'''Raja Chandrasekhar (1904-71)''' Tamil and Kannada director born in Tiruchirapalli, TN; aka Raja C. Sekhar. Former textile engineer. Started in film in Bombay (1926). Assistant to [[Fatma Begum]] (1929). Later with [[General Pics]] and [[East India Film]]. First film adapted [[Veeranna]]’s stage hit Sadarame. Early practitioner of Tamil costume dramas derived from Bombay version of Douglas Fairbanks movies. Was the film-maker who (with [[Duncan]]) gave Tamil superstar [[MGR]] his breaks (Dakshayagnam, Maya Machhindra, [[Ashok Kumar]]). May have co-directed [[Badami]]’s début, Harishchandra at [[Sagar]] Film, although some sources credit co-direction of the film to T.C. Vadivelu Naicker. '''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1932: Harishchandra; 1935: Sadarame; Gnanasoundari; 1936: Chandramohana; Raja Desingu; 1937: Bhakta Tulsidas; 1938: Dakshayagnam; 1939: Maya Machhindra; 1941: Ashok Kumar; 1943: Arundhati; 1948: Raja Mukthi. [[Director]]