Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar
Film director
1907 – 1979
Who was Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar?
Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar, also known as A. V. Meiyappan or AVM, was an Indian film producer, director and philanthropist who established AVM Productions in Vadapalani, Chennai. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema, and one of three movie moguls of the South Indian film industry along with S. S. Vasan and L. V. Prasad. His production company AVM Productions is the only production company in Kollywood to run successfully for five decades and three generations.
AVM was born in Karaikudi in a well-to-do Nagarathar family. He moved to Chennai at an early age and established Saraswathi Stores which sold gramophone records. Subsequently, he entered the film industry and started directing his own films. After some initial setbacks, AVM delivered a string of hits in the early 1940s. Following the immense success of his 1947 film Nam Iruvar, AVM moved to film production and established AVM Productions in Chennai, first at Santhome and then at Kodambakkam. In 1951, AVM entered the Hindi film industry with the film Bahar starring Vyjayanthimala. By the time he died in 1979, he had produced 167 films.
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- Born
- Jul 28, 1907
Karaikudi - Also known as
- AVM
- A. V. Meiyappan
- Avichi Meiyappan Chettiar
- Av. Meiyappan
- A.V. Meiyappan
- Parents
- Spouses
- Rajeswari Meiyappan
( - 1979/08/12) - Alamelu Meiyappan
( - 1946)
- Rajeswari Meiyappan
- Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 12, 1979
Chennai
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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