THE ONLY FILM DIRECTOR WHO HAD GIVEN 8 CONTINOUS HIT FILMS FOR THE VERY SAME BANNER ” R.S.SRINIVASAN’S SRI SAI PRODUCTIONS ” FROM 1974 TILL 1983 A.B. RAJ NO MORE
A.B. Raj receiving TROPHYS for having directed R.S.SRINIVASAN’S SRI SAI PRODUCTIONS’ super hit films IRUMBAZHIGAL and Thaalam Thettiya Thaarattu at the Golden Jubilee celebration functions held at New Woodlands in 1979 and in 1983.
Very rarely has an unassuming film director ever handled successfully films of varied genre in a single Malayalam language and that too on a cost effective budget in quick succession. But A.B.Raj was an exception par excellence to have achieved it.Let us picturesquely see as to how this “Producer R.S.Srinivasan-Director A.B.Raj” Combination Chemistry had successfully worked in the following films released yearwise:-
1) RAHASIYA RAATHRI—(1974 ) ” MURDER MYSTERY ” Concept ,a re-make of Tamil Film “Theyn Mazhaie” starring Prem Nazir,Adoor Bhasi,Bahadur,Jaya Bharathi etc.Music by M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “RAHASIYA RAATHRI.”
2) HALLO DARLING—( 1975 ) ” FULL LENGTH COMEDY ” film starring Prem Nazir,Adoor Bhasi,Bahadur,Jaya Bharathi etc.Music by M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “HALLO DARLING.”
3)SEEMANTHA PUTHRAN—(1976 ) ” HYPER SENTIMENTAL FAMILY SUBJECT” film starring Prem Nazir,Adoor Bhasi,Bahadur, Jose Prakash,Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Jaya Bharathi etc. Music by M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “SEEMANTHA PUTHRAN.”
4) AVAL ORU DEVALAYAM–(1977 ) “PUTTING AN END TO POOR & UNDERPRIVILEGED FROM BEING EXPLOITED ” film starring Prem Nazir, Jeyan, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadur, Sheela, Jaya Bharathi etc.Music.M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “AVAL ORU DEVALAYAM.”
5) RAJU RAHIM– (1978 ) “STRENGTHENING HINDU MUSLIM RELATIONSHIP” film starring Prem Nazir,K.P. Ummer, Jaya Bharathi etc.Music M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “RAJU RAHIM.”
6) IRUMBAZHIGAL– (1979 ) ” COMPLETE ACTION MASALA FILM EXPOSING A WOLF IN A SHEEP’ s CLOTHING” film starring Prem Nazir,K.P. Ummer,Jeyan, Jose Prakash,G.K.Pillai,Paravur Bharathan,Cochin Haniffa, Jayabharathi,Vadivukkarasi etc.Music M.K.Arjunan.
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “IRUMBAZHIGAL.”
7) ADIMACHANGALA–(1981 ) “ON PRE-INDEPENDENCE FREEDOM STRUGGLE” film starring Prem Nazir,Vishnuvardhan,Sheela,Swa
WORKING STILLS FROM THE FILM “ADIMACHANGALA”
8) THAALAM THETTIYA THAARRAATTU–(1983 ) “A LADY LAWYER SAVING HER CLIENT WHO HAD CONCEIVED PRIOR MARRIAGE FROM BEING CHEATED BY HER LOVER” film starring Lakshmi,Menaka (mother of Keerthy Suresh ) Balan K.Nair,Rajkumar etc.Music by Raveendran.
WORKING STILLS FROM “THAALAM THETTIYA THAARRAATTU”
PRAY ALMIGHTY THAT A.B. RAJ’s SOUL RESTS IN ETERNAL PEACE.
PRAY BOTH R.S.SRINIVASAN AND A.B. RAJ’s CHEMISTRY CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE ETERNAL WORLD ALSO.
