C. Rudraiah
Directing
Born July 25, 1947 — Died November 18, 2014
From Attur, Salem district, Madras Province, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Also known as Arumugam, Arukutty, Rudraiah Chockalingam
Biography
Rudraiah Chockalingam (1947–2014) was a pioneering Tamil filmmaker who brought the spirit of the French New Wave into Indian cinema, helping pioneer the parallel cinema movement in Tamil film with a bold, art-house sensibility. His 1978 directorial debut Aval Appadithan, grew into a cult classic aft...
