S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu (1910-1976), also known as Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian director, businessman, and movie producer from Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945.
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
- Name
- S.
- Birth Name
- Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu
- Born
- 1910
- Birthplace
- Tiruchi
- Died
- 1976
- Occupation
- Director, producer
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
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Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu (1910-1976), also known as Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian director, businessman, and movie producer from Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945.
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• Name — S. M. Sriramulu Naidu • Birth Name — Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu • Born — 1910 • Birthplace — Tiruchi • Died — 1976 • Occupation — Director, producer • Years Active — 19431963
Life
Life
He was responsible for the early development of the Tamil film industry in Coimbatore and was called the "Coimbatore movie mogul". He has directed and produced films predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages, while also having made one Hindi and Kannada film, respectively. In 1944, he was implicated as one of the accused in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case and served his sentence till 1945 when he was discharged due to lack of evidence.
Filmography
Filmography
• As director • Sivakavi (1943) • Jagathalapratapan (1944) • Kannika (1947) • Pavalakodi (1949) • Prasanna (1950) • Kanchana (1952) • Malaikkallan (1954) • Azaad (1955) • Bettada Kalla (1957) • Maragatham (1959) • Vimala (1960) • Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) • Kalyaniyin Kanavan (1963) • As producer • Aryamala (1941) • Valmiki (1946) • Kannika (1947) • Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) • Beedala Patlu (1950)
Awards
• National Film Awards • 1954: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Malaikkallan • 1961: Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Sabarimala Ayyappan
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