Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Franco-Algerian film director. Bouchareb began making short films in the 1980s. His featured fi

Is a Franco-Algerian film director. Bouchareb began making short films in the 1980s. His featured film debut came in 1985 with Baton Rouge. Since then his acclaimed films have included Dust of Life (which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995); Little Senegal (which was shown in competition at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival; and Days of Glory, which received the Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 2006 and also won prizes at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Bouchareb's films have a following amongst international cineastes.

Is a Jewish Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduat

Is a Jewish Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduated the IDHEC

German movie director, screenwriter and actor. A premier representative of the New German Cinema.

German movie director, screenwriter and actor. A premier representative of the New German Cinema.

Was a legendary Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi films.[1] He was the winner of sev

Was a legendary Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi films.[1] He was the winner of seven Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954) were nominees for the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival.Raj Kapoor began his career as a clapper boy assisting Kidar Sharma at a film studio. At age eleven, he appeared in films for the first time, in the 1935 film Inquilab. After acting in several other films the next 12 years, Raj Kapoor's big break came with the lead role in Neel Kamal (1947) opposite Madhubala in her first role as a leading lady. In 1948, at the age of twenty-four, he established his own studio, R. K. Films, and became the youngest film director of his time. His first movie as a producer, director and star was the 1948 film Aag which was also the first of his many films with actress Nargis. However the film failed to do well at the box office. In 1949 he once again starred alongside Nargis and Dilip kumar in Mehboob Khan's classic blockbuster Andaz which was his first major success as an actor.

Was an eminent progressive Urdu writer, playwright and a Hindi film director, screenwriter and noted

Was an eminent progressive Urdu writer, playwright and a Hindi film director, screenwriter and noted dialogue writer.Some of his best work as a dialogue writer can be seen in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Abhimaan, Anupama and Satyakam; and Bimal Roy's Madhumati. As a director he is most known for his films Dastak (1970), starring Sanjeev Kumar and Rehana Sultan and Phagun (1973), starring Dharmendra, Waheda Rehman, Jaya Bhaduri and Vijay Arora.

An Indian film writer, editor and director. He is the son of the late producer Gulshan Rai. He has d

An Indian film writer, editor and director. He is the son of the late producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed all this films under his father's production company Trimurti Films. He made his debut as a director with the 1985 film Yudh.He wrote and directed several Hindi blockbuster films in the action and thriller genres: Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Mohra (1994), and Gupt (1997).His films are also notable for their music composed by Viju Shah. Their use of popular songs such as Tirchi Topi Wale in Tridev and Tu Chees Badi Hai Mast Mast helped his films become hugely successful.

An Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Rang De Basanti (20

An Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Rang De Basanti (2006), for which he won Best Director awards at the 2006 Filmfare Awards and National Film Awards and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also the writer and director of the critically acclaimed Aks (2001) and Delhi-6 (2009).He established Flicks Motion Picture Company Private Limited in 1986. He has directed scores of television commercials for various Indian and international clients such as Coke, Pepsi, Toyota, American Express and BPL. He has also directed music videos such as Aby Baby starring Amitabh Bachchan. In June 2001, his company released its first full-length feature film titled Aks, starring Amitabh Bachchan.

An internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Widely considere

An internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Widely considered as Iran's premier female director, her films have been praised at international festivals as well as being remarkably popular with Iranian critics and audiences.[1][2]She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Tehran University and began her career as a documentary filmmaker for IRIB, (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). She worked as an assistant director before directing her first feature film Off Limits (1987). Social theme is dominant in her works and women play the leading role in most of her films

Is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. As the American animation in

Is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. As the American animation industry fell into decline during the 1960s and 1970s, Bakshi tried to bring change to the industry as a pioneer of adult animation.[1][2] Bakshi started his career as a cel polisher at the Terrytoons studio, working his way up from cel painter to inker, then animator, and eventually began to direct animated television shows for the studio.

Was a French film producer and production manager particularly associated with Max Ophüls whose car

Was a French film producer and production manager particularly associated with Max Ophüls whose career spanned from 1930 to 1985. He also directed several films.

An Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Varma has directed, written and produced films a

An Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Varma has directed, written and produced films across multiple genres—psychological thrillers, underworld gang warfare, politician-criminal nexus, and musicals—and in multiple languages—Telugu and Hindi.Shiva (1989) was his first film as director and Phoonk (2008) is his most recent one. He gained recognition in Hindi cinema, also known as "Bollywood", with Rangeela (1995). The next film he directed was Satya (1998), which won six Filmfare Awards, including the Critics Award for Best Film. Satya, together with his 2002 film Company (which he directed and which won seven Filmfare Awards) and 2005 film D (which he produced), form an "Indian Gangster Trilogy", comparable to the Godfather Trilogy or Infernal Affairs trilogy.[1] Other successful films Varma directed include Kshana Kshanam (1991), Kaun (1999), Jungle (2000), Bhoot (2003), Sarkar (2005) and Sarkar Raj (2008).[2]

Was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television s

Was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Rama and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita.Sagar was born at Asal Guru-Ke near Lahore. His great-grandfather, Lala Shankar Das Chopra, migrated from Peshawar to Kashmir, who by his own strength became the ‘Nagar Shet’ of Kashmiri Chopras. His grandfather was Lala Ganga Ram who established his own trade in 1867 in Srinagar. His father, Lala Dinanath Chopra, used to enjoy writing poetry mainly for personal satisfaction under the nom de plume “Taj Peshawari”. Although he hailed from one of the most aristocratic and wealthiest families of the region, he was adopted by his childless maternal grandmother. Although his original name was “Chandramauli” given by his Kulpurohit, he was named Ramanand by his adopted family. But he missed his real parents love and his childhood was filled with agony and sufferings which was probably the reason for all his future creations which were filled with emotions.

An Indian film director, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay (

An Indian film director, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay (Embers).His father was producer G.P. Sippy, and his son Rohan Sippy is also a film director. His daughter Sheena is married to Shashi Kapoor's son- Kunal Kapoor. [1]. He is twice married, his second marriage being to actress Kiran Joneja. [2]Ramesh was into films from an early age. He used to visit the sets of the film Sazaa, his father's first film, when he was 6 years old. Ramesh's first film job came when he was 9 years old, when he played Achala Sachdev's son in Shahenshah. He worked in both the production and direction departments in films like Johar-Mehmood in Goa and Mere Sanam, which his father was producing. He worked for 7 years as an assistant before becoming the director of Andaz, in 1971 which was a huge success. His second film Seeta Aur Geeta in 1972 was also highly successful.

Was a pre-war Philippine movie director and actor.

Was a pre-war Philippine movie director and actor.

Was a Lebanese film director, producer and screen-writer born to an Iraqi mother and Lebanese father

Was a Lebanese film director, producer and screen-writer born to an Iraqi mother and Lebanese father.[1]

Is a Kazakh film director, dissident, political activist[1] and founder of the Kazakh New Wave cinem

Is a Kazakh film director, dissident, political activist[1] and founder of the Kazakh New Wave cinema movement.

Was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was an iconic figure of Iranian

Was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.[citation needed].He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".[1]His movie Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its sad and shocking scenes. The film was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars.

An Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.He made his directorial debut, The Liberat

An Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.He made his directorial debut, The Liberation in 1982 after a decade of working in journalism. In nearly all his films, he is fascinated by family melodrama. His The Chrysanthemums (1985), was one of the top grossing films of the year. Sadr Ameli won an award for the Best Director as well as the Best Script award (as the co-writer) at the 20th Fajr International Film Festival for Man, taraneh, panzdah sal daram.and his film every night of solitude won an award in the chicago film festival.

Was a Thai film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and is regarded as the father o

Was a Thai film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and is regarded as the father of contemporary Thai film. Although his filmography was brief, his films placed Thai cinema on the world stage. He also pushed for innovations, and was one of the first Thai directors to use 35-mm film. He died just as he was giving a speech to government officials to call for support of a domestic industry he saw as coming under threat from Hollywood films.[1]

Was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies.In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for Y

Was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies.In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for YLE. He directed a version of The Unknown Soldier in 1985, 30 years after Edvin Laine directed the original version of it. Mollberg's movie's plot was same as Laine's movie. But Mollberg used unknown actors and the movie was colourised and shot by a handhold camera.Mollberg did not begin directing films for the cinema until he was well into his forties. He made a notable splash on the international festival circuit in 1974 with The Earth is a Sinful Song (1973), his debut feature, an earthy, erotically-charged, blood-soaked tale of a young village girl's ill-fated affair with a Lap reindeer herdsman. Based on a novel by the late Timo K. Mukka, one of Finland's most controversial young writers, the film "stunned Scandinavian critics and audiences alike with its simple,

An Indian movie producer and director.Ravi has directed thus far the movies, Zameer (1975), The Burn

An Indian movie producer and director.Ravi has directed thus far the movies, Zameer (1975), The Burning Train (1980), Mazdoor (1984), Dehleez (1986), Baghban (2003), and Baabul (2006). He has also directed the highly successful television serial, Mahabharat, which aired during 1988-1990, and the television mini-series, Ramayan, which was aired in 2002.Ravi's production of the movie, Bhoothnath, released in 2008 was a big hit.

An Indian film personality born at Atrauli- Uttar Pradesh, India in 1931- and died at Bombay, Mahara

An Indian film personality born at Atrauli- Uttar Pradesh, India in 1931- and died at Bombay, Maharashtra India on January 6, 1991.He started his filming career as a Cinematographer in Telugu films, N.T. Rama Rao's Sree Seetha Rama Kalyana in 1961 being his first film. With Farz He turned to Hindi movies and direction. This low budget thriller inspired by James Bond was surprise hit and helped Ravikant and the films lead pairs ( Jeetendra and Babita) career.

Is an Academy Award-winning American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most

Is an Academy Award-winning American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most famous for his brand of stop-motion model animation.

Was a French filmmaker and son of French playwright, Tristan Bernard.

Was a French filmmaker and son of French playwright, Tristan Bernard.

Was a French Dominican priest, Résistance member, writer, translator, screenwriter and director of

Was a French Dominican priest, Résistance member, writer, translator, screenwriter and director of Austrian heritage. He was elected member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1985.