I. N. Murthy was an Indian film director, known for his spy thrillers, featuring actor Jaishankar in the 1970s.

Film career

Murthy came to Chennai in the early 1950s and worked with directors like Soundararajan Ayyangar, V. Nagayya and T. R. Ramanna. He collaborated with N. T. Rama Rao as the executive director of ‘Seetarama Kalyanam’, an award-winning feature. He introduced stars such as Srividya, Murali Mohan and Giri Babu.

Partial filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1964Sabhash SuriTelugu
1968Sukha DukhaluTelugu
1969Atthai MagalTamil
1969Jagath KiladeeluTelugu
1970Kannan VaruvanTamil
1972Kadhalikka VangaTamil
1972Delhi To MadrasTamil
1972VaraverpuTamil
1973Jagame MayaTelugu

Personal life

Murthy had three sons. He died on 23 June 2014.