S._M._Sriramulu_Naidu Knowpia

S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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 edit

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 edit

Malaikkallan (1954)
Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961)

Awards edit

National Film Awards

1954: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil^[1] - Malaikkallan
1961: Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Sabarimala Ayyappan^[2]

References edit

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.

[1] "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[9thaward-2] "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Born	Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu 1910 Tiruchi
Died	1976