| S. D. Subramania Yogi | |
|---|---|
 S. D. S. Yogi in 1953 | |
| Born | Subramaniyan (1904-11-30)30 November 1904 Ellapalli, Kerala, India |
| Died | July 27, 1963(1963-07-27) (aged 58) |
| Known for | director, playwright, poet |
S. D. Subramania Yogi (Tamil: ச. து. சு. யோகி; 30 November 1904 – 27 July 1963) was a Tamil director, playwright, screenplay writer and poet from Tamil Nadu, India.
Life
He was born in a family of poets and published his first collection of poems, while still a student at the Erode Mahajana High School in 1924. He became involved in the Indian Independence Movement and wrote many poems in support of the Indian nationalist cause. He was given the title "Bhala Bharathi" in appreciation of his Tamil literary skills. Among his noted works are Bhavani Kuravanji, a translation of Omar Kayyam's works into Tamil and the life stories of Mary Magdalene and Ahalya. After becoming well known in the field of literature, Yogi started writing scripts for Tamil films. His first film as script writer - Iru Sahodarargal (1936) was a success and the literary magazine Manikodi praised him for his dialogues. He went on to write scripts and song lyrics for a number of Tamil films till the 1950s. He also directed two films - Adrishtam (1939) and Krishnakumar (1941). Yogi translated many of film related English technical terms into Tamil and published a model screenplay using the terms in the magazine Gundoosi.
In 2000, the Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised his works.
Filmography
- As script writer
- Iru Sahodarargal (1936)
- Krishnabakthi (1948)
- Lakshmi (1953)
- As director
- Adrishtam (1939)
- Krishnakumar (1941)
References
- S. R. Ashok Kumar (1999). S.D.S. Yogi, Monograph (PDF) (in Tamil). Sahitya Akademi.
- G. A. Natesan (1981). The Indian review, Volumes 77-78. G.A. Natesan & Co. p. 13.
- Indian Literature. Prabhat Prakashan. 1988. p. 45.
- Narayanan, Aranthai (1988). Sudanthira Poril Tamil Cinema. New Century Book House. pp. 39–40.
- Velayutham, Selvaraj (2008). Tamil cinema: the cultural politics of India's other film industry. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-415-39680-6.
- Muthukumaraswamy, M. D. (2006). Folklore as discourse. National Folklore Support Centre (India). p. 251. ISBN 978-81-901481-6-0.
- Randor Guy (1 August 2008). "Blast from the past- Adrishtam 1939". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- "Works of three more Tamil writers nationalised". The Hindu. 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.