Kitty (actor)

Indian actor, director and screenwriter

Kitty

Born|

Raja Krishnamoorthy

(1952-11-26) 26 November 1952 (age 72)

Mumbai, India

Nationality| Indian
Other names| Kitty
Occupation(s)| Film director
screenwriter
Actor
Years active| 1987–present

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.

## Early life

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He was born and brought up in Bombay (now Mumbai). He worked as Union General Secretary while studying college, his principal recommended him to pursue management course. He subsequently studied on Bajaj institute and become an HR.[1] He then shifted to Chennai and worked as manager at Chola Hotel and was therefore known as "Chola" Krishnamurthy.[2] He wrote short stories for Saavi magazine through which he gained friendship with Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam. He briefly worked as General Manager at Enfield which he quit to pursue acting as a career.[3] Ratnam recommended Kitty to join as assistant director for Nayakan (1987) while also playing a small role in it. He played negative roles in Soora Samharam and Sathya both starring Haasan.[1]

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 to 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.[citation needed] Currently, he heads the Consulting and Training Division and directs the HRD function at talent Maximus.[4]

## Other works

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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 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Velachery constituency as an Independent candidate and lost the election.[9]

## Filmography

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### Tamil films

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#### As actor

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Year  | Film  | Role  | Notes

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1987 | Nayakan | Shaktivelu's father |
1988 | En Thangachi Padichava | Karunakaran |
1988 | Nallavan | Vikram |
1988 | Sathya | Dhandapani | Voice dubbed by SPB
1988 | Kadarkarai Thaagam | Govind |
1989 | Vaaikolupu | Suguvanam |
1988 | Soora Samhaaram | Mohandas |
1989 | Raja Chinna Roja | Bhaskar's associate |
1989 | Raaja Raajathan |  |
1989 | Anbu Kattalai |  |
1989 | Thaai Naadu | Lieutenant Colonel Prithiviraj |
1989 | Thalaippu Seithigal |  |
1990 | Sandhana Kaatru |  |
1990 | Jagathalaprathapan | Subash |
1990 | Adhisaya Manithan | Sebastian |
1990 | Durga | Durga's Uncle |
1990 | Paalam | ACP Rajan Sharma |
1991 | Vetri Padigal |  | Guest appearance
1991 | Sendhoora Devi | Jagannath |
1991 | Vasanthakala Paravai |  |
1991 | Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu |  |
1991 | Thalapathi | Inspector |
1992 | Oor Mariyadhai | Muthupandi Thevar | Guest appearance
1992 | Suriyan |  |
1993 | Aadhityan | Zamindar |
1994 | Pavithra | Dr. Nambiar |
1995 | Baashha | Police Commissioner |
1995 | Bombay | Basheer Bhai |
1995 | Karnaa | Karnaa's adopted father |
1995 | Mayabazar | Moorthy |
1995 | Nadodi Mannan | Meenakshi's father |
1995 | Periya Kudumbam | Sundarapandi |
1996 | Krishna | Lizy's father |
1996 | Nethaji | Karuna Murthy |
1997 | Arunachalam | Kurian |
1997 | Raman Abdullah |  |
1998 | Dhinamdhorum | Aadhi's father |
1999 | Dubashi | Rama Rao |
2000 | Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven |  |
2001 | Minnale | Reena's father |
2001 | Badri | Badri's father |
2002 | Baba | Bhai |
2002 | Ivan |  |
2009 | Ananda Thandavam | Raghu's father |
2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Sivakumar – Karthik's father |
2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal |  |
2013 | Singam II | Minister Sethuraman |
2013 | Mathapoo | Pooja's father |
2014 | Ramanujan | Seshu Iyer |
2014 | Appuchi Gramam | ISRO Scientist |
2015 | JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | JK's father |
2015 | Eli | DIG Rangarajan |
2015 | Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka | Mudaliar's Assistant |
2016 | Saithan | Psychiatrist |
2017 | Aramm | Government Official |
2022 | Vezham | Joseph |
2023 | Farhana |  |
2023 | Pichaikkaran 2 |  |
2024 | Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha |  |
2024 | Neela Nira Sooriyan |  |

#### As director

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Year | Film | Notes

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1993 | Dasarathan |
1996 | Krishna |

#### As dubbing artist

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Year | Film | Actor | Notes

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1994 | Kadhalan | Girish Karnad |
1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Girish Karnad |
1998 | Kannedhirey Thondrinal | Rathan |
1998 | Uyire |  | for the character extremist chief
2004 | Chellamae | Girish Karnad |
2016 | 24 | Girish Karnad |

### As lyricist

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Year | Film | Song(s) | Notes

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1993 | Dasarathan | "Chinna Ponnu",
"Unnai Kandu" | [10]

### Other language films

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#### Telugu films

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Year  | Film  | Role

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1989 | Muddula Mavayya |
1990  | Doctor Bhavani |
1990 | Lorry Driver | Ranganayakulu
1990 | Rao Gari Intlo Rowdy | Alexander
1992 | Laati |
1997 | Hitler | Aadiseshu
1997 | Devudu | MLA Sarweswara Rao
1999 | Thammudu | Viswanadh
2010 | Rakht Charitra 1
Rakht Charitra II | Narasimha Reddy
2016 | Malupu | Mudaliar's Assistant
2016 | Sarrainodu | CM

#### Malayalam films

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Year  | Film  | Role

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1994 | The City | Sharma
1996 | Yuvathurki | Jaypal
1996 | Mahathma | David Abraham
1997 | Masmaram | Darshan Das
1997 | Gangothri | Buvaneswar Tripadi
1999 | Olympiyan Anthony Adam | D.G.P Krishnan Nair
2000 | Devadoothan | William Ignatius
2022 | Jana Gana Mana | Alok Varma

#### Hindi films

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Year  | Film  | Role

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1998 | Kabhi Na Kabhi | Kitty
2001 | Nayak | Bhim Rao
2004 | Phir Milenge |
2010 | Rakht Charitra 1
Rakht Charitra II | Narasimha Reddy

#### Television

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Year | Title | Role | Language | Television

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2010 | Rakt Sambandh | Mr. Savratkar (Sandhya's Father) | Hindi | Ndtv Imagine
2012 | Dharmayutham | Sundaram | Tamil | Vijay TV
2013 | Rajakumari |  | Tamil | Sun TV
2018  | America Mappillai | Rangarajan  | Tamil  | ZEE5

## References

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1. ^ a b "ஸ்டோரி லைன் எனக்கு ரொம்பப் பிடிச்சது... – ஃபாதர் ஆஃப் ஃபர்ஹானா". Cinema Vikatan. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. ^ Haasan, Kamal (20 October 2012). "'Of course Velu Nayakan doesn't dance'". The Hindu.
3. ^ Kavitha Shetty (31 May 1990). "Glamour and quick money draw professionals from other fields to Tamil cinema". India Today.
4. ^ ":::Welcome to talent Maximus India Private Limited :::". talentmaximus.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
5. ^ "Speaker Session : II – Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthy, Director HRD of Talent Maximus India". BIM Trichy. 8 February 2013.
6. ^ "BYC Opinion leaders – Raja Krishnamoorthy". Retrieved 6 November 2015 - via YouTube.
7. ^ "The spirit of breaking through "conventional constraints"-Raja Krishnamoorthy at TEDxLBSIM". Retrieved 6 November 2015 - via YouTube.
8. ^ Parthasarathy, Anusha (29 January 2011). "Packing a punch". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
9. ^ "VELACHERY Election Result 2016, Winner, VELACHERY MLA, Tamil Nadu". NDTV.
10. ^ "Dasarathan Tamil Audio Cassette by L. Vaidyanathan". Banumass. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

### General

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* Parthasarathy, Anusha (29 January 2011). "Packing a punch". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
* Sridharan, Malavikka (26 September 2015). "Arvind Swamy has more in the 'Kitty'". News Today. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

## External links

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* Raja Krishnamoorthy at IMDb