Vijaya Vauhini Studios is one of the premier motion picture movie studios in Chennai, India.
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![]() Vijaya Vauhini Studios in 1953 | |
Industry | Motion picture |
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Founded | 1948 |
Founder | Moola Narayana Swamy, B. N. Reddy |
Defunct | c. 1980s |
Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Nagi Reddy, Aluri Chakrapani |
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History
Being once considered as the largest film studio in Asia, Vijaya Vauhini Studios resulted from the merger between Vauhini Studios and Vijaya Productions, in 1948 when Telugu film producer Moola Narayana Swamy leased the studios which was under heavy liabilities to the Vijaya Productions run by Bommireddy Nagi Reddy, Aluri Chakrapani who were one time partners of Moola Narayana Swamy in 1930s.
Productions
Some of these films such as Pathala Bhairavi, Pelli Chesi Choodu (as Kalyanam Panni Paar 6 months later), Chandraharam, and Maya Bazar were dubbed into Tamil at the same time, Missamma was remade as Missiamma (1955) with Gemini Ganesan playing NTR's role. Excepting Chandraharam and Uma Chandi Gauri Shankarula Katha, every movie made by Vijaya Productions was successful at the box office.[citation needed]
Filmography
Year | Title | Language | Cast | Director |
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1950 | Shavukaru | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Govindrajula Subba Rao | L. V. Prasad |
1951 | Pathala Bhairavi | Telugu/Tamil | N. T. Rama Rao, K. Malati, S. V. Ranga Rao | K. V. Reddy |
1952 | Kalyanam Panni Paar | Tamil | N. T. Rama Rao, G. Varalakshmi, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao | L. V. Prasad |
Pelli Chesi Choodu | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, G. Varalakshmi, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao | ||
1953 | Chandraharam | Telugu/Tamil | N. T. Rama Rao, Sriranjani, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Savithri, Relangi | K. Kameswara Rao |
1955 | Missamma | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Relangi Venkataramaiah, Ramana Reddy | L. V. Prasad |
Missiamma | Tamil | Gemini Ganesan, K. A. Thangavelu, Jamuna, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Sarangkapani. M. N. Nambiar | ||
Guna Sundari | Gemini Ganesan, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. N. Nambiar | K. Kameswara Rao | ||
1957 | Mayabazar | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao | K. V. Reddy |
Maya Bajaar | Tamil | N. T. Rama Rao, Gemini Ganesan, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao | ||
1958 | Kadan Vaangi Kalyaanam | Gemini Ganesan, K. Savithri, T. R. Ramachandran, Jamuna, S. V. Ranga Rao, T. S. Balaiah, K. A. Thangavelu, E. V. Saroja | L. V. Prasad | |
1959 | Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, K. Savithri, Kongara Jaggaiah, Jamuna, S. V. Ranga Rao, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Relangi, Girija | |
1961 | Jagadeka Veeruni Katha | N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, L. Vijaya Lakshmi, Jayanthi, Bala, Rajanala and Relangi | K. V. Reddy | |
1962 | Gundamma Katha | N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Savithri, Jamuna, L. Vijaya Lakshmi | K. Kameswara Rao | |
Manithan Maravillai | Tamil | Gemini Ganesan, A. Nageswara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Savithri, Jamuna, L. Vijaya Lakshmi | ||
1963 | Maduve Madi Nodu | Kannada | ||
1965 | Satya Harischandra | Kannada/ Telugu | Dr.Rajkumar, Pandari Bai, Udayakumar, Narasimha Raju | H. Krishnamurthy |
CID | Telugu | NTR, Jamuna, Gummadi, Relangi, Rajanala | Tapi Chanakya | |
Enga Veetu Pillai | Tamil | MGR, Saroja Devi, Nambiyar | Sanakya | |
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1967 | Ram Aur Shyam | Hindi | Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Leela Mishra | Tapi Chanakya |
1968 | Uma Chandi Gowri Shankarula Katha | Telugu | N.T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi | K.V. Reddy |
1969 | Nam Naadu | Tamil | M.G.Chakrapani, M.G.R, Jayalalitha | C. P. Jambulingam |
Nanha Farishta | Hindi | Pran, Balraj Sahni, Ajit, Padmini, Anwar Hussain | T. Prakash Rao | |
1971 | Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani | Hindi | Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Bharathi | |
1973 | Ganga Manga | Telugu | Ghattamaneni Krishna, Shobhan Babu and Vanisri | Tapi Chanakya, V. Ramachandra Rao |
1974 | Vani Rani | Tamil | Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, R. Muthuraman | Tapi Chanakya C. V. Rajendran |
1975 | Julie | Hindi | Lakshmi, Vikram, Utpal Dutt | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
1976 | Sree Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club | Telugu | Krishna Ghattamaneni, Jayapradha and Kongara Jaggaiah | Bapu Sattiraju Lakshminarayana |
1978 | Yehi Hai Zindagi | Hindi | Sanjeev Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Neeta Mehta | Sethu Madhavan |
Swarg Narak | Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shabana Azmi, A. K. Hangal, Tanuja, Helen, Prema Narayan | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
1980 | Swayamvar | Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee | P. Sambasiva Rao | |
1982 | Shriman Shrimathi | Sanjeev Kumar, Raakhee, Deepti Naval, Amol Palekar | Vijay Reddy | |
1993 | Uzhaippali | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Roja Selvamani | P. Vasu |
1993 | Karuppu Vellai | Rahman, Suganya, Nassar | Manobala | |
1994 | Bhairava Dweepam | Telugu | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Roja Selvamani | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
1995 | Nammavar | Tamil | Kamal Haasan, Gouthami | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
1996 | Meendum Savithri | Visu | ||
2006 | Mercury Pookkal | Srikanth, Meera Jasmine | S. S. Stanley | |
2007 | Thamirabharani | Vishal, Muktha (Bhanu) | Hari | |
2009 | Padikkathavan | Dhanush, Tamanna Bhatia | Suraj | |
2011 | Venghai | Dhanush, Tamanna Bhatia | Hari | |
2014 | Veeram | Ajith Kumar, Tamanna Bhatia, Santhanam | Siva | |
2017 | Bairavaa | Vijay, Keerthy Suresh | Bharathan | |
2019 | Sanga Thamizhan | Vijay Sethupathi, Nivetha Pethuraj, Raashi Khanna | Vijay Chander |
Awards
S.no | Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1 | National Film Awards | 1994 | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil | Nammavar | Won |
2 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 1994 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second prize) | Nammavar | Won |
3 | Nandi Awards | 1994 | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (third prize) | Bhairava Dweepam | Won |
References
- The Hindu
- Stars – Chakrapani: 100 years
External links
- IMBD Page