Naa Illu
Naa Illu is a 1953 Telugu film produced and directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah.
The story was written by Devulapalli Krishnasastri.
The film had two dance sequences and full- length Hindi songs sung by Meena Kapoor.
Hanro Smitsman
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V. Nagaiah
" Chittoor" V. Nagaiah( born Vuppaladadiyam Nagaiah Sarma) was a multilingual Indian film" Actor, Thespian, Composer, Director, Producer, Writer" and" Playback Singer" from" Chittoor", Andhra Pradesh, India.
Indian film journalist and the editor of" Film India", Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as" The Paul Muni of India".
In his honour, the Chittoor Nagaiah Kalakshetram of arts was established in" Chittoor city" of Andhra Pradesh.
Nagaiah was closely connected to Rama Vilasa Sabha, a Telugu theatre association in Chittoor City.
He performed and directed several stage plays, such as" SarangadharaViswamithra Chitra NilayamSavitriBruhannala" and" Ramadasu".
He staged the roles of Telugu Saint- poets" PothanaVemanaRamadasu" and" Tyagaraja".
Nagaiah developed a life- time association with B. N. Reddy, at this juncture H. M. Reddy formed Rohini Pictures with the association of B. N. Reddy.
The firm started its first venture in Telugu through the film" Gruhalakshmi" in 1938, in which Nagaiah played a significant role.
Later, the association worked through several films with Vauhini Studios including social films such as;" Vande Matharam"( 1939)," Sumangali"( 1940)," Devata"( 1941)," Swarga Seema"( 1945) and" Beedhalapatlu".( 1947).
Nagaiah made significant contributions to Telugu cinema, and starred in about two hundred Telugu films.
Regarded as one of the finest Indian method actors, and the first Telugu matinee idol, his forte was usually playing intense characters, often immersing himself in study of the real character's traits and mannerisms.
Nagaiah was the lead protagonist in the most expensive 1940 Telugu production," Viswa Mohini", touted to be the first film on the Indian motion picture world.
He was the producer, director, composer and actor for pioneering works; he essayed 14 th- century poet" Pothana" in" Bhakta Potana"( 1942), 17th- century saint" Tyagaraja" in" Thyagayya"( 1946), 12 th- century saint" Gora Kumbhar" in" Chakradhari"( 1948), and the social problem film" Naa Illu"( 1953).
In 1964, Nagaiah essayed 17th- century saint" Kancharla Gopanna" in" Ramadasu" for which he won the National Film Award.
Nagaiah also starred in about one hundred and sixty films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1965 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
The Pride of Jennico (film)
The Pride of Jennico is a lost 1914 silent swashbuckler film directed by J. Searle Dawley.
It was produced by Adolph Zukor and released on a State Rights basis.
On the Broadway stage, the play starred James K. Hackett, Bertha Galland and Arthur Hoops.
Rachel Feldman
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Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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J. Searle Dawley
James Searle Dawley( May 13, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American producer, director and screenwriter.
He directed 149 silent films between 1907 and 1926.
He was born in Del Norte, Colorado, and died in Hollywood, California.
Searley is best remembered for directing the Thomas Edison version of" Frankenstein" in 1910.
He reportedly referred to himself as" the first motion picture director", which was not accurate.
He worked for a while at Edison's studio, then started his own production company, being quite successful financially, although most of his films are little known today.
When critics began to regard the films of his day to be immoral, Searley became one of the founding members of the MPDA( Motion Picture Directors Association) which sought to give filmmakers who advocated good taste the power of self- censorship.
Howard W. Koch
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Peter Levin
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Ian Barry (director)
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Question: Are director of film The Pride Of Jennico (Film) and director of film Naa Illu both from the same country?
Answer: no