Kitty (actor)

Raja Krishnamoorthy, popularly known as Kitty is an Indian director, screenwriter and actor, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. Notable also for his work in Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema, he directed the film Dasarathan (1993). He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan, released in 1987.

Kitty
Born
Raja Krishnamoorthy

(1952-11-26) 26 November 1952
NationalityIndian
Other namesKitty
Occupation(s)Film director
screenwriter
Actor
Years active1987–present

Early life

He has done his Masters in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, 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] He briefly worked as General Manager at Enfield which he quit to pursue acting as a career.[3]

Actor

Kitty is known for his performances in Kamal Haasan' s Soora Samhaaram (1988)[4] and Sathya (1988), Rajinikanth' s Baashha (1995) and Mani Ratnam' s Bombay (1995).[5]

Other works

Apart from acting, he is the director HRD of Talent Maximus India Ltd.[6][7][8] He wrote a book called Rajini Punchtantra: Business and Life management.[9] He has contested in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.[10]

Filmography

Tamil films

Year Film Role Notes
1987NayakanShaktivelu's father
1988En Thangachi PadichavaKarunakaran
1988NallavanVikram
1988SathyaDhandapaniVoice dubbed by SPB
1988Kadarkarai ThaagamGovind
1989VaaikolupuSuguvanam
1988Soora SamhaaramMohandas
1989Raja Chinna RojaBhaskar's associate
1989Raaja Raajathan
1989Anbu Kattalai
1989Thaai NaaduLieutenant Colonel Prithiviraj
1990Sandhana Kaatru
1990JagathalaprathapanSubash
1990Adhisaya ManithanSebastian
1990DurgaDurga's Uncle
1990PaalamACP Rajan Sharma
1991Vetri PadigalGuest appearance
1991Sendhoora DeviJagannath
1991Vasanthakala Paravai
1991Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu
1991ThalapathiInspector
1992Oor MariyadhaiMuthupandi ThevarGuest appearance
1992Suriyan
1993AadhityanZamindar
1994PavithraDr. Nambiar
1995BaashhaPolice Commissioner
1995BombayBasheer Bhai
1995KarnaaKarnaa's adopted father
1995MayabazarMoorthy
1995Nadodi MannanMeenakshi's father
1995Periya KudumbamSundarapandi
1996KrishnaLizy's father
1996NethajiKaruna Murthy
1997ArunachalamKurian
1997Raman Abdullah
1998DhinamdhorumAadhi's father
1999DubashiRama Rao
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
2001MinnaleReena's father
2001BadriBadri's father
2002BabaBhai
2002Ivan
2009Ananda ThandavamRaghu's father
2010Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaSivakumar - Karthik's father
2013Chennaiyil Oru Naal
2013Singam IIMinister Sethuraman
2013MathapooPooja's father
2014RamanujanSeshu Iyer
2014Appuchi GramamISRO Scientist
2015JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiJK's father
2015EliDIG Rangarajan
2015Yagavarayinum Naa KaakkaMudaliar's Assistant
2016SaithanPsychiatrist
2017ArammGovernment Official
2022VezhamJoseph
2023Farhana
2023Pichaikkaran 2
2024Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha

Other language films

Year Film Role Language Notes
1989Muddula MavayyaTelugu
1990 Doctor Bhavani Telugu
1990Lorry DriverRanganayakuluTelugu
1990Rao Gari Intlo RowdyAlexanderTelugu
1992LaatiTelugu
1994The CitySharmaMalayalam
1996YuvathurkiJaypalMalayalam
1996MahathmaDavid AbrahamMalayalam
1997HitlerAadiseshuTelugu
1997DevuduMLA Sarweswara RaoTelugu
1997MasmaramDarshan DasMalayalam
1997GangothriBuvaneswar TripadiMalayalam
1998Kabhi Na KabhiKittyHindi
1999ThammuduViswanadhTelugu
1999Olympiyan Anthony AdamD.G.P Krishnan NairMalayalam
2000DevadoothanWilliam IgnatiusMalayalam
2001NayakBhim RaoHindi
2004Phir MilengeHindi
2010Rakht Charitra 1
Rakht Charitra II
Narasimha ReddyHindi/Telugu
2014RamanujanSeshu IyerEnglish
2016MalupuMudaliar's AssistantTelugu
2016SarrainoduCMTelugu
2022Jana Gana ManaAlok VarmaMalayalam

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageTelevisionNotes
2010Rakt Sambandh Mr. Savratkar (Sandhya's Father)HindiNdtv Imagine
2012DharmayuthamSundaramTamilVijay TV
2013RajakumariTamilSun TV
2018 America Mappillai Rangarajan Tamil ZEE5

As director

YearFilmLanguageCast
1993Dasarathan[11][12]TamilSarathkumar, Heera, Sivakumar, Saranya
1996Krishna[13]TamilPrashanth, Heera, Kasthuri

As dubbing artist

YearFilmActorNotes
1994KadhalanGirish Karnad
1997Minsara KanavuGirish Karnad
1998Kannedhirey ThondrinalRathan
1998Uyirefor the character extremist chief
2004ChellamaeGirish Karnad
201624Girish Karnad

References

  1. ":::Welcome to talent Maximus India Private Limited :::". www.talentmaximus.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. Haasan, Kamal (20 October 2012). "'Of course Velu Nayakan doesn't dance'". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  3. Kavitha Shetty (31 May 1990). "Glamour and quick money draw professionals from other fields to Tamil cinema". India Today.
  4. "Soora Samhaaram 1988 Full Movie Kamal". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. "Bombay Film". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. Committee, Public Relations; Trichy, B. I. M. (8 February 2013). "Speaker Session : II – Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthy, Director HRD of Talent Maximus India".
  7. "BYC Opinion leaders - Raja Krishnamoorthy". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. "The spirit of breaking through "conventional constraints"-Raja Krishnamoorthy at TEDxLBSIM". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. Parthasarathy, Anusha (29 January 2011). "Packing a punch". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  10. "VELACHERY Election Result 2016, Winner, VELACHERY MLA, Tamil Nadu". NDTV.com.
  11. "Dasarathan-Full Tamil Movie-Cinema Junction". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. "PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013-Page 321". G Dhananjayan. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  13. "Krishna-Full Tamil Movie". youtube. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

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