Antony Basker Raj (1929 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. He was, along with Sasikumar, one of the leading and most successful directors of the 60s and 70s. Some of the prominent later year directors like Hariharan, I.V. Sasi, P. Chandrakumar and Rajasekharan were trained by him as his assistants.
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Career
From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Sinhala movies followed by 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 until 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. His career include working as the Second Unit Assistant Director for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by David Lean. His daughter Saranya Ponvannan is a leading actress in Tamil cinema.
Death
He died on 23 August 2020 due to a heart attack at the age of 90.
Filmography
Malayalam movies
Ormikkan Omanikkan (1985)
Manase Ninakku Mangalam (1984)
Ningalil Oru Sthree (1984)