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Tamil Cinema - Nataraja Rangaswamy Mudaliyar
Even if he had done nothing else, R Nataraja Mudaliyar will always be remembered as the man who made the first ever feature film in South India, Keechakavatham (1916) Mudaliyar was born in 1885. He was in the bicycle business before getting involved with filmmaking. His interest in films grew as he watched silent films from America and Europe and decided why not make them in Madras( Chennai)! In Pune, cinematographer Stewart Smith taught him how to handle a movie camera and Mudaliyar's early cinematic efforts were screened post dinner at Smith's residence itself! Returning to Madras, Mudaliyar formed the India Film Company in 1916 with the help of his business associate, S M Dharmalingam Mudaliyar. The duo set up South India's first studio in a bungalow called Tower House in Kilpauk, Madras with a second-hand Williamson camera! Within 35 days, the company and South India's first ever production Keechakavatham (Keechaka Vadham) was released. Mudaliyar established a laboratory in Bangalore as well. The exposed film rolls were sent daily to Bangalore for processing while Mudaliyar visited the city once a week. Mudaliyar's next film was Draupathi Vasthirabaranam, released in 1917. His films had title cards in Tamil, Hindi and English and were picked up for all India distribution by the likes of JJ Madan and Ardeshir Irani. Other films that Mudaliyar made at India Film Company included Maitreyi Vijayam (1918) and Lava Kusa (1919). After leaving India Film Company, Mudaliyar shifter to Vellore where independently he produced Mahiravanan and Markandeya, both in 1919, going on subsequently to make Kalingamarthanam (1920) and Rukmani Kalyanam (1921). In 1923, following the death of his son and the burning down of his studio in a fire accident, Mudaliyar gave up filmmaking for ever.

Tamil Cinema Production, Direction And Cinematography By Nataraja Rangaswamy Mudaliyar (1916 - 1923)

 * 1916 -  Keechaka Vadham (Keesakavatham)
 * 1917	 - Draupadi Vastrapaharanam (Drowpathi Maana Samrakshanam)
 * 1918	 - Mailravanan (Maithreya Vijayam)
 * 1919	 - Lavakusa (Lava Kusa)
 * 1920	 - Kalinga Mardanam (Kaalinga Marthanam)
 * 1921	 - Rukmini Kalyanam
 * 1923	 - Markandeya (Sivaleela)

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