Pride of Tamil Cinema available in stores/online; receives wide appreciation!

November 23, 2014
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We earlier brought you here an introduction about producer Dhananjayan Govind’s recent book Pride of Tamil Cinema which was unveiled at the International Film Festival of India in Goa amidst celebrities from the industry and senior government officials. The book, which is a priceless compendium of knowledge on Tamil films which received national and internation recognition, is available both in stores and online now. It has foreword written by Bimal Julka, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

The book traces the history of Tamil cinema from the first talkie film Kalidas which released in 1931 to the most recent releases in 2013. The book, according to Dhananjayan, is a tribute to the film producers, directors, artistes and techcians who brought honors and accolades to Tamil cinema. The book is illustrated with 700 rare, never-seen-before images and posters of Tamil films. The book has already received wide appreaciation from his peers who shower praise for the painstaking effort and the arduous amount of research work.

Contents that will kindle the curiosity of film bufffs, research scholars, filmmakers, artistes, technicians and producers of Tamil cinema

  • The process of selection at National Film Awards and Indian Panorama
  • The process of identifying the Pride of Tamil Cinema for the book
  • 1931 to 1953: Details of 39 films identified based on their achievement
  • 1954 to 2013: Details of 163 films identified based on them getting National Film Award and/or been selected for Indian Panorama at IFFI and/or Academy Awards
  • Non-Feature Films from 1931 to 2013
  • Best Writing from 1931 to 2013
  • National Award Wining Images List
November 23, 2014
1 minute read