Kitty (actor)

Kitty
Born Raja Krishnamoorthy
Nationality Indian
Other names Kitty
Occupation Film director
screenwriter
Actor
Years active 1984–Present

Raja Krishnamoorthy, popularly known as Kitty is an Indian director, screenwriter and actor, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. He has directed films like Dasarathan, which was critically acclaimed. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam' s Nayakan, released in 1987.

Early life

He has done his Master of Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Bombay, 1975. He started with Mukund Iron & Steel as Management Trainee and Personnel Officer; he was with ITC Welcome Group as Personnel Manager and Regional Personnel Manager, and subsequently, with Enfield India Limited as General Manager (Human Resources). Between June 2000 and March 2002, he worked actively with Polaris software lab Ltd, an organization of 2600 people, as consultant and President of Human Resources. From July 2002 till August 2005, he was leading the Consulting and training Division, as Principal Consultant - at ProLease India Pvt. Ltd, part of the Washington DC based Interpro group. Currently, he heads the Consulting and Training Division and directs the HRD function at talent Maximus.[1] Kitty was at one point the manager at Chola Sheraton, and was therefore known as "Chola" Krishnamurthy.[2]

Actor

Kitty is known for his impressive performances in Kamal Haasan' s Soora Samhaaram[3] and Sathya, Rajinikanth' s Baashha and Mani Ratnam' s Bombay.[4]

Other works

Apart from acting, he is the director HRD of Talent Maximus India ltd.[5][6][7] He wrote a book called Rajini Punchtantra: Business and Life management.[8] He has contested in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016 in Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.[9]

Filmography

As actor

Year Film Role Language Notes
1987NayakanShaktivelu's fatherTamil
1988En Thangachi PadichavaKarunakaranTamil
1988NallavanTamil
1988SathyaTamil
1988Soora SamhaaramMohandasTamil
1989Muddula MavayyaTelugu
1989Raja Chinna RojaTamil
1989Raaja RaajathanTamil
1990Sandhana KaatruTamil
1990JagathalaprathapanSubashTamil
1991Vetri PadigalTamilGuest appearance
1991Sendhoora DeviJagannathTamil
1991Vasanthakala ParavaiTamil
1991ThalapathiInspectorTamil
1992LaatiTelugu
1992Oor MariyadhaiMuthupandi ThevarTamilGuest appearance
1992SuriyanTamil
1993AadhityanZamindarTamil
1994The City (1994 film)Malayalam
1994PavithraTamil
1995BaashhaPolice CommissionerTamil
1995BombayBasheer BhaiTamil
1995KarnaaKarnaa's adopted fatherTamil
1995MayabazarTamil
1995Nadodi MannanTamil
1995Periya KudumbamTamil
1996KrishnaTamil
1996YuvathurkiMalayalam
1996Mahatma The GreatMalayalam
1996NethajiKaruna MurthyTamil
1997ArunachalamKurianTamil
1997Raman AbdullahTamil
1998DhinamdhorumTamil
1998Kabhi Na KabhiHindi
1999ThammuduPavan kalyaan's fatherTelugu
1999Olimpion Antony Adam Malayalam
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenTamil
2000DevadoothanWilliam IgnatiusMalayalam
2001MinnaleReena's fatherTamil
2001BadriBadri's fatherTamil
2001NayakShivaji Rao's fatherHindi
2002BabaBhaiTamil
2002IvanTamil
2004Phir MilengeHindi
2009Ananda ThandavamTamil
2010Rakht Charitra 1Narasimhan ReddyHindi/Telugu
2010Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaSivakumarTamil
2013Chennaiyil Oru NaalTamil
2013Singam IIMinister SethuramanTamil
2014RamanujanSeshu IyerEnglish/Tamil
2014Appuchi GramamTamil
2015JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiTamil
2015Yemito Ee MaayaTelugu
2015EliDIG RangarajanTamil
2015Yagavarayinum Naa KaakkaMudaliar's AssistantTamil
2016SarrainoduCMTelugu
2016SaithanPsychiatristTamil
2017ArammTamil

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageTelevisionNotes
2010Rakht Sambandh Sandhya's Father Mr. SavratkarHindiNdtv Imagine
2012DharmayuthamSundaramTamilVijay TV
2013RajakumariTamilSun TV

As director

YearFilmLanguageCast
1993Dasarathan [10][11]TamilSarathkumar, Heera, Sivakumar, Saranya
1996Krishna [12]TamilPrashanth, Heera, Kasthuri

As dubbing artist

YearFilmActorNotes
1994KadhalanGirish Karnad
1997Minsara KanavuGirish Karnad
1998Kannedhirey ThondrinalRathan

References

  1. ↑ http://www.talentmaximus.com/mgtteam.html
  2. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/of-course-velu-nayakan-doesnt-dance/article4008896.ece
  3. ↑ "Soora Samhaaram 1988 Full Movie Kamal". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Bombay Film". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  5. ↑ http://bimspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/speaker-session-ii-mr-raja-krishnamoorthy-director-hrd-of-talent-maximus-india/
  6. ↑ "BYC Opinion leaders - Raja Krishnamoorthy". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  7. ↑ "The spirit of breaking through "conventional constraints"-Raja Krishnamoorthy at TEDxLBSIM". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  8. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/packing-a-punch/article1135623.ece
  9. ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/elections/tamil-nadu/velachery-mla-results
  10. ↑ "Dasarathan-Full Tamil Movie-Cinema Junction". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  11. ↑ "PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013-Page 321". G Dhananjayan. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  12. ↑ "Krishna-Full Tamil Movie". youtube. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

General

  • Parthasarathy, Anusha (2011-01-29). "Packing a punch". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  • Sridharan, Malavikka (2015-09-26). "Arvind Swamy has more in the 'Kitty'". The News Today. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
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