in Tamil film history. Indian filmmaker Mrinal Sen remarked that the film "was far ahead of the times". Rudraiah's second film, Gramathu Athiyayam (1980) was a rural tale set in a rustic Tamil village.[4]
Despite the success of his first film, Rudraiah found it difficult to continue making films as a result of the changing style of the film industry and the audience's preference for star-driven projects.[5] In 1982, he began a venture titled Raja Ennai Mannithuvidu featuring Kamal Haasan, Chandrahasan, Sujatha and Sumalatha, which dealt with conflicts between two brothers. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and was 40% complete, when Kamal Haasan pulled out citing he wanted to work on scripts with more star value, and the film eventually was thereafter shelved. The songs recorded for the film by Ilaiyaraaja were later used in other ventures.[5]
Rudraiah then announced another film titled Unmayai Thedi which also failed to materialise, before he began work on the road movie, TXT7 in 1988. Written by Sujatha, the team signed on Raghuvaran to play the lead role of a taxi driver and L. Vaidyanathan to compose music. However financial problems meant that the film was soon after indefinitely postponed. The failure for his own productions to take off meant that by 1990, Rudraiah was open to directing films for other producers and began work on a tragic love story titled Kadalpurathil featuring Archana. Soon after production began, the makers decided to change the lead actress and create it as a television film instead, and it was later premièred on Doordarshan.[5]
Death
Rudraiah died in Chennai on 18 November 2014 at the age of 67 after an illness.[6]
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rudraiah, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2010, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources C Rudraiah news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Indian name the name Chockalingam is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by the given name Rudraiah Rudraiah Chockalingam c 25 July 1947 18 November 2014 was an Indian film director most known for directing the film Aval Appadithan 1978 which starred Kamal Haasan Rajinikanth and Sripriya 1 2 3 RudraiahBornRudraiah ChockalingamJuly 25 1947Died18 November 2014 age 67 Other namesArumugam Arukutty Occupation s Director producerYears active1978 1980 Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditHe graduated with a bachelor s degree in economics from St Joseph s College Tiruchirapalli and went on to pursue a diploma in film direction from Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu Chennai His directorial debut Aval Appadithan made an impact at the time of its release because its story and dialogues were different from many other Tamil films The photography throughout the film emphasises moods by using shadows and close up shots are used extensively Jump cuts are also common throughout the film Aval Appadithan is considered as a milestone in Tamil film history Indian filmmaker Mrinal Sen remarked that the film was far ahead of the times Rudraiah s second film Gramathu Athiyayam 1980 was a rural tale set in a rustic Tamil village 4 Despite the success of his first film Rudraiah found it difficult to continue making films as a result of the changing style of the film industry and the audience s preference for star driven projects 5 In 1982 he began a venture titled Raja Ennai Mannithuvidu featuring Kamal Haasan Chandrahasan Sujatha and Sumalatha which dealt with conflicts between two brothers The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and was 40 complete when Kamal Haasan pulled out citing he wanted to work on scripts with more star value and the film eventually was thereafter shelved The songs recorded for the film by Ilaiyaraaja were later used in other ventures 5 Rudraiah then announced another film titled Unmayai Thedi which also failed to materialise before he began work on the road movie TXT7 in 1988 Written by Sujatha the team signed on Raghuvaran to play the lead role of a taxi driver and L Vaidyanathan to compose music However financial problems meant that the film was soon after indefinitely postponed The failure for his own productions to take off meant that by 1990 Rudraiah was open to directing films for other producers and began work on a tragic love story titled Kadalpurathil featuring Archana Soon after production began the makers decided to change the lead actress and create it as a television film instead and it was later premiered on Doordarshan 5 Death EditRudraiah died in Chennai on 18 November 2014 at the age of 67 after an illness 6 Filmography EditAval Appadithan 1978 Gramathu Athiyayam 1980 References Edit அவள அப பட த த ன படத த ன இயக க நர ர த ர ய க லம ன ர Tamilscreen tamilscreen com Archived from the original on 21 November 2014 Retrieved 19 November 2014 A milestone director for Rajini Kamal passes away www behindwoods com in Tamil Rangan Baradwaj 28 November 2020 C Rudraiah Lights camera conversation Two film wonder The Hindu Retrieved 28 October 2020 Rudraiah Ganga 19 November 2016 Rudraiah my father The Hindu Retrieved 28 October 2020 a b c Lights Camera Conversation Two film wonder 28 November 2014 Tamil film director Rudhraiah passes away The Hindu 19 November 2014 External links EditC Rudhraiya at IMDb An Outsider who saw within Ganga Rudraiah The Hindu 2016 Nov 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C Rudraiah amp oldid 1159204390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
