| S. M. Sriramulu Naidu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu 1910 Tiruchi |
| Died | 1976 |
Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu (1910-1976), also known as Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian businessman and movie producer from Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945.
Life
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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, Hindi and Malayalam languages, while also having made one Kannada film. 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.
Selected filmography
- Malaikkallan (1954)
- Maragatham (1959)
- Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961)
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
See also
References
- Sources
- Baker-turned filmmaker - The Hindu article
- Naidu: Hits & Misses - The Hindu (Randoor Guy)
- Reel-time nostalgia
- The Cinema Resource Centre (TCRC)
- Notes
- "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.