Vijaya Vauhini Studios
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Vijaya Vauhini Studios was once a major a motion picture movie studio
in Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
, India
.This was for some time the biggest film studio in Asia
in terms of studio floor space. The studio was a result of a merger between Vauhini Studios
and Vijaya Productions, when in 1948 a successful Telugu & Tamil movie 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 1930's.
Movies:Shavukaru (1950), Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), Chandraharam (1954), Missamma (1955), Maya Bazar (1957), Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Gundamma Katha (1962), Satya Harischandra (1965), C.I.D. (1965), Uma Chandi Gauri Shankarula Katha (1968), Ganga-Manga (1973), Sree Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club (1976) were the Telugu movies made on the prestigious Vijaya banner. While most 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, nearly all movies made by Vijaya Pictures were hits and are celebrated even today!
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.This was for some time the biggest film studio in Asia
Asia
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in terms of studio floor space. The studio was a result of a merger between Vauhini Studios
Vauhini Studios
Vauhini Studios, was a predecessor to Vijaya Vauhini Studios, was the largest cine studio in Asia in the 1940s, based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India....
and Vijaya Productions, when in 1948 a successful Telugu & Tamil movie producer Moola Narayana Swamy
Moola Narayana Swamy
Moola Narayana Swamy founded Vauhini Studios , which was supposed to be the largest cine studio in Asia at that time . Moola Narayana Swamy's native was Tadipatri, Anatapur , Andhra Pradesh, India. Narayana Swamy's father died at very young age. His father was big in arrack business and was very rich...
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
Moola Narayana Swamy
Moola Narayana Swamy founded Vauhini Studios , which was supposed to be the largest cine studio in Asia at that time . Moola Narayana Swamy's native was Tadipatri, Anatapur , Andhra Pradesh, India. Narayana Swamy's father died at very young age. His father was big in arrack business and was very rich...
in 1930's.
Movies:Shavukaru (1950), Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), Chandraharam (1954), Missamma (1955), Maya Bazar (1957), Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Gundamma Katha (1962), Satya Harischandra (1965), C.I.D. (1965), Uma Chandi Gauri Shankarula Katha (1968), Ganga-Manga (1973), Sree Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club (1976) were the Telugu movies made on the prestigious Vijaya banner. While most 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, nearly all movies made by Vijaya Pictures were hits and are celebrated even today!