Joseph Thaliath Jr.

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Joseph Thaliath Jr. was an Indian film director and producer. [1]

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Early life

Hailing from a Christian family, he was the son of a High Court Judge in Thiruvananthapuram when it was known as Trivandrum in the Princely State of Travancore before independence. After completing his degree, he developed a flair for cinema and, much against his father's wishes, went to Madras (now Chennai) and worked as an assistant to a multi lingual film director called S. Soundararajan (S. Soundararaja Aiyengar, owner of the Tamil Nadu Talkies Laboratory. [2] ).

Career

F. Nagoor was an art director, film producer and a partner of Newtone studios in Chennai. Joseph Thaliath Jr. joined him as a partner. With the help of F. Nagoor, he launched a new film company named Citadel Film Corporation. He wrote a story based on a Christian folklore and together with F. Nagoor, produced and directed the film Gnana Soundari . The film was released in 1948 and was a great success.

Following the success of Gnana Soundari, he established his own studio and named it as "Citadel Studios", inspired by the A. J. Cronin novel The Citadel . [3] It was built on a spacious plot in Kilpauk, Chennai with two entrances. One entrance faced Poonamallee High Road and the other, Landon's Road.

In 1950, he wrote, produced and directed Ithaya Geetham , all on his own. The film was shot mostly in his Citadel Studios. He later dubbed the film into Hindi with the title Jeeva Taara. [4]

Film stars C. L. Anandan of Vijayapuri Veeran fame and Jaishankar were introduced to the screen by Joseph Thaliath Jr. [3]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Guy, Randor (13 December 2014). "Mallika 1957". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Theetharappan, V. (16–31 August 2009). "Memories of Kilpauk and Purasawalkam (1935-1955)". Madras Musings . Archived from the original on 1 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Randor Guy (20 March 2009). "Iravum Pagalum 1965". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Randor Guy (17 June 2010). "Ithaya Geetham (1950)". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Filmography of Joseph Taliath". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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