Rajasekhar (director)

Rajasekhar was an Indian film director and producer of Kollywood.

He was one of the most successful director of 1980s and his major works were with Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan .Almost all of Rajnikanth's mid to late 80s blockbusters like Thambikku Entha Ooru, Padikkadavan, Maapillai and Dharma Dorai were directed by Rajasekhar. He was also the director of Kamal Haasan movies Vikram, the first Tamil film which crossed the budget of ₹1 crore and Kakki Chattai, the cult entertainer. He also directed Malaiyoor Mambattiyan which was a silver jubilee hit, and Maaveeran the only movie that did not do well in box office. He also directed Vijaykanth movie Eetti and Cooliekkaran which was a silver jublee hit.

He died shortly before the 100 days celebration of his last film Dharma Dorai in an accident in the year 1991.