Sobhanachala Studios
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Native name | శోభనాచల స్టూడియోస్ |
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| Company type | Limited |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Founder | Raja of Mirzapuram (Meka Venkatramaiah Appa Rao Bahadur) |
| Headquarters | Madras (now Chennai) , |
Key people | Raja of Mirzapuram, C. Krishnaveni |
| Products | Motion pictures |
Sobhanachala Studios was an Indian film production company which produced films predominantly in Telugu cinema. It was one of the first studios owned by a Telugu person in Madras (now Chennai).[1][2] The studio was located in Teynampet. Mirzapuram Raja (Meka Venkatramaiah Appa Rao Bahadur) who had earlier produced films on the "Jaya Films" banner established Sobhanachala Studios in 1941. The studio was notable for introducing scores of technicians and artists to Telugu cinema.[3] Notable people introduced to the Telugu film industry by the studio were Anjali Devi (Gollabhama), N. T. Rama Rao (Mana Desam), Ghantasala (Lakshmamma) etc.
Its first film was Daksha Yagnam (1941). Some of the most notable films produced by the studio are Gollabhama (1947), Keelu Gurram (1949), Mana Desam (1949), Lakshmamma (1950) and Tilottama (1951). The studio produced many notable films in the early history of Telugu talkie cinema in the 1940s. However, with the opening of Vauhini Studios, the pace of Sobhanahala's movie production has reduced. The studio changed the hands to a new owner in 1955 and got re-branded as Venus Studios. After functioning for over a decade, Venus Studios was defunct in the 1950s.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Films produced on Jaya Films banner:
- Jarasandha (1938)
- Mahananda (1939)
- Bhoja Kalidasu (1940)
- Jeevana Jyothi (1940)
Films produced on Sobhanachala Pictures banner:
- Daksha Yagnam (1941)
- Bhishma (1944)
- Gollabhama (1947)
- Mahathma Udangar (1947)
- Madalasa (1948)
- Keelu Gurram (1949)
- Mana Desam (1949)
- Lakshmamma (1950)
- Tilottama (1951)
- Gramapennu (1951) (Tamil)[5]
- Prajaseva (1952)
- Saavasam (1952)
References[edit]
- ^ Srivastava, Manoj (6 December 2017). Wide Angle: History of Indian Cinema. Notion Press. ISBN 9781946280480.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M.; Rukmini, S. (1985). 70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983. CINEMA India-International. p. 478. ISBN 9780861320905.
- ^ "Telugu film industry turns 80". Business Line. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Muthiah, S. (22 February 2015). "Madras miscellany: THE painter of India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Asian Film Directory and Who's who. 1952.