K. Subramaniyam
Born
Krishnasamy Subramaniyam

(1904-04-20)20 April 1904
Papanasam, Madras Presidency, British India
Died7 April 1971(1971-04-07) (aged 66)
Madras
Occupation(s)Film Director, film producer, and screenwriter
Years active1931–1957
ChildrenPadma 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 Tamil film industry. He was born in a Brahmin family.[2] He started his film career as a scenarist and producer, working on P. K. Raja Sandow's silent films such as Peyum Pennum. He started Meenakshi Cineton with 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.

In 1938, he made Sevasadanam, advocating a better deal for women, the saint film Bhaktha Chetha, critiquing untouchability and the war effort film Maanasamrakshanam. His best-known work is Thyaga Bhoomi. Thyaga Bhoomi was a novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, which was banned by the British government.[3] He also directed the 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

References

  1. ↑ "A progressive film-maker". Frontline. India. 3 July 2004.
  2. ↑ VISWANATHAN, S. (15 July 2004). "A progressive film-maker". Frontline. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Film directors Who Made a Difference in Tamil Cinema World". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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