Muktha Srinivasan
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| Born |
Venkatachary Srinivasan 31 October 1929 Malapuram, Tanjore District, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | SSLC, Visharath(Hindi) |
| Occupation | Film Director & Producer |
| Spouse(s) | Prema |
| Children | S. Ravi, Muktha S. Sundar, Maya |
| Parent(s) | Venkatachariar, Chellammal |
Muktha Srinivasan is an Indian film director and producer.
V. Srinivasan alias Muktha Srinivasan entered the film industry in 1947, as Senior Assistant to T. R. Sundaram, by coaching artists in dialogue delivery. He worked with Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in Manthiri Kumari and with major artists of the time including T. R. Mahalingam, Anjali Devi, Madhuri Devi, S. Balachandar and L. V. Prasad. He worked with Director K. Ramnoth as assistant along with K. S. Sethumathavan.
Muktha Srinivasan directed his first film, Mudhalali, in 1957 which was produced by Ratna Studios. Production was four months and three days in a period when films usually took more than a year to be completed. The film was a success, despite its having had a relatively unknown cast. It won a National Award presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, then President of India, in the presence of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Srinivasan started producing films with his elder brother Muktha V. Ramaswamy under the name Muktha Films in 1961. He always preferred to have music by either the duo Vishwanatha-Ramamoorthy or by M.S.Viswanathan.
His first choice for hero in the sixties, was always Gemini Ganesan and directed Panithirai, Idhayathil Nee, Poojaikku Vandha Malar, Thenmazhai. The 4 comedy films directed by him - Thenmazhai, Ninaivil Nindraval, Bommalattam and Ayiram Poi are recognised as landmark films in Tamil Cinema. He directed actress Sandhya's daughter J.Jayalalithaa in two landmark films - Suryagandhi, Anbai Thedi and made her do guest appearance in Cinema Paithiyam.The film Suryagandhi is considered by him as the best of all the films he directed. Suryagndhi was digitalized and re-released in September 2016. He introduced Vaali as lyricist, actresses Devika, Deepa and others to the silver screen. He brought to light Actor-Director T. S. B. K. Mouli's acting prowess in his film Sooryakanthi. Visu the dramatist became Visu the filmmaker after working in his Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum. He has received numerous awards and today he is the most senior director in the Tamil film industry.
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