A. Bhimsingh

A. Bhimsingh
A. Bhimsingh
Born	15 October 1924; Rayalacheruvu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	16 January 1978 (aged 53); Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	editor, director, producer, writer
Years active	1949–1978
Spouse(s)	Sona (m.1949–1978); Sukumari (m.1959–1978)
Children	B. Lenin; B. Kannan; B. Suresh
Relatives	Travancore family

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. 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.

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 Suresh Bhimsingh.^[1]

Filmography[]

Year	Film	Banner	Language	Screenwriter	Notes
1954	Ammaiyappan	National Productions	Tamil	M. Karunanidhi	First directorial debut
1956	Raja Rani	National Productions	Tamil	M. Karunanidhi
1958	Pathi Bakthi	Budda Pictures	Tamil	Valampuri Somanathan
1958	Thirumanam	Valampuri Pictures	Tamil	M. S. Solamalai
1959	Ponnu Vilaiyum Boomi	Oriyandal Pictures	Tamil
1959	Bhaaga Pirivinai	Saravana Films	Tamil	M. S. Solamalai
1959	Sahodhari	Carnatic Films	Tamil	Murasoli Maran
1959	President Panchatcharam	Savitri Pictures	Tamil	B. S. Ramaiah
1960	Petra Manam	National Pictures	Tamil	Mu. Varadarajan
1960	Padikkadha Medhai	Bala Movies	Tamil	Asha Poorna Devi
1960	Kalathur Kannamma	AVM Productions	Tamil	Javar Seetharaman	Dubbed in Telugu as Mavoori Ammayi
1960	Aai Phirse Bahar		Hindi	M. Karunanidhi
1961	Pasamalar	Rajamani Pictures	Tamil	K. P. Kottarakkara
1961	Paalum Pazhamum	Saravana Films	Tamil	G. Balasubramaniam, Pasumani	Remade as Saathi
1961	Pava Mannippu	Budhdha Pictures	Tamil	M. S. Solamalai	National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film Dubbed in Telugu as Papa Pariharam
1962	Bandha Pasam	Santhi Films	Tamil	Valampuri Somanathan
1962	Pavithra Prema		Telugu
1962	Senthamarai	Madras Pictures	Tamil	Rama Arangannal
1962	Main Chup Rahungi	AVM Productions	Hindi		Remake of Kalathur Kannamma
1962	Paarthaal Pasi Theerum	AVM Productions	Tamil	A. C. Tirulokchandar
1962	Padithaal Mattum Podhuma	Ranganathan Pictures	Tamil	Tharashankar Bandopadhyay
1962	Rakhi		Hindi		Remake of Pasamalar
1963	Paar Magale Paar	Kasturi Films	Tamil	Pattu	Based on stage play Petralthan Pillaiya
1964	Pachchai Vilakku	Vel Pictures	Tamil	G. K. Suriyam
1964	Pooja Ke Phool	AVM Productions	Hindi	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Remake of Kumudham, directed by Adurthi Subba Rao
1965	Pazhani	Bharatha Matha Pictures	Tamil	G. V. Iyer	25th Film
1965	Khandan		Hindi	M. S. Solaimalai	Remake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1965	Santhi	ALS Productions	Tamil	M. S. Solaimalai
1966	Sadhu Mirandal	Sunbeam Productions	Tamil		Writer & Producer
1967	Paaladai	Kamala Pictures	Tamil	Bilahari (T. Raman)
1967	Aalayam	Sunbeam Productions	Tamil		Writer & Producer
1967	Pattathurani	Sunbeam Productions	Tamil
1967	Mehrban	AVM Productions	Hindi		Remake of Padikkadha Medhai Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
1968	Sadhu Aur Shaitaan		Hindi	Usilai Somanathan	Remake of Sadhu Mirandal
1968	Gauri	Sivaji Films	Hindi		Remake of Santhi
1968	Aadmi	PSV Pictures	Hindi	Akhtar ul Iman, Kaushal Bharati, Ramarao, Shamanna	Remake of K. Shankar's Aalayamani
1969	Manishichina Maguva		Telugu
1969	Bhai Bahen		Hindi
1970	Paadhukaappu	Sunbeam Productions	Tamil	Paasumani
1970	Gopi		Hindi		Remake of B. R. Panthulu's Chinnada Gombe
1970	Oke Kutumbham		Telugu
1972	Sub Ka Saathi		Hindi
1972	Maalik		Hindi
1972	Maa Inti Jyothi		Telugu
1972	Joroo Ka Ghulam		Hindi
1973	Loafer	Century Films	Hindi	Jagdish Kanwal
1974	Paadha Poojai	Kasiram Pictures	Tamil
1974	Naya Din Nai Raat		Hindi	A. P. Nagarajan	Remake of A. P. Nagarajan's Navarathiri
1975	Raagam	Jammu Films	Malayalam	S. L. Puram Sadanandan
1975	Bhagyashalulu		Telugu
1976	Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal	ABS Productions	Tamil	Jayakanthan	50th Film
1976	Kanavan Manaivi	Sri Umachitra Combines	Tamil	Kalaignanam	Remade as Haisiyat
1976	Chiranjeevi		Telugu
1976	Bangaru Manishi		Telugu
1977	Yaaron Ka Yaar		Hindi
1977	Nirakudum	Swapna Films	Malayalam	Surasu	Remake of Bhaaga Pirivinai
1977	Sneham	JS Films	Malayalam	Sreekumaran Thampi
1977	Nee Vazha Vendum	Fathima Amuda Combines	Tamil
1977	Amaanat		Hindi
1977	Evaru Devudu		Telugu
1978	Vamsha Jyothi		Kannada
1978	Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral	Girnar Films	Tamil	Jayakanthan
1978	Mishiha Charitram		Malayalam		Dubbed into Tamil and Telugu
1978	Kai Pidithaaval	Ganeshanjali Productions	Tamil
1978	Maattoly	Swapna Films	Malayalam	R. Balakrishnan
1978	Iraivan Kodutha Varam	Raja Cine Arts	Tamil	R. Balakrishnan
1978	Karunamayudu	Vijayachander and Rev. Louis F. Knoll, STBC	Telugu	Fr. 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
1978	Karunai Ullam	MSV Movies	Tamil

The Paa Series[]

Year	Film	Banner	Music	Actors
1958	Padhi Bhakti	Buddha Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, Chittor V. Nagaiah, C. R. Vijayakumari
1959	Bhaaga Pirivinai	Saravana Films	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
1960	Padikkadha Medhai	Bala Movies	K. V. Mahadevan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Kannamba, T. R. Ramachandran, R. Muthuraman, E. V. Saroja, V. Gopalakrishnan
1961	Pasamalar	Rajamani Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu
1961	Paalum Pazhamum	Saravana Films	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, Prem Nazir, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Sriram, Manorama
1961	Pava Mannippu	Budhdha Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, Chittor V. Nagaiah, M. R. Radha, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, M. V. Rajamma
1962	Bandha Pasam	Santhi Films	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Devika, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. V. Rajamma, J. P. Chandrababu
1962	Paarthaal Pasi Theerum	AVM	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, Sowcar Janaki, B. Saroja Devi, Kamal Haasan
1962	Padithaal Mattum Podhuma	Ranganathan Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savithri, Rajasulochana, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Sahasranamam, P. Kannamba, M. V. Rajamma, R. Muthuraman
1963	Paar Magale Paar	Kasturi Films	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, M. R. Radha, V. K. Ramasamy
1964	Pachai Vilakku	Vel Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, A. V. M. Rajan, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriram
1965	Pazhani	Bharatha Matha Pictures	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Sriram, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, Devika, Pushpalatha, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Radha
1967	Paaladai	Kamala Pictures	K. V. Mahadevan	Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini. K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Manorama
1970	Paadhukaappu	Sunbeam Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah, Major Sundararajan, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, J. P. Chandrababu, Sowcar Janaki

Awards[]

National Film Awards

1959: President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Bhaaga Pirivinai^[2]
1960: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Kalathur Kannamma^[3]
1961: All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film – Pava Mannippu^[4]
1961: Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pasamalar^[4]
1964: Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Tamil – Pazhani

As an actor[]

1975:

References[]

^ "பாசமலர், படிக்காதமேதை, பாலும் பழமும் சிவாஜியின் சிறந்த படங்களை இயக்கிய ஏ.பீம்சிங்". Maalai Malar. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

External links[]

A. Bhimsingh at IMDb

[MM-1] "பாசமலர், படிக்காதமேதை, பாலும் பழமும் சிவாஜியின் சிறந்த படங்களை இயக்கிய ஏ.பீம்சிங்". Maalai Malar. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

[7thawardPDF-2] "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[8thaward-3] "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

[9thaward-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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show v t Works of A. Bhimsingh
1950s	Ammaiyappan (1954) Raja Rani (1956) Naane Raja (1956) Thirumanam (1958) Pathi Bakthi (1958) Bhaaga Pirivinai (1959) Sahodhari (1959) President Panchaksharam (1959) Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi (1959)
1960s	Petra Manam (1960) Padikkadha Medhai (1960) Kalathur Kannamma (1960) Aai Phirse Bahar (1960) Pasamalar (1961) Palum Pazhamum (1961) Paava Mannippu (1961) Bandha Pasam (1962) Senthamarai (1962) Main Chup Rahungi (1962) Parthal Pasi Theerum (1962) Padithal Mattum Podhuma (1962) Rakhi (1962) Paar Magaley Paar (1963) Pachhai Vilakku (1964) Pooja Ke Phool (1964) Pazhani (1965) Khandan (1965) Santhi (1965) Sadhu Mirandal (1966) Paaladai (1967) Mehrban (1967) Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1968) Gauri (1968) Aadmi (1968) Bhai Bahen (1969)
1970s	Paadhukaappu (1970) Gopi (1970) Oke Kutumbham (1970) Sub Ka Saathi (1972) Maalik (1972) Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972) Loafer (1973) Paadha Poojai (1974) Naya Din Nai Raat (1974) Raagam (1975) Bhagyashalulu (1975) Kanavan Manaivi (1976) Chiranjeevi (1976) Bangaru Manishi (1976) Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1977) Yaaron Ka Yaar (1977) Nirakudam (1977) Sneham (1977) Nee Vazha Vendum (1977) Evaru Devudu (1977) Vamsha Jyothi (1978) Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978) Mishiha Charitram (1978) Kai Pidithaaval (1978) Maattoly (1978) Iraivan Kodutha Varam (1978) Karunamayudu (1978) Karunai Ullam (1978)

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A. Bhimsingh

Born	(1924-10-15)15 October 1924 Rayalacheruvu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	16 January 1978(1978-01-16) (aged 53) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	editor, director, producer, writer
Years active	1949–1978
Spouse(s)	Sona (m.1949–1978) Sukumari (m.1959–1978)
Children	B. Lenin B. Kannan B. Suresh
Relatives	Travancore family