Sundar Rao Nadkarni was an Indian film actor, editor, cinematographer,
producer and director. He was the director of the first hit film for
AVM productions Bhookails in Telugu in the year 1940, and later the
record-creating Tamil film Haridas.Sundar Rao Nadkarni was born in
Mangalore in a Konkani speaking family. He started his career in
Bangalore as an actor in silent films produced by Surya Films. Later,
he moved to Bombay where he took to film direction and editing.
Nadkarni caught the eye of film producer Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar who,
after the success of Sabhapathy, was looking to make another comedy
film. Thereon, he moved to Coimbatore and finally Madras, where he
settled down permanently.In 1942, Nadkarni directed the Tamil film En
Manaivi which was a hit. Following this success, Nadkarni also made
other successful Tamil films. But his greatest hit was the 1944 film
Haridas which set a record by becoming the first Tamil film to run for
110 weeks at a single theatre. He directed all the top Tamil actors
during his active years, notably M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T.
R. Rajakumari in Haridas (1944), Narsimha Bharathi in Krishna Vijayam
(1950), and MGR and Savitri in Mahadevi (1957).
producer and director. He was the director of the first hit film for
AVM productions Bhookails in Telugu in the year 1940, and later the
record-creating Tamil film Haridas.Sundar Rao Nadkarni was born in
Mangalore in a Konkani speaking family. He started his career in
Bangalore as an actor in silent films produced by Surya Films. Later,
he moved to Bombay where he took to film direction and editing.
Nadkarni caught the eye of film producer Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar who,
after the success of Sabhapathy, was looking to make another comedy
film. Thereon, he moved to Coimbatore and finally Madras, where he
settled down permanently.In 1942, Nadkarni directed the Tamil film En
Manaivi which was a hit. Following this success, Nadkarni also made
other successful Tamil films. But his greatest hit was the 1944 film
Haridas which set a record by becoming the first Tamil film to run for
110 weeks at a single theatre. He directed all the top Tamil actors
during his active years, notably M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T.
R. Rajakumari in Haridas (1944), Narsimha Bharathi in Krishna Vijayam
(1950), and MGR and Savitri in Mahadevi (1957).
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