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{{short description|Indian film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Durai''' (born 25 February 1940)<ref name=dff>{{cite web|title=National Film Awards 2010|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414003922/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he has directed 46 films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]. Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made women-centric films like ''[[Avalum Penthaane]]'' and ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'',<ref name="Kannan2000">{{cite book|last=Kannan|first=Dr. R.|title=Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-hkAAAAMAAJ|page=24|year=2000|publisher=Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University}}</ref><ref name="Bowker1983">{{cite book|author=Bowker|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1978-1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_nBZAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Bowker|isbn=978-0-8352-2795-7}}</ref> which won two [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Awards]]. He served as a jury member of the [[58th National Film Awards]] (India) in 2011.<ref name=dff /> As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.<ref name=dff />
'''J.F.C. Durai''' (25 February 1940 – 22 April 2024) was an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he had directed 46 films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]. Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made women-centric films like ''[[Avalum Penthaane]]'' and ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'',<ref name="Kannan2000">{{cite book|last=Kannan|first=Dr. R.|title=Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-hkAAAAMAAJ|page=24|year=2000|publisher=Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University}}</ref><ref name="Bowker1983">{{cite book|author=Bowker|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1978-1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_nBZAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Bowker|isbn=978-0-8352-2795-7}}</ref> which won two [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Awards]]. He served as a jury member of the [[58th National Film Awards]] (India) in 2011.<ref name=dff /> As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.<ref name=dff />

Born on 25 February 1940,<ref name=dff>{{cite web|title=National Film Awards 2010|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414003922/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm58NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Durai died on 22 April 2024, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/durai-director-of-national-award-winning-film-pasi-dies/article68095689.ece|title=Durai, director of national award winning film Pasi, dies|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=B|last=Kolappan|date=22 April 2024|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Avalum Penn Thaane]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Avalum Penn Thaane]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Oru Kudumbathin Kathai]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Oru Kudumbathin Kathai]]'' (1975)
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==Awards==
==Awards==
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* 1978 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]] – ''[[Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam]]''
* 1978 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]] – ''[[Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam]]''
* 1979 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – ''Pasi''<ref name=dff />
* 1979 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – ''Pasi''<ref name=dff />
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 22 April 2024

Kalaimamani Director 'Pasi' Durai
Born
J.F.C. Durai

(1940-02-25)25 February 1940
Died22 April 2024(2024-04-22) (aged 84)
Tiruninravur, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, editor
Websitedirectordurai.net

J.F.C. Durai (25 February 1940 – 22 April 2024) was an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he had directed 46 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made women-centric films like Avalum Penthaane and Pasi,[1][2] which won two National Film Awards. He served as a jury member of the 58th National Film Awards (India) in 2011.[3] As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.[3]

Born on 25 February 1940,[3] Durai died on 22 April 2024, at the age of 84.[4]

Partial filmography[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kannan, Dr. R. (2000). Women in Films: An Incisive Study Into the Issues and Trends. Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University. p. 24.
  2. ^ Bowker (1983). Variety's Film Reviews: 1978-1980. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-2795-7.
  3. ^ a b c d "National Film Awards 2010". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ^ Kolappan, B (22 April 2024). "Durai, director of national award winning film Pasi, dies". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Rare Video of 27th Annual Film Fare Awards - 1980 (Voice Over - Radhika Sarathkumar)". YouTube.
  6. ^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1982.

External links[edit]

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