Director K Bhagyaraj completes 40 yrs in film industry, Amitabh Bachchan congratulates

The two had worked together in 'Aakhree Raasta' that released in 1986.
Director K Bhagyaraj completes 40 yrs in film industry, Amitabh Bachchan congratulates
Director K Bhagyaraj completes 40 yrs in film industry, Amitabh Bachchan congratulates
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Veteran filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj had completed four decades in the film industry and wishes have been pouring in for him from all quarters. Joinin the list, actor Amitabh Bachchan too wished the director/actor.

The star had posted on his blog: “A message to that prolific personality in the Tamil region K Bhagyaraj, a prolific director, producer, actor, music director, editor of a weekly - turning 40 years of his service to cinema.”

It may be noted here that K Bhagyaraj had the opportunity to work with Amitabh Bachchan in Aakhree Raasta, which was released in 1986. The film was the remake of the Kamal Haasan starrer Oru Kaidhiyin Diary, which was scripted by Bhagyaraj and directed by Bharathiraja.

Aakhree Raasta was a crime drama film written and directed by K Bhagyaraj and was presented by T Rama Rao with A Poornachandra Rao producing it under his banner Lakshmi Productions (Madras) (P) Ltd. The film had Amitabh Bachchan in a dual roles with Jaya Prada, Sridevi and Anupam Kher in the star cast.

The wishes for the prolific director have come in at the right time with Amitabh Bachchan stepping into the Tamil film industry with Uyarndha Manithan.

The film is being directed by Thamizhvannan of Kalvanin Kadhali fame. Being made in Tamil and Hindi, the film will be titled Uyarndha Manithan and Tera Yaar Hoon Mein respectively. The film’s first look poster was unveiled by the Superstar Rajinikanth a few months ago. Sharing the screen space with SJ Suryah in this flick is director turned actor SJ Suryah with Ramya Krishnan roped in for a pivotal role.

Big B is currently associated with the Telugu movie Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy in which he shares the screen space with the mega star Chiranjeevi. The film is being bankrolled by Ram Charan Teja under his home banner Konidela Production Company on a budget of Rs 200 crores. With Chiranjeevi playing the title role, it has a bevy of stars from different film industries.

(Content provided by Digital Native)

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