Central Studios

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company_name = Central Studios
company_
company_type = Managing Agents
foundation = 1935
location = Trichy Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,India
key_people =
industry = Motion pictures
dissolved = 1955 (de facto)

Central Studios was a motion picture movie studio in Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu, India, started by B.R.Naidu and other prominent industrialists like Swamikannu Vincent of Coimbatore in 1935 to make Tamil and other South Indian lauguage movies.The Studio was a major hub of Tamil Movie production with many later day Superstar starting and spending their early days in this Studio.

The Studio had almost all modern facilities and technical workshops.The Studio is located in Uppilipalayam,Singanallur ,Trichy Road which is today a part of the city.The Studio management later passed on the Lakshmi Mills family who closed it in 1955 as Chennai emerged as a Movie hub and also to keep movie industry out of Coimbatore,as it was fast emerging as a major Industrial and Educational hub.

The then famous comedian N. S. Krishnan and T.A.Mathuram had their own office in the studio premises.The Silver Jubliee hit movie of 1936 "Sivakavi" starring M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar,was an in-house production,as well as several socially significant movies.Others later day popular Tamil movie stars who started or spend their early days were the two Tamil Nadu state Chief Ministers M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi and the popular music composer M. S. Viswanathan and lyricsist Kannadasan.

The Studio structure is still intact as the B.R.Naidu family uses the premises for various industrial activities.In 70's and 80's the then famous race car constructor and driver S.Karivardhan used the studio premises to build and test his racecars.

External links

The Hindu article [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003111700890100.htm&date=2003/11/17/&prd=mp&]