A. T. Krishnaswamy
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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|known_for = Sabapathy
|years_active = 1930s – 1971
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|occupation = director, producer
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A. T. Krishnaswamy (1905–1987) was an Indian director best known for the film Sabapathy.{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/62669 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230045916/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/62669 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 December 2018 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 159 {{!}} ஏவி.எம்மிலிருந்து அருட்பெரும்ஜோதி வரை சென்ற ஏ.டி.கே! |last=Vamanan |date=24 December 2018 |work=Dinamalar |access-date=30 December 2018 |location=Nellai |language=ta |author-link=Vamanan}}
Career
Krishnaswamy joined the A. V. Meiyappan unit as an assistant during the mid-1930s and worked on all AVM projects. He made his directorial debut with Sabapathy (1941) and later left AVM for personal reasons. Krishnasami made films such as Vidyapathi and Manam Oru Kurangu. His most successful film was Arivaali, but his own success was shortlived. His later days were spent in obscurity, and he died on the same day as M. G. Ramachandran in 1987.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Devamanohari-1951/article15502198.ece |title=Deva Manohari 1951 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=1 January 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=30 December 2018 |author-link=Randor Guy |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226161845/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Devamanohari-1951/article15502198.ece |url-status=live }}
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Filmography
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- Sabapathy (1941)
- Mani Malai (1941)
- Naveena Markandeya (1941)
- Vidyapathi (1946)
- Kangkanam (1948) (script writer)
- Deva Manohari (1949)
- Mohana Sundaram (1951)
- Rajambal (1951) (screenplay)
- Gumastha (1953) (screenplay)
- Bangaru Bhoomi (1954) (Telugu)
- Ponvayal (1954)
- Menaka (1955) (script writer)
- Arivaali (1963)
- Manam Oru Kurangu (1967)
- Arutperunjothi (1971)
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References
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