Kitty (actor)

Raja Krishnamoorthy, popularly known as Kitty is an Indian director, screenwriter and actor, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. He has directed films like Dasarathan (1993), which was critically acclaimed. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam' s Nayakan, released in 1987.

"Raja Krishnamoorthy" redirects here. For the Illinois politician, see Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Kitty
Born
Raja Krishnamoorthy

(1952-11-26) 26 November 1952
NationalityIndian
Other namesKitty
OccupationFilm director
screenwriter
Actor
Years active1987–present

Early life

He has done his Master of Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Bombay, 1975. He started with Mukund Iron & Steel as Management Trainee and Personnel Officer; he was with ITC Welcome Group as Personnel Manager and Regional Personnel Manager, and subsequently, with Enfield India Limited as General Manager (Human Resources). Between June 2000 and March 2002, he worked actively with Polaris Software Lab Ltd., an organization of 2600 people, as consultant and President of Human Resources. From July 2002 till August 2005, he was leading the Consulting and training Division, as Principal Consultant - at ProLease India Pvt. Ltd., part of the Washington DC based Interpro Group. Currently, he heads the Consulting and Training Division and directs the HRD function at talent Maximus.[1] Kitty was at one point the manager at Chola Sheraton, and was therefore known as "Chola" Krishnamurthy.[2] He briefly worked as General Manager at Enfield which he quit to pursue acting career.[3]

Actor

Kitty is known for his impressive performances in Kamal Haasan' s Soora Samhaaram (1988)[4] and Sathya (1988), Rajinikanth' s Baashha (1995) and Mani Ratnam' s Bombay (1995).[5]

Other works

Apart from acting, he is the director HRD of Talent Maximus India Ltd.[6][7][8] He wrote a book called Rajini Punchtantra: Business and Life management.[9] He has contested in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.[10]

Filmography

As actor
Year Film Role Language Notes
1987NayakanShaktivelu's fatherTamil
1988En Thangachi PadichavaKarunakaranTamil
1988NallavanVikramTamil
1988SathyaDhandapaniTamil
1988Kadarkarai ThaagamTamil
1988Soora SamhaaramMohandasTamil
1989Muddula MavayyaTelugu
1989Raja Chinna RojaBhaskar's associateTamil
1989Raaja RaajathanTamil
1989Anbu KattalaiTamil
1989Thaai NaaduLieutenant Colonel PrithivirajTamil
1990Sandhana KaatruTamil
1990JagathalaprathapanSubashTamil
1990Adhisaya ManithanSebastianTamil
1990DurgaDurga's UncleTamil
1990PaalamACP Rajan SharmaTamil
1990Lorry DriverRanganayakuluTelugu
1990Rao Gari Intlo RowdyAlexanderTelugu
1991Vetri PadigalTamilGuest appearance
1991Sendhoora DeviJagannathTamil
1991Vasanthakala ParavaiTamil
1991ThalapathiInspectorTamil
1992Oor MariyadhaiMuthupandi ThevarTamilGuest appearance
1992SuriyanTamil
1992LaatiTelugu
1993AadhityanZamindarTamil
1994The CitySharmaMalayalam
1994PavithraDr. NambiyarTamil
1995BaashhaPolice CommissionerTamil
1995BombayBasheer BhaiTamil
1995KarnaaKarnaa's adopted fatherTamil
1995MayabazarMoorthyTamil
1995Nadodi MannanMeenakshi's fatherTamil
1995Periya KudumbamSundarapandiTamil
1996KrishnaLizy's fatherTamil
1996NethajiKaruna MurthyTamil
1996YuvathurkiJaypalMalayalam
1996MahathmaDavid AbrahamMalayalam
1997ArunachalamKurianTamil
1997Raman AbdullahTamil
1997HitlerAadiseshuTelugu
1997DevuduMLA Sarweswara RaoTelugu
1997MasmaramDarshan DasMalayalam
1997GangothriBuvaneswar TripadiMalayalam
1998DhinamdhorumAadhi's fatherTamil
1998Kabhi Na KabhiKittyHindi
1999DubashiRama RaoTamil
1999ThammuduVishwanadhTelugu
1999Olympiyan Anthony AdamD.G.P Krishnan NairMalayalam
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenTamil
2000DevadoothanWilliam IgnatiusMalayalam
2001MinnaleReena's fatherTamil
2001BadriBadri's fatherTamil
2001NayakBhim RaoHindi
2002BabaBhaiTamil
2002IvanTamil
2004Phir MilengeHindi
2009Ananda ThandavamRaghu's fatherTamil
2010Rakht Charitra 1
Rakht Charitra II		Narasimha ReddyHindi/Telugu
2010Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaSivakumarTamil
2013Chennaiyil Oru NaalTamil
2013Singam IIMinister SethuramanTamil
2013MathapooPooja's fatherTamil
2014RamanujanSeshu IyerEnglish/Tamil
2014Appuchi GramamISRO ScientistTamil
2015JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiDheenadhayalanTamil
2015EliDIG RangarajanTamil
2015Yagavarayinum Naa KaakkaMudaliar's AssistantTamil
2016MalupuMudaliar's AssistantTelugu
2016SarrainoduCMTelugu
2016Rajadhi RajaTelugu
2016SaithanPsychiatristTamil
2017ArammGovernment OfficialTamil

Television
YearTitleRoleLanguageTelevisionNotes
2010Rakt Sambandh Sandhya's Father Mr. SavratkarHindiNdtv Imagine
2012DharmayuthamSundaramTamilVijay TV
2013RajakumariTamilSun TV

As director
YearFilmLanguageCast
1993Dasarathan [11][12]TamilSarathkumar, Heera, Sivakumar, Saranya
1996Krishna [13]TamilPrashanth, Heera, Kasthuri

As dubbing artist
YearFilmActorNotes
1994KadhalanGirish Karnad
1997Minsara KanavuGirish Karnad
1998Kannedhirey ThondrinalRathan
2004ChellamaeGirish Karnad
201624Girish Karnad

References
  2. Haasan, Kamal (20 October 2012). "'Of course Velu Nayakan doesn't dance'" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. May 31, Kavitha Shetty; May 31, 1990 ISSUE DATE; October 7, 1990UPDATED; Ist, 2013 19:08. "Glamour and quick money draw professionals from other fields to Tamil cinema". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Soora Samhaaram 1988 Full Movie Kamal". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. "Bombay Film". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. Committee, Public Relations; Trichy, B. I. M. (8 February 2013). "Speaker Session : II – Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthy, Director HRD of Talent Maximus India".
  7. "BYC Opinion leaders - Raja Krishnamoorthy". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. "The spirit of breaking through "conventional constraints"-Raja Krishnamoorthy at TEDxLBSIM". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. Parthasarathy, Anusha (29 January 2011). "Packing a punch" – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. "VELACHERY Election Result 2016, Winner, VELACHERY MLA, Tamil Nadu". NDTV.com.
  11. "Dasarathan-Full Tamil Movie-Cinema Junction". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. "PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013-Page 321". G Dhananjayan. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  13. "Krishna-Full Tamil Movie". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

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