Saturday, 27 July 2013

T S NARASIMHAN



T S NARASIMHAN – Film/TV Producer

T S Narasimhan  - Narasimhan who worked for some time in Department of Telecommunication left and entered the film industry. He produced Kesarina Kamala, directed by R.N. Jayagopal, which delineates on the plight of a sex worker back in 1973 played by Kalpana. 

He along with noted cinema personality C.V.L. Shastry produced Malgudi Days (1986) written by R K Narayan and directed by Shankar Nag. Signature music of the serial composed by noted composer L. Vaidyanathan is still remembered. R.K. Lakshman sketched the characters for titles. Thirty-nine episodes of Malgudi Days were telecast on Doordarshan. Subsequently, it was re-telecast on Doordarshan and various entertainment channels. This television series was shot entirely near Agumbe in Shimoga District.

Besides producing Malgudi Days, Narasimhan produced few children’s films and feature films and was also instrumental in taking Kannada film to national and international level.He also produced tele-serials such as Tenali Raman and Stone Boy (directed by T.S. Nagabharana). As he was closely associated with children’s film movement, he produced Naaviddeve Echcharike (Nagabharana), which got best children’s film award by the Karnataka State government. 

Narasimhan produced Dhange Edda Makkalu, a children’s film directed by Vadiraj in 1979, which got best children film award by the State Government. He also produced Bangarada Jinke starring Vishnuvardhan and Bharati directed by T.S. Nagabharana in 1980. He produced Banker Margayya based on R.K. Narayan’s famous novel Financial Expert in 1983, which was adjudged the best regional film at the national film awards. 

Narasimhan served in various capacities in Central Board of Film Censors, National Film Development Corporation, Film and Television Institute of India. He also established Jyothi Editing Laboratory.

Narasimhan died on 27th July 2013. He was ailing for some time. He was 86 and is survived by three children.


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