Subbarayalu Munuswami Sriramulu Naidu (1910-1976), also known as
Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian businessman and movie producer from
Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945. He was
responsible for the early development of the Tamil film industry in
Coimbatore and was called the "Coimbatore movie mogul". He has
directed and produced films predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and
Malayalam languages, while also having made one Kannada film. In 1944,
he was implicated as one of the accused in the Lakshmikanthan Murder
Case and served his sentence till 1945 when he was discharged due to
lack of evidence.Sriramulu Naidu was born in Tiruchi in the year 1910.
His father Munuswami Naidu was as a station master in the South Indian
Railway Limited.On retirement, Munuswami Naidu opened a bakery by name
Davey & Co which Sriramulu Naidu inherited after his death. Soon,
however, Naidu got interested in films and became a partner in Central
Studios in Coimbatore. Later he would establish Pakshiraja Studios in
Coimbatore and was also the founder of Chamundeshwari Studios in
Bengaluru .
Sreeramulu Naidu, was an Indian businessman and movie producer from
Coimbatore who founded the Pakshiraja Studios in 1945. He was
responsible for the early development of the Tamil film industry in
Coimbatore and was called the "Coimbatore movie mogul". He has
directed and produced films predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and
Malayalam languages, while also having made one Kannada film. In 1944,
he was implicated as one of the accused in the Lakshmikanthan Murder
Case and served his sentence till 1945 when he was discharged due to
lack of evidence.Sriramulu Naidu was born in Tiruchi in the year 1910.
His father Munuswami Naidu was as a station master in the South Indian
Railway Limited.On retirement, Munuswami Naidu opened a bakery by name
Davey & Co which Sriramulu Naidu inherited after his death. Soon,
however, Naidu got interested in films and became a partner in Central
Studios in Coimbatore. Later he would establish Pakshiraja Studios in
Coimbatore and was also the founder of Chamundeshwari Studios in
Bengaluru .
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