Manik Lal Tandon

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M. L. Tandon, (Manik Lal Tandon) was one of the early movie directors of Tamil and Telugu films. He is considered one of the pioneers in social-realist film of Tamil cinema. [1]

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Early life

Manik Lal Tandon is from Mumbai (then called Bombay). [2] Tandon was one of the first Indians to study film making in the United States. He studied at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he made student films and became the first Indian to work in Hollywood. After returning to India he made many successful movies in Tamil and Telugu in the early Indian cinema industry. [3] His classmates at the United States were Michael Omalov and Ellis R. Dungan. Tandon invited both of them to work in Indian cinema industry.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "A History of Indian Cinema". www.scaruffi.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ↑ tcrcindia (20 March 2017). "Filmy Ripples: Cross-border & cross-cultural talents in early Tamil Film Industry". The Cinema Resource Centre (TCRC). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ↑ tcrcindia (16 May 2023). "The Pioneers of Tamil Cinema". The Cinema Resource Centre (TCRC). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Devadasi (1948)". The Hindu. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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