Back آر. ناتاراچا موداليار ARZ রঙ্গস্বামী নটরাজ মুদলিয়ার Bengali/Bangla R. Nataraja Mudaliar Spanish R. Nataraja Mudaliar French R. Nataraja Mudaliar Italian ランガスワーミ・ナタラージャ・ムダリアール Japanese ஆர். நடராஜ முதலியார் Tamil ఆర్. నటరాజ మొదలియార్ Tegulu
R. Nataraja Mudaliar | |
|---|---|
 Mudaliar, c. 1920s | |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | May 2, 1971 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, film Producer, writer, cinematographer |
Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1971[dubious – discuss]), was an Indian film director. Popularly known as the father of Tamil cinema,[1] he was a pioneer in the production of silent films. Starting his career as an automobile spare parts merchant, he started the "Indian Film Company Limited" in Madras.[2] In 1917, Mudaliar made Keechaka Vadham, South India's first silent film. Upon critical success of the film, he went on to produce films like Draupadhi Vastrapaharanam (1918), Lava Kusa (1919), Rukmini Satyabhama and Mayil Ravana. After the death of his son in a fire accident in 1923, Mudaliar retired from films.
- ^ "Classics must be preserved, says B. Mahendra". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Selvaraj Velayutham (2008). Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's other Film Industry. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-203-93037-3.