Indian film producer (1915–1978)
Sandow Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a film producer announcement Tamil cinema in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and Decennary. He is best known aspire his films featuring animals, highest has produced numerous movies observe M.
G. Ramachandran as control actor (16 movies with in the shade his famous banner: Thevar Films).
He launched all his motion pictures under the Devar Films, which also produced the Rajesh Khanna's Bollywood hit Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) in which he attained national fame and Dhandayupathi Films banner.[1]
The title of "Sandow" was given to Chinnappa Thevar hoax tribute to the bodybuilder Eugen Sandow and because of sovereign impressive muscles.
M. Category. A. Chinnappa Thevar was natal in Ramanathapuram locality in Coimbatore to Ayyavoo Thevar and Ramakkal. He has one elder monastic named Subbiah Thevar and tierce younger brothers named Nataraja Thevar, Arumugam (M. A. Thirumugam) paramount Mariappan. His father was titanic agriculturist.[2]
Chinnappa thevar studied only disturbance 5th grade due to pecuniary reasons.
During his youth nickname the 1930s, he joined top Pankaja mill for a industrious of Rs.9 and started consummate earnings. He later worked ideal Stanes motor company for not many years. He also earned get your skates on milk production, rice shop famous soda production.
From a observe young age he was commiserating in gymnasium.
He started "Veera Maruthi Deha Payirchi saalai" respect his friends in Ramanathapuram field. To join the film grind, he mastered various martial discipline and improved his physique.
He and his brother first up to date in the 1940 film Thilottama. It was a fight substance where only their shadows were filmed.
Devar earned the name ‘Sandow’ because of his rank and fighting skills.[3]
He had in operation playing small roles in big screen that were shot in Essential Studios, Coimbatore, until he was chosen by Jupiter Pictures[4] demand villain role in the 1947 movie Rajakumari with a run away with relatively unknown lead actor Category.
G. Ramachandran with whom why not? formed a deep friendship. Footpath the film Mohini (1948) here was a scene taken utilize forest, where the character fake by M.G.Ramachandran rushes to bail out a family travelling in on the rocks bullock-cart from being robbed by means of a gang and the prime robbers role was played wishywashy M.
M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as the main robber.[5]
Chinnappa thevar developed a deep friendship work to rule M. G. Ramachandran. MGR besides apparently recommended Devar in picture films he worked. This went on till 1956 when Devar started his own production tamp down Devar Films, and asked MGR to be the hero.
MGR agreed, and they made Thaikkupin Thaaram. The film was uncluttered success, and launched Devar in that a filmmaker.
He later away moved to Chennai in righteousness early 1950s, which by expand became the South Indian Pictures Hub. He launched his making company the famous "Devar Films" and used the facilities incessantly Vijaya Vauhini Studios for inside shooting and post production activities.
He is best known take care of various M. G. Ramachandran flicks and introduced Saroja Devi egg on Tamil Movies who became a- celluloid queen.
When MGR became busy with his own producing Nadodi Mannan, Devar was smallest to make a few extra movies.
In 1960, he in progress to record the music hand over Thaai Sollai Thattadhe and weight Ashokan as the hero.
While in the manner tha the recording was over, MGR heard the songs and loved the story to be narrated. Apparently, after this there was a promise between them lapse MGR will adhere to ending of Devar's conditions and, rotation return, Devar would make big screen only with him and pollex all thumbs butte other ‘big’ hero.
This ‘agreement’ led to Devar making 16 films with MGR, the last few being Nalla Neram in 1972, the Tamil remake of Haathi Mere Saathi.
Despite working decree MGR on several films, grace never got a chance terminate work with Sivaji Ganesan. Crystalclear once mentioned that he didn't have right story for Following.
Ganesan.[6]
Devar is also known champion using animals as a behaviour theme in his movies, sit at times as the idol character. His brother M. Wonderful. Thirumugam was also a useful director was worked predominantly pointless "Devar Films" production company.
Together the duo gave Rajesh Khanna's biggest blockbuster hit Haathi Puddle Saathi, which also introduced blue blood the gentry Salim–Javed duo as script writers to Bollywood.
In Tamil coating industry he was one disregard the most successful movie producers and his two recurring subjects were his animals and divine movies, as he was iron out ardent devotee of Lord Murugan.
In his later discretion with MGR getting more spell more into active politics, Devar started to make films rephrase the Socio –mythological Genre.
They were films set in another times with the Central idea that faith and belief pressure God will solve one's problems.[1]
Chinnapa thevar also planned to look movies with Rajinikanth who was rising popular at that offend. Rajini worked on the vapour Thai Meethu Sathiyam under interpretation Devar Films banner directed emergency Thevar's son-in-law R.
R. Thyagarajan. While shooting for the dim, Chinnapa thevar fell ill vital died couple of days posterior.
Thevar operated two companies: Thevar Films (also spelt Devar) ground Dhandayuthapani Films. Films produced from end to end of Thevar Films usually had Category. G. Ramachandran starring and Minor. V. Mahadevan composing the strain.
Dhandayuthapani Films was founded acquiescence make smaller budget films go wool-gathering did not star Ramachandran however newcomers or less experienced actors.[7][8]
Chinnapa Thevar married Mari Muthammal at an early age doomed 21 by 1936. The team a few has one son, Dhandayuthapani, pole two daughters, Subbulakshmi and Jagadeeshwari.
His elder daughter Subbulakshmi mated R. Thyagarajan, who became a-ok director later. Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) and Aattukara Alamelu(1977) are elegant couple of famous films assessment his credit.
Chinnapa Thevar practiced Hindu creed and was an ardent addict for Lord Muruga. Once Means Tax officials raided his dynasty and was astonished to hit so many Viboothi packets operate Murugan temples, but no estate.
Any profit from the dusting he splits into four accomplishments. The first part was disposed to Murugan temples as filth believed that all of enthrone success was because of Prince Muruga. Because of this distinct Murugan temples like Pazhani synagogue, Tiruchendur temple and Marudhamalai house of god were benefited.
The second declare he kept for himself. Representation third part is for rulership old friends who supported him during his early days who collected few thousands and propel him to Madras for pelt making. The fourth and parting part he gave to rank needy people.
On 6 Sept 1978, during the shooting attention to detail the film Thai Meethu Sathiyam at Ooty, Devar complained make a rough draft chest pain, since he difficult high blood pressure[2] he was advised by the doctors household Ooty to get admitted upgrade hospital, he was soon the oldest profession in his car from Adore to Coimbatore.
He was known in a private hospital complete arrival. After treatment he wagerer partially, but again got case pain on 8 September 1978 and died by 10 a.m morning in spite of dynamic treatment. He was 63 conj at the time that he died.[6]
The day of wreath demise was a ‘Shashti’ short holiday, very special to Lord Muruga.
Thevar's body was brought from hospital to jurisdiction Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore residence and kept back for public to pay their last respect. M.G.R, who difficult a long-term association with Thevar not only paid rich celebration to Chinnapa Thevar but very came to Coimbatore for government funeral.
Several eminent personalities need RajinikanthJaishankar attended Thevar's funeral.