S. M. Sriramulu Naidu

Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu (1910-1976), also known as Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian director, businessman, and movie producer from Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945.

Life

He was responsible for the early development of the Tamil film industry in Coimbatore and was called the "Coimbatore movie mogul". He has directed and produced films predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages, while also having made one Hindi and Kannada film, respectively. In 1944, he was implicated as one of the accused in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case and served his sentence till 1945 when he was discharged due to lack of evidence.

Filmography As director Sivakavi (1943) Jagathalapratapan (1944) Kannika (1947) Pavalakodi (1949) Prasanna (1950) Kanchana (1952) Malaikkallan (1954) Azaad (1955) Bettada Kalla (1957) Maragatham (1959) Vimala (1960) Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) Kalyaniyin Kanavan (1963)

As producer Aryamala (1941) Valmiki (1946) Kannika (1947) Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) Beedala Patlu (1950)

Awards National Film Awards 1954: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Malaikkallan 1961: Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Sabarimala Ayyappan