A. Bhimsingh

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker, producer, editor, and writer who worked predominantly in the Tamil film industry. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages that include 18 films in Hindi, 8 films in Telugu, 5 films in Malayalam and 1 film in Kannada. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, he started his film career as an assistant editor with the film-making duo Krishnan-Panju in the late 1940s. Later, he became an assistant director before evolving as an independent director. His films mainly dealt with family and relationships. He made a series of films all of which started with the Tamil syllable pa, mainly with Sivaji Ganesan.

A. Bhimsingh
Born(1924-10-15)15 October 1924
Rayalacheruvu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died16 January 1978(1978-01-16) (aged 53)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationeditor, director, producer, writer
Years active1949–1978
Spouse(s)Sona (1949–1978)
Sukumari (1959–1978)
ChildrenB. Lenin
B. Kannan
Suresh Bhimsingh
RelativesTravancore family

Personal life

Bhimsingh was married to Sona, sister of Krishnan, in 1949. He had eight children with her; one of his eight children, B. Lenin is a film editor, and another son of his, B. Kannan, is a cinematographer, who is known for his frequent collaborations with many of Bharathiraja. Later, Bhimsingh's eldest son Naren married Panju's daughter. Bhimsingh was also married to actress Sukumari in 1959 and has a son with her.[1]

Filmography
YearFilmBannerLanguageScreenwriterNotes
1954AmmaiyappanNational ProductionsTamilM. KarunanidhiFirst directorial debut
1956Raja RaniNational ProductionsTamilM. Karunanidhi
1958Pathi BakthiBudda PicturesTamilValampuri Somanathan
1958ThirumanamValampuri PicturesTamilM. S. Solamalai
1959Ponnu Vilaiyum Boomi Oriyandal PicturesTamil
1959Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsTamilM. S. Solamalai
1959SahodhariCarnatic FilmsTamilMurasoli Maran
1959President PanchatcharamSavitri PicturesTamilB. S. Ramaiah
1960Petra ManamNational PicturesTamilMu. Varadarajan
1960Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesTamilAsha Poorna Devi
1960Kalathur KannammaAVM ProductionsTamilJavar SeetharamanDubbed in Telugu as Mavoori Ammayi
1960Aai Phirse BaharHindiM. Karunanidhi
1961PasamalarRajamani PicturesTamilK. P. Kottarakkara
1961Paalum PazhamumSaravana FilmsTamilG. Balasubramaniam, PasumaniRemade as Saathi
1961Pava MannippuBudhdha PicturesTamilM. S. SolamalaiNational Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
Dubbed in Telugu as Papa Pariharam
1962Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsTamilValampuri Somanathan
1962Pavithra PremaTelugu
1962SenthamaraiMadras PicturesTamilRama Arangannal
1962Main Chup RahungiAVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Kalathur Kannamma
1962Paarthaal Pasi TheerumAVM ProductionsTamilA. C. Tirulokchandar
1962Padithaal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesTamilTharashankar Bandopadhyay
1962RakhiHindiRemake of Pasamalar
1963Paar Magale PaarKasturi FilmsTamilPattuBased on stage play Petralthan Pillaiya
1964Pachchai VilakkuVel PicturesTamilG. K. Suriyam
1964Pooja Ke PhoolAVM ProductionsHindiK. S. GopalakrishnanRemake of Kumudham, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesTamilG. V. Iyer25th Film
1965KhandanHindiM. S. SolaimalaiRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1965SanthiALS ProductionsTamilM. S. Solaimalai
1966Sadhu MirandalSunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter & Producer
1967PaaladaiKamala PicturesTamilBilahari (T. Raman)
1967AalayamSunbeam ProductionsTamilWriter & Producer
1967PattathuraniSunbeam ProductionsTamil
1967Mehrban AVM ProductionsHindiRemake of Padikkadha Medhai
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
1968Sadhu Aur ShaitaanHindiUsilai SomanathanRemake of Sadhu Mirandal
1968GauriSivaji FilmsHindiRemake of Santhi
1968AadmiPSV PicturesHindiAkhtar ul Iman, Kaushal Bharati, Ramarao, ShamannaRemake of K. Shankar's Aalayamani
1969Manishichina MaguvaTelugu
1969Bhai BahenHindi
1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsTamilPaasumani
1970GopiHindiRemake of B. R. Panthulu's Chinnada Gombe
1970Oke KutumbhamTelugu
1972Sub Ka SaathiHindi
1972MaalikHindi
1972Maa Inti JyothiTelugu
1972Joroo Ka GhulamHindi
1973LoaferCentury FilmsHindiJagdish Kanwal
1974Paadha PoojaiKasiram PicturesTamil
1974Naya Din Nai RaatHindiA. P. NagarajanRemake of A. P. Nagarajan's Navarathiri
1975RaagamJammu FilmsMalayalamS. L. Puram Sadanandan
1975BhagyashaluluTelugu
1976Sila Nerangalil Sila ManithargalABS ProductionsTamilJayakanthan50th Film
1976Kanavan ManaiviSri Umachitra CombinesTamilKalaignanamRemade as Haisiyat
1976ChiranjeeviTelugu
1976Bangaru ManishiTelugu
1977Yaaron Ka YaarHindi
1977NirakudumSwapna FilmsMalayalamSurasuRemake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1977SnehamJS FilmsMalayalamSreekumaran Thampi
1977Nee Vazha VendumFathima Amuda CombinesTamil
1977AmaanatHindi
1977Evaru DevuduTelugu
1978Vamsha JyothiKannada
1978Oru Nadigai Natakam ParkiralGirnar FilmsTamilJayakanthan
1978Mishiha CharitramMalayalamDubbed into Tamil and Telugu
1978Kai PidithaavalGaneshanjali ProductionsTamil
1978MaattolySwapna FilmsMalayalamR. Balakrishnan
1978Iraivan Kodutha VaramRaja Cine ArtsTamilR. Balakrishnan
1978KarunamayuduVijayachander and Rev. Louis F. Knoll, STBCTeluguFr. Christopher Coelho, O.F.M.Bhimsingh also acted as Judas Iscariot. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Daya Sagar, Tamil as Karunamoorthy and English as Ocean of Mercy
1978Karunai UllamMSV MoviesTamil

The Paa Series
YearFilmBannerMusicActors
1958Padhi BhaktiBuddha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, Chittor V. Nagaiah, C. R. Vijayakumari
1959Bhaaga PirivinaiSaravana FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
1960Padikkadha MedhaiBala MoviesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Kannamba, T. R. Ramachandran, R. Muthuraman, E. V. Saroja, V. Gopalakrishnan
1961PasamalarRajamani PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu
1961Paalum PazhamumSaravana FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, Prem Nazir, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Sriram, Manorama
1961Pava MannippuBudhdha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, Chittor V. Nagaiah, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. V. Rajamma
1962Bandha PasamSanthi FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. V. Rajamma, J. P. Chandrababu
1962Paarthaal Pasi TheerumAVMViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Sowcar Janaki, B. Saroja Devi, Kamal Haasan
1962Padithaal Mattum PodhumaRanganathan PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savithri, Rajasulochana, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Sahasranamam, P. Kannamba, M. V. Rajamma, R. Muthuraman
1963Paar Magale PaarKasturi FilmsViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, M. R. Radha, V. K. Ramasamy
1964Pachai VilakkuVel PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, A. V. M. Rajan, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriram
1965PazhaniBharatha Matha PicturesViswanathan-RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Sriram, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Pushpalatha, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Radha
1967PaaladaiKamala PicturesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Padmini. K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Manorama
1970PaadhukaappuSunbeam ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah, Major Sundararajan, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, J. P. Chandrababu, Sowcar Janaki

Awards

National Film Awards

As an actor
  • 1975: Cinema Paithyam

References
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