Parbati Ghose
P Susheela
Sharada
SB Nayampally
Nariman A Irani
Raja Thakur
SNS Sastry
Tapan Sinha
P Subramaniam
John Sankaramangalam
NC Sippy
A. Vincent
KS Prasad
A P Nagarajan
Kannadasan
Geethapriya
Satyajit Ray
Kalyanji Virji Shah
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
N. T. Rama Rao
Manna Dey
Ashok Kumar - Old
Anand Kumar
Karunesh Thakur
1. Parbati Ghose
Parbati Ghose was also known as Chapala Nayak and Chandana. She was an Indian actress, film producer, and film director. Also, she was the first female filmmaker to belong the state of Odisha. She was born on March 28, 1933. Parbati Ghose’s place of birth is Manasinghpatana in Cuttack district, Odisha, British India. She completed her early education at Sanat Nalini Girls High School, where she vigorously took part in various cultural and social activities. Also, she took formal lessons in Odissi dance under many gurus. She trained under great exponents like Kelucharan Mohapatra, Suresh Routray, and Dayal Sharma. She belonged to a middle-class family and was rich in education and culture. She is a quick learner and avid reader and ...
Date of Death:
11-02-2018
Age:
91
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
11-02-2018
Age:
91
Gender:
Female
2. P Susheela
P. Susheela is a well-known playback singer in South Indian film industry, who has received five National awards for the talent she posses. P. Sheela was born on 13th November 1935. She has been associated with the film industry for over six decades now. She is a legendary artist who has the purest form of vocal strength, with great syllabic pronunciations. She is mainly noted for her honey like sweet voice; that can speak fluently and deliver the word or the lyrics sung so distinctly and clearly. Sheela, from her childhood, discovered itself the talent she has and the passion she feels for it. Thus, she went for classical music training and perfected her skill. She was seen to sing for AIR (All India Radio)....
Age:
88
Gender:
Female
3. Sharada
Noted South Indian actress Sharada, a three-time recipient of National Award, is a South Indian Actress. Initially, she has done many supporting roles in Telugu films, later on, she moved to Malayalam film industry and gained success there. She is also known as Urvashi Sharada because earlier the National Film Award for Best Actress was officially designated as Urvashi Award. Sharada was a skilled artist and to portray any scene which contained any kind of grievance or pain; she was chosen. There is also a fact that scenes were specially scripted to depict the pain to show her skills, and that was a one-way audience got attracted towards her. Personal Life: Sharada belongs to Andhra Pradesh, India. When she w...
Age:
78
Gender:
Female
Age:
78
Gender:
Female
4. SB Nayampally
SB Nayampally used to work at the film Killick, Nixon and Company. While working there, he got discovered by the film director P.Y. Altekar. Altekar analyzed Nayampally and, he found him much relatable to the character of the famous French boxer Georges Carpenter. At that time, stunt films were very trendy and, Nayampally was considered a great choice. Altekar urged Nayampally to join Imperial Studios and get cast in his first film, Wedding Night, released in 1929. The first day of the shoot was much exciting and full of amazement for Nayampally. After that Nayampally, became a part of the movie Noorjahan(1931). Noorjahan was to be a silent movie. Because of the success of the first Indian Talkie film Alam Ara(1931), Noorjahan produced s...
5. Nariman A Irani
Nariman A. Irani was a film producer and cinematographer in Bollywood. He is well recognised for his work as a cameraman on the film Chhailla Babu and for directing the movie Don (1978) under his production company, Nariman Films (1977). He is best known as a cinematographer for his work on Talash, Saraswatichandra, and Phool Aur Patthar, as well as Roti Kapada Aur Makaan and Chhailla Babu. Saraswatichandra (1968), he received the 16th National Film Award for Best Cinematography (B & W). In the same year, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer.
While working as a cinematographer on Chhailla Babu, Irani decided to borrow most of the plot of Chhailla Babu and share a modified story idea with Chandra Barot, who ...
6. Raja Thakur
Raja Thakur is an Indian director who worked for the Marathi film industry. He was born on 26th November 1923 in Phonda, Maharashtra. Raja is famous for his work in the movie Me Tulas Tujhya Angani, Rangalya Ratree Ashya, Ektee, Mumbaicha Jaawai, Gharkul, and Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe for which he won several awards. Raja started his career as an assistant to Raja Paranjape and Master Vinayak and directed various films in the 1960s. He produced the film under the banner Nav Chitra.
Some of his popular filmography work includes Bolavita Dhani in 1953, Me Tulas Tujhya Angani in 1955, Rangalya Ratree Ashya in 1962, Sant Gora Kumbhar in 1967, Birbal My Brother in 1972, Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe in 1973, and many others. He made a hat-trick...
Date of Death:
28-07-1975
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
28-07-1975
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
7. SNS Sastry
S N.S. Sastry is one of the most popular Indian directors. He was born in 1930 in Bombay (Mumbai), India. S. N.S. Sastry joined Films Division India as a newsreel cameraman in the early 1950 and became a director. “I am 20” is a short non-non-fiction documentary produced by the Films Division of India and directed by him in 1967. The filmmaker traveled all over the country and interviewed people born in 1947. He asked them questions about themselves, the country, and what would be done moving forward. The document is filled with thoughtful questions and honest answers, just like independence means human rights, etc.
“I am 20” was awarded the best short film on Social Documentation at t...
Date of Death:
15-11-1978
Gender:
Male
8. Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha, one of the foremost Indian directors of his time was born on 2nd October 1924 and died on 15th January. 2009.He formed the legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen. Being primarily a Bengali filmmaker, he worked in both Hindi Cinema and Bengali Cinema, making films including Kabuli Wala, Louha Kapat, Sagina Mahato, Apanjan,Kshudhita Pashan, and children's films Safed Haathi and Aaj Ka Robinhood. Tapan Sinha began his career in 1946, as a sound engineer with the film production company New Theatres in Kolkata, then in 1950 he shifted to England, where he worked at Pinewood Studios for two years.
Before returning home to start his six-decade career...
Date of Death:
15-01-2009
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
15-01-2009
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
9. P Subramaniam
P Subramaniam was an Indian director who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 19th February 1910 in Nagercoil, Travancore. He was a multitalented director, producer, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. Subramaniam has Kerala’s second film studio known as Merryland Studio, which established in 1951. He worked in many movies like SreeMurugan in 1977, Swami Ayyappan in 1975, Kaadu in 1973, Rowdy Rajamma in 1977, and many more.
Subramaniam worked in more than 20 South Indian films and more than 10 Tv series. He also won many awards....
Date of Death:
04-10-1979
Age:
114
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
04-10-1979
Age:
114
Gender:
Male
10. John Sankaramangalam
It is not every day that a great director is born, and so 15th July, the birth of John Sankaramangalam must have been a special day. John is known for his exceptional contribution to the Telugu Film Industry as a director, as a teacher, a Filmmaker and also a recipient of several awards. John Sankaramangalam completed his schooling from St. John’s school. He did his graduation from St. Berchman college and had gone to Madras Christian College for his higher studies. Later he began to work at MCC as a teacher.
He had been married to Mrryammma John and had two children- Sudarshan and Annie John. John started his film career by learning screenwriting and direction at FTII, Pune in,1992. His first step into this beautiful world...
Date of Death:
30-07-2018
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
30-07-2018
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
11. NC Sippy
NC Sippy is a film producer and director, known for his sensitive and topical social drama films. He was born on August 22, 1926, in Karachi, Pakistan. He has produced several hit films including Anand, Guddi, Khubsoorat, Padosan, Aashirwad, Bombay to Goa, and Sadhu Aur Shaitan. In his career that spans over forty years, many of his notable films were directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji.
NC Sippy opted to be low-profile and only wishes his work to speak for him. He doesn’t usually go out, nor socialize with the media people, as he preferred to hang out with his family and friends. He even refused to attend the Filmfare Awards when he bagged the Best Film Award for the mo...
Date of Death:
25-11-2001
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
25-11-2001
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
12. A. Vincent
Aloysius Vincent was born on 14th June 1928 in Calicut and he died on 25th February, 2015 in Tamil Nadu. He was a very popular Film Director and Cinematographer. He has two sons named Ajayan Vincent and Jayanan Vincent and two daughters named Snehalatha Marie and Sumithra Marie. He is the Director of about 30 films in the Malayalam language.
He won the Best Cinematographer award for the film Prem Nagar in the year 1974. He is the Director of the films like Varum, Iru Veedugal, Engalkku, Thulanharam and much more. He got an Honorary Membership from the Indian Society Of Cinematographers in the year 2003. In the year 1996, he won the J.C. Daniel Award. He worked under Kamal Ghosh and worked with Gemini Studios...
Date of Death:
25-02-2015
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
25-02-2015
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
13. KS Prasad
Veteran Malayalam mimicry artist and actor K S Prasad is noted for his works in the Malayalam film industry. He hails from Kochi, Kerala, and is an alumnus of Kalabhavan (the Cochin Kalabhavan), a center for learning performance arts in Kerala. Prasad began performing monologues while he was in high school, winning first place at school youth festivals. He later won accolades while at Maharajas College before enrolling at Kalabhavan. He is known for the movie Mannamkattayum Kariyilayum, a Malayalam family drama thriller directed by Arun Sagara in 2017.
He also appears on stage/ television comedy shows regularly. He has now shifted to YouTube, producing content. His series Mr.&Mrs. Luca has debuted on his channel KS Prasad Ent...
14. A P Nagarajan
Akkamappettai Paramasivan Nagarajan born on 24 February 1928 as Kuppuswamy. His father Paramasiva Gounder named him after the Lord of anger. A sign of misfortune, his parents died in the early childhood stages. Nagarajan's grandmother Manicka Ammal, guardian of the child Kuppu sent him to a drama company after knowing his interest in the field of Filmography. Around the time, when India was a free country, Nagarajan joined another drama company named Avvai T. K. Shanmugam's, for further assistance and learned the basics of acting. At Avvai T.K, Kuppuswamy became Nagarajan due to his acting style and thought process. In the late 40s, Nagarajan earned fame due to his debut role in the play "Gumasthavin Penn" and proved hi...
Date of Death:
05-04-1977
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
Skills:
Date of Death:
05-04-1977
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
15. Kannadasan
Kannadasan is an eminent prolific writer and poet. He was born on 24 June 1927. He was born in Sirukoodalpatti, a remote village in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu. He is one among the eight children of his Father Satthappanar and Mother Visalaatchi. He studied up to the eighth standard. He got attracted to Tamil Epics and Literature from his childhood. He came to Chennai at the age of 14. He suffered and struggled without food and shelter. He slept on the beach side of Marina using his briefcase as a pillow for several days. Kannadasan fathered 13 kids in all, by his three wives. He was called “King of Poets” for his dedicated contribution to the Tamil Film Industry. Most of his songs contain life sent...
Date of Death:
17-10-1981
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
17-10-1981
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
16. Geethapriya
Late Lakshman Rao Mohite was born on June 15, 1931, in Karnataka. His father Ramarao Mohite worked for the cavalry regiment of Mysore State Troops called Mysore Lancers. His mother was Lakshmibhai. Although his mother tongue was Marathi, he was admitted to a Kannada-medium school. He completed CA Intermediate and was involved in small writing assignments.
The poet P.T. Narasimachar lived in the same apartment of Lakshman’s family. He played a major part with his influence in the career of Lakshman Rao. From his school days, he was passionate about writing. He used to write poems and short stories and send them to magazines such as Thaayinaadu and Ramarajya. He worked as a clerk in Cubbon Park restaurant. He had a good frien...
Date of Death:
17-01-2016
Age:
92
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
17-01-2016
Age:
92
Gender:
Male
17. Satyajit Ray
Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Even today not much is known about this extraordinary filmmaker. But people still have a passion for doing research upon his classic films as he is an extraordinary filmmaker. Satyajit Ray was India’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award (Honorary Oscar) in 1992. He is also a recipient of the honorary doctorate by Oxford University ( after actor Chaplin). The government of India has awarded him ‘Padma Bhushan(1965) and Dadasaheb Phalke Award(1985) and the highest civilian honour’Bharat Ratna’(1992) too. In 1992, he was even posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Ach...
Date of Death:
23-04-1992
Age:
103
Gender:
Male
18. Kalyanji Virji Shah
Kalyanji Virji Shah is mostly known as Kalyanji from Kalyanji-Anandji duo. Kalyanji was born on June 30, 1928, to Virji Shah. Virji Shah was a businessman in Kutch, Gujrat. Later, to start a provision store he moved to Mumbai. He has a brother Anandji Virji Shah, they both are very famous Indian musicians. Kalyanji-Anandji has won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the film Kora Kagaz.
Kalyanji had also received the civilian award Padma Shri in 1992. Kalyanji and Anandji had learned music from a music teacher. Although, the music teacher wasn't professionally a musician but was working to compensate his bills. Kalyanji got his breakthrough with the movie Na...
Date of Death:
24-08-2000
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
Skills:
Date of Death:
24-08-2000
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
19. Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a film director, writer and producer in Bollywood. He is well known for giving a facelift to the career of Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Rekha and Rajesh Khanna.
Hrishikesh was born in Calcutta on 30 September 1922. He began his career as an editor and assistant director under Bimal Roy. Much earlier, he was associated with Calcutta’s New Theatres (owned by B.N.Sircar) where he learnt camera techniques and editing part of filmmaking. Later he moved to Mumbai in 1952 and got associated with Bimal Roy and had associated with the editing of classics like ‘Do Bigha Zamin’, ‘Madhumati’ and ‘Devdas’. After working as an assi...
Date of Death:
27-08-2006
Age:
101
Gender:
Male
Skills:
Date of Death:
27-08-2006
Age:
101
Gender:
Male
20. N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, better known by the name N. T. Rama Rao, was the first superstar of the Telugu films, Adored by people of his state in Andhra, he was the only celebrity to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three consecutive terms. His charisma and personality were so great that even if he played the role of Gods in mythological films, people used to touch his feet. He became more famous therefore for his role of Hindu deities that he performed on screen (be it Krishna or Rama); people considered him even as ‘messiah of the masses’. People fondly used to call him by his initials N.T.R in the industry.
He gained fame for his role of mythologi...
Date of Death:
18-01-1996
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
18-01-1996
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
21. Manna Dey
Manna Dey is one of the greatest Indian classical singers who had training from his paternal uncle Sangeetacharya Krishna Chandra Dey ( K.C. Dey). He was instrumental in making Manna Dey’s career in Mumbai. K. C. Dey was a popular actor-singer-composer of New Theatres in Kolkata. When New Theaters closed down, K C Dey moved to Mumbai and Manna Dey accompanied him. Manna Dey had left for Mumbai with his uncle to make a career in singing but understood his pronunciation in Hindi was a major barrier to fetch him the singing career, hence he became assistant to music director for S D Burman and even H P Das. But he continued taking training from classical stalwarts, Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul ...
Date of Death:
24-10-2013
Age:
105
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
24-10-2013
Age:
105
Gender:
Male
22. Ashok Kumar - Old
One would be at a loss, wondering where to start when writing about a film legend like Ashok Kumar. After all, he is considered to be one of Indian film industry’s greatest actors, who has performed as the romantic hero, antagonist as well as in various other shades of character roles with equal aplomb. Ashok Kumar really was witness to a very important evolutionary phase of the Indian film industry, and has spread across generations his genius as an actor. From very unpretentious beginnings, having been born as Kumudlal Ganguly in a Bengali family living outside Bengal, he seemed destined to take up a legal profession, having completed his law course from the prestigious...
Date of Death:
10-12-2001
Age:
112
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
10-12-2001
Age:
112
Gender:
Male
23. Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar is a prominent Bollywood director, producer, editor and screenplay writer. He was born on December 10th 1970. He had worked as a movie director and screenplay writer for his famous movies like the Mission is On, Zila Ghaziabad, and Delhi Heights. These movies did a remarkable job in the box office collection. He was born and brought up in Delhi. He had done his schooling at DTEA school, which is located in the Lodhi Estate.
He did his graduation in Mass Communication in Hyderabad. After his success as a director, Anand thought of setting up a production house...
Age:
53
Gender:
Male
Age:
53
Gender:
Male
24. Karunesh Thakur
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