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Pakshiraja Studios was a motion picture movie studio in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, established by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu in 1945.The studio has released movies in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Sinhala under the banner Pakshiraja Films. The Studio had major releases in 1950s and early 1960s and is well known for some blockbusters of the times.
During the early 1930s Coimbatore became a hub for some of the South Indian language movies, especially Tamil & Telugu when S. M. Sriramulu Naidu and other industrialists started Central Studios. Then popular movie director became the creative head and started making his own movies under the banner Pakshiraja Films. By the early 1930s another Movie studio 'Premier Cinetone Studio' was under operation in Red Fields, Coimbatore. In 1945 S. M. Sriramulu Naidu left Central Studios and took over the Premier Cinetone Studio located in Puliyakulam Road, Red Fields, Coimbatore. He further constructed new floors and infrastructure and made it a full-fledged Movie Studio with in-house processing labs.
The most popular hits to come from that studio was M. G. R and Banumathi starrer Malaikkallan in 1955 and the Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari hit Azaad, which was the highest grosser in Bollywood for that year. Also this movie was the first for Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari in lighter roles as against their tragic roles in most other movies.Malaikkallan was M. G. R's first major box office hit.
Movies listed here are partial list only.
| Year
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Title
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Language
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Cast
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Director
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Music Composer
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Others
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| 1947
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Kannika
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Tamil
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D. Balasubramaniam, M. S. Sarojini T. E. Varadhan, M. R. Santhanalakshmi
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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n/a
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| 1949
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Pavalakodi
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Tamil
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T. R. Rajakumari, T. R.Mahalingam, T. E. Varadhan, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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C. R. Subburaman
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Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Dialogues by Elangovan
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| 1950
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Ezhai Padum Padu
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Tamil
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Chittor V. Nagaiah, Serukulathur Sama, T. S. Balaiah, V. Gopalakrishnan, T. S. Durairaj, Lalitha and Padmini, Kumari N. Rajam. (a.k.a. Thanjavur N. Rajalakshmi)
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K. Ramnoth
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Dialogues by Elangovan
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| 1950
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Beedala Paatlu
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Telugu
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Chittor V. Nagaiah, Serukalathur Sama, T. S. Balaiah, V. Gopalakrishnan, T. S. Durairaj, Lalitha and Padmini, Kumari N. Rajam. (a.k.a. Thanjavur N. Rajalakshmi)
|
K. Ramnoth
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
|
|
| 1950
|
Kanchana
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Malayalam
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K. R. Ramasamy, Lalitha and Padmini
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n/a
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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n/a
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| 1950
|
Kanchana
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Tamil
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K. R. Ramasamy, Lalitha and Padmini
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n/a
|
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
|
n/a
|
| 1952
|
Puratchiveeran
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Tamil
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Premnath, Madhubala
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Amiya Chakravarty
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n/a
|
The movie was the dubbed version of 1951 Hindi hit movie 'Badal'
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| 1952
|
Desabhakthan
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Malayalam
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Premnath, Madhubala
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Amiya Chakravarty
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n/a
|
The movie was the dubbed version of 1951 Hindi hit movie 'Badal'
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| 1952
|
Ponni
|
Tamil
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Sriram, Lalitha and Padmini
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A. S. A. Sami and C. Srinivasa Rao
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n/a
|
n/a
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| 1952
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Ponni
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Telugu
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Sriram, Lalitha and Padmini
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A. S. A. Sami and C. Srinivasa Rao
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n/a
|
n/a
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| 1954
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Malaikkallan
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Tamil
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M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai.The movie was the first Blockbuster hit for M. G. Ramachandran, establishing him as a major star.
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| 1954
|
Aggi Ramudu
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Telugu
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N. T. Rama Rao, P. Bhanumathi, R. Nageswara Rao
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai
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| 1954
|
Azaad
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Hindi
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Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pran, Om Prakash
|
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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C. Ramchandra
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Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai, Hindi lyrics by Rajendra Krishen.The film was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hit in its decade
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| 1954
|
Taskaraveeran
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Malayalam
|
Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
|
Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai.
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| 1954
|
Bettada Kalla
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Kannada
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Kalyan Kumar
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S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai.
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| 1954
|
Soorasena
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Sinhala
|
n/a
|
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
|
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Story based on the novel by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai.
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| 1959
|
Maragatham
|
Tamil
|
Sivaji Ganesan, Veenai S. Balachander, Sandhya, Padmini, T. S. Durairaj, T. S. Balaiah, J. P. Chandrababu, C. Lakshmi Rajyam
|
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
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Dialogues by Murasoli Maran, Cinematography by Sailen Bose, Art Director was A. K. Sekhar
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| 1960
|
Kalyaniyin Kanavan
|
Tamil
|
Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha
|
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
|
n/a
|
n/a
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