Chandulal Jain
| Chandulal Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
J. Chandulal Jain Pavadi |
| Died | December 17, 2009 Bangalore |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director and producer |
| Known for | State government's Lifetime Achievement Award and Kannada Rajyotsava |
| Notable work | Thaaye Devaru, Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane |
J. Chandulal Jain was a popular Kannada film director and producer of almost 40 films, notably, Thaaye Devaru, Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Bhakta Siriyala, and many more. He also produced movies in Hindi such as Godhuli and Pyaar Karke Dekho. His film Idu Sadhya was shot in just 48 hours.
This filmmaker won a national award for Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane and three Government of Karnataka awards for films Bhootayaana Maga Ayyu, Veerappan, and Gangamma Gangamaayi. He also won the state government's Lifetime Achievement Award and Kannada Rajyotsava for his contributions to the Kannada film industry.
He was instrumental in introducing Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth to the Kannada film industry.
He hailed from Pavadi in Rajasthan and migrated to Chennai during the 1970s. He married Leela and were blessed with two daughters and two sons: Rajakumar and Rohit. He initially started his career as a cloth merchant and got in touch with film personalities — actors and producers — through close contacts while pursuing working in the Davanagere district of Karnataka.
He used to supply imported perfumes and other material to Rajkumar, Kannada thespian. According to Rohit Jain, son of Chandulal, Rajkumar was impressed with Chandulal's fluency in Kannada and encouraged him to produce films in the language. Varadappa, brother of Rajkumar, having become close friend of Chandulal arranged a call sheet of the actors; consequently, Chandulal produced Rajkumar's hit movie Thaayi Devaru.
He died at the age of 75 on 17 December 2009 in Bangalore due to prolonged illness after undergoing several surgeries. He is survived by his wife and all four children.
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