Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Murugadasa

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Jun 26, 2012, 7:49:21 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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+'''Murugadasa (b. 1900)'''''''''
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+Pioneering Tamil director and producer,
+originally A. Muthuswamy Iyer. Graduate from
+St Joseph’s College, Tiruchi; journalist for The
+Mail, Madras; edited the film journal Sound
+and Shadow, one of South India’s first English
+film journals. Assisted Baburao Pendharkar
+in Prabhat’s Tamil film Seeta Kalyanam
+(1933), making his début with cameraman
+Ramnoth and set designer A.K. Sekhar. The
+trio then started the influential Vel Pics in
+Adyar, Madras: e.g. Markandeya and later
+Paduka Pattabhishekham (co-d Ramnoth),
+which introduced the actor, musician and
+director S. Balachander who played a
+magician in the film. Started the Karthikeya
+Films Studio (1937) but returned to journalism
+when it burnt down. His best-known film is
+Nandanar, a reform drama addressing
+Untouchability and featuring the Carnatic
+musician Dandapani Desigar. Worked with the
+Cine Technicians’ Association, editing their
+journal, apparently living on Union premises.
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1935: Bhakta Ramadasa;
+Markandeya; 1936: Paduka Pattabhishekham;
+Pattinathar; 1937: Sundaramurthy Nayanar;
+1940: Urvashi Sahasam; Bhakti; 1941:
+Venuganam; 1942: Nandanar; 1948:
+Gnanasoundari.
+
+[[Director]]
+
+[[Producer]]