In 1916, R Nataraja Mudaliar made ‘Keechaka Vadham’, the first silent feature film in south India. It is considered the first ‘Tamil’ silent film because all its actors were Tamils. In ...

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An automobile parts dealer who turned his attention to cinema, R. Nataraja Mudaliar set up the The Indian Film Company studio in Madras in 1916, and went on to make the first silent film in south ...