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M.S. Parthasarathy

1924 – 1981

Indian film editor

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Lived 1924 – 1981 (aged 56). M.S. Parthasarathy was a film director, film producer and film editor.

Photo take during Kataya Kalyanam movie discussion. Left to Right, Sivakumar, M. S. Parthasarathy, O. A. K. Thevar alt=M. S. Parthasarathy with Robin Tampoe and his wife Rita Carmelyn Fernando M. S. Parthasarathy with Robin Tampoe and his wife Rita Carmelyn Fernando M.S. Parthasarathy or M.S.P. Sarathi (28 August 1924 – 29 April 1981) was an Indian film editor, director, and producer. He is nicknamed as "Japan" due to his hard working nature. He was closely associated with H.M. Reddy He edited Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960), He also edited Vaddante Dabbu with NT Rama Rao in the lead role. with whom he edited numerous films between 1958 and 1960 in Sri Lanka in Sinhala language.

Early years Parthasarathy was born in Mylapore, Chennai, India, the eldest son of Annapurani Ammal and M.C. Sada Gopal, Mylapore high school headmaster. He did his schooling at Mylapore Government High School. Due to the family's financial situation during World War II, Parthasarathy began a lifelong career in the film industry, adoring various hats. He started his career as editor when he was 16 yrs old. He was trained on the job. In collaboration with Rohini Pictures he worked in both Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Parthasarathy was well versed in five Indian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi) and two international languages (English and Sinhala). He has worked as associate editor and as editor in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Sinhala movies. Parthasarathy was the editor of movie Chandralekha (1948). The movie then underwent scripting and filming crew changes, and when the first director TG Raghavachari alias Acharya walked out on the film, Parthasarathy followed him.

Career history Parthasarathy was the editor for Niraparadhi He worked as associate editor in the Vanjam (1953) movie, Tamil-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by M.M Reddy and in movie Panam Paduthum Paadu (1953), produced by H.M Reddy and directed by Y.R Swamy.

Parthasarathy edited the famous, Ondre Kulam (1956) The film stars R. S. Manohar and Madhuri Devi. This film title was named by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Kamaraj Srimali (1959). He worked in the Sri Lankan Sinhala-language film, produced by P.L Buddhadasa and Mina Tampoe.

Director and producer Parthasarathy directed the Telugu blockbuster movie, Errakota veeradu (1973). 1950 Mannava Ramachandra Rao Addanki Sriramamurthy

C.S.R._Anjaneyulu Editor Telugu Pattabhi Kruthi Venti Nageswara Rao Unity Pictures Niraparadhi Tamil/Telugu H.M Reddy H.M Reddy Sivaji Ganesan debut movie as dubbing artist and given his voice to Mukkamala Krishna Murthy for the Tamil version of Niraparadhi movie Vanjam 1953 Kantha Rao

Savithri Associate Editor Tamil Y. R. Swamy M.M.Reddy Rohini Pictures Vaddante Dabbu it attained cult status in Telugu cinema, and was remade in the same language as Babai Abbai (1985) Gruhalakshmi 1955 MK Radha Anjali Devi Editor Tamil HV Babu H.M.Reddy Rohini Pictures Ondre Kulam 1956 R. S. Manohar, Madhuri Devi

J. P. Chandrababu Editor Tamil N. Krishnaswamy N. Krishnaswamy Triveni Pictures This is a 1956 award-winning Tamil film

Florida Jayalath Editor Sinhala WMS Tampoe Robin Tampoe Meena Movies Chitrananda Abeysekera's debut in Sinhala Cinema

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Asoka Ponnamperuma Editor Sinhala Robin Tampoe P.L Buddhadasa Mina Tampoe Allecina Films Robin Tampoe's first movie as the Director 1960 Dr. Rajkumar Krishna Kumari Editor Kannada Y. R. Swamy D.R.Naidu This film, officially marked the 100th production / release of Kannada cinema Chand Par Chadayee 1967 Dara Singh, Anwar Hussain, Padma Khanna Editor Hindi T.P. Sundaram NH Studioz This is first science fiction movie in Hindi released in the year 1967 with the story line of traveling to Moon, in fact this movie was released two years before Neil Armstrong landed in Moon in 1969. 1973 NT Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, Savitri,

M.N.Nambiar, Tengai Srinivasan Director Telugu M.S.Parthasarathy T.Gopalakrishna Tijike Films Kataya Kalyanam Sivakumar Kumari Padmini

Srividya Producer / Director Tamil M.S.Parthasarathy M.S.Parthasarathy This film didn't make the Silver screen due to health and financial issues of Parthasarathy

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Indian film editor

When was M.S. Parthasarathy born?

M.S. Parthasarathy was born on 28 August 1924 in Madras.

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M.S. Parthasarathy died on 29 April 1981.

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M.S. Parthasarathy was a film director, film producer and film editor.

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