R._Nataraja_Mudaliar
R. Nataraja Mudaliar
Indian film director
Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1971[dubious ]), was an Indian film director. Popularly known as the father of Tamil cinema,[1] he was a pioneer in the production of silent films. Starting his career as an automobile spare parts merchant, he started the "Indian Film Company Limited" in Madras.[2] In 1917, Mudaliar made Keechaka Vadham, South India's first silent film. Upon critical success of the film, he went on to produce films like Draupadhi Vastrapaharanam (1918), Lava Kusa (1919), Rukmini Satyabhama and Mayil Ravana. After the death of his son in a fire accident in 1923, Mudaliar retired from films. A biographical drama film that direct by Wikramadhithyan will be titled [Thirai Thanthai]