S. M. Sriramulu Naidu

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
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)
 * Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961)

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