A._Bhim_Singh

A. Bhimsingh

A. Bhimsingh

Indian filmmaker, producer, editor, and writer

A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1920 -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.

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Personal life

Bhimsingh married Sona, the 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

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Pa series

Many of Bhimsingh's films began with the syllable Pa, starred Sivaji Ganesan, had music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and lyrics by Kannadasan.[2] According to Ganesan, Bhimsingh hardly imagined that he would make a series of films that began with the letter Pa, implying that he "might have thought about it at first because his name starts with the same letter in Tamil. Later he might have decided to stay on with this letter for sentimental reasons."[3]

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As an actor

Recurring collaborators

Bhimsingh frequently associated with the same crew members. These included the assistant director duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam (who later became proper directors on films produced and written by Bhimsingh), cinematographer G. Vittal Rao and editor A. Paul Duraisingam.[4][5][6] Ganesan appeared in 18 films directed by Bhimsingh, starting with Raja Rani (1956).[7][8]

Accolades

National Film Awards

References

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    "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.
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    Raman, Mohan V (1 November 2019). "Why 'Pa'". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T. S. (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. pp. 141−142. OCLC 297212002.
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    "காலமானார் பால் துரைசிங்கம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    Guy, Randor (9 August 2017). "Aalayam (1967)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 11 - "பீம்சிங் அல்ல பாம்சிங்"". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "Brothers in arms". The Hindu. 18 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "சிவாஜியின் செல்லமான 'பீம்பாய்'... 'குடும்பக்கதை'களின் யதார்த்த இயக்குநர்; பாடல்களில் வித்தியாசம்; காட்சிகளில் எளிமை; வசனங்களில் இயல்பு; - சிவாஜியின் இயக்குநர் ஏ.பீம்சிங் 96வது பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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    "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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    "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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