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S. Krishnaswamy(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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S. Krishnaswamy was a director and assistant director, known for Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi (1970), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) and The Missing Film Reels of Tamil Cinema (2017). He was married to Mohana. He died on 28 December 2025 in Chennai, India.
DiedDecember 28, 2025
DiedDecember 28, 2025
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Known for

Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi
  • Director
  • 1970
Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja Samarth in Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
Haathi Mere Saathi
6.9
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1971
The Missing Film Reels of Tamil Cinema (2017)
The Missing Film Reels of Tamil Cinema
  • Self - Interviewee
  • 2017

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Director

  • Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi
    • Director
    • 1970

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
    India: Matri Bhumi
    7.2
    • assistant director: India (uncredited)
    • 1959

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja Samarth in Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
    Haathi Mere Saathi
    6.9
    • costumes
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Died
    • December 28, 2025
    • Chennai, India(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Mohana1969 - December 28, 2025 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Book: "Indian Film". Columbia University Press 1963 & Oxford University Press 1980. ISBN-10: 9780195026825

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  • Trivia
    Founder of Krishnaswamy Associates in 1963.

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