K. Subramanyam
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K. Subramaniyam | |
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Film Director, film producer, and screenwriter | |
| Years active | 1931–1957 |
| Children | Padma Subrahmanyam |
Krishnasamy Subramaniyam (20 April 1904 – 7 April 1971) was an Indian film director of the 1930s and 1940s. Dancer Padma Subrahmanyam is his daughter.[1]
Biography
Subramanyam was involved in the establishment of the
Alagappa Chettiar, directing his first film Pavalakkodi, in which the Tamil film star M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar debuted. He made a shift with the politically emphatic Balayogini, criticizing the caste system prevalent then.[citation needed
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In 1938, he made Malayalam film Prahlada (1941), which was scripted by noted playwright N. P. Chellappan Nair. He was one of the founders of Nadigar Sangam in 1952.
Filmography
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- Pavalakkodi (1934)
- Naveena Sadaram (1935)
- Naveena Sarangadhara (1936)
- Kuchela(1936)
- Usha Kalyanam (1936)
- Balayogini (1937)
- Mr. Ammanchi (1937)
- Kowsalya Parinayam (1937)
- Sevasadanam (1938)
- Thyaga Bhoomi(1939)
- Bhaktha Chetha (1940)
- Prahlada (1941) (Malayalam)
- Ananthasayanam (1942)
- Barthruhari(1944)
- Maanasamrakshanam (1945)
- Vikatayogi (1946)
- Vichitra Vanitha (1947)
- Kapati Arakshakaya (1948) (Sinhalese)
- Gokuladasi (1948)
- Geetha Gandhi (1949)
References
- ^ "A progressive film-maker". Frontline. India. 3 July 2004.
- ^ VISWANATHAN, S. (15 July 2004). "A progressive film-maker". Frontline. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Film directors Who Made a Difference in Tamil Cinema World". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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External links
- Gowri Ramnarayan (14 June 2004). "Salute to a stalwart". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004.
- Naanunthan on YouTube- A rare song sung by Subrahmanyam from the film Ananthasayanam (1942)
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