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Vijaya Vauhini Studios

Vijaya Vauhini Studios in 1953
Industry	Motion picture
Founded	1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Founder	Moola Narayana Swamy B. N. Reddy
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Area served	India
Key people	Nagi Reddi Chakrapani

Vijaya Vauhini Studios is a film production company based in Chennai, India. It is the combination of Vijaya Productions and Vauhini Studios. B. Nagi Reddy (Bommireddy Nagi Reddy) was the founder of Vijaya Productions and Moola Narayana Swamy founded Vauhini Studios.

History

Being once considered as the largest film studio in Asia, Vijaya Vauhini Studios resulted from the merger between Vauhini Studios and Vijaya Productions, in 1948 when Telugu film producer Moola Narayana Swamy leased the studios which was under heavy liabilities to the Vijaya Productions run by B. Nagi Reddy (Bommireddy Nagi Reddy), Chakrapani who were one time partners of Moola Narayana Swamy in the 1930s.

Productions

Some of these films such as Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), Chandraharam (1954), and Maya Bazar (1957) were dubbed into Tamil at the same time, Missamma was remade as Missiamma (1955) with Gemini Ganesan playing N. T. Rama Rao's role. Excepting a few films like Chandraharam (1954) and Uma Chandi Gowri Sankarula Katha (1968), most films made by Vijaya Productions were successful at the box office.

Filmography

Awards

References

1. S Saraswathi (18 September 2013). "Looking at the Dying Studios of Chennai". Rediff. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. "Vijaya Pictures – Indiancine.ma Wiki". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

• The Hindu
• Stars – Chakrapani: 100 years

External links

• IMDb Page

• Film production companies based in Chennai
• Film production companies of India
• Indian film studios
• Mass media companies established in 1948
• Indian companies established in 1948