Vijaya Vauhini Studios

Vijaya Vauhini Studios
Former type Limited
Industry Motion pictures
Fate Liquidated
Predecessor Vauhini Studios, Vijaya Productions, Rohini Pictures
Founded 1948
Founder(s) Moola Narayana Swamy, B. N. Reddy
Defunct 1980's (circa)
Headquarters Vadapalani, Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India
Area served India
Key people Nagi Reddy, Alur Chakrapani

Vijaya Vauhini Studios was once a major a motion picture movie studio in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.This was for some time the biggest film studio in Asia in terms of studio floor space. The studio was a result of a merger between Vauhini Studios and Vijaya Productions, when in 1948 a successful Telugu & Tamil movie producer Moola Narayana Swamy leased the studios which was under heavy liabilities to the Vijaya Productions run by Bommireddy Nagi Reddy, Aluri Chakrapani who were one time partners of Moola Narayana Swamy in 1930's.

Movies:Shavukaru (1950), Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952), Chandraharam (1954), Missamma (1955), Maya Bazar (1957), Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Gundamma Katha (1962), Satya Harischandra (1965), C.I.D. (1965), Uma Chandi Gauri Shankarula Katha (1968), Ganga-Manga (1973), Sree Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club (1976) were the Telugu movies made on the prestigious Vijaya banner. While most of these films such as Pathala Bhairavi, Pelli Chesi Choodu (as Kalyanam Panni Paar 6 months later), Chandraharam, and Maya Bazar were dubbed into Tamil at the same time, Missamma was remade as Missiamma (1955) with Gemini Ganesan playing NTR's role. Excepting Chandraharam and Uma Chandi Gauri Shankarula Katha, nearly all movies made by Vijaya Pictures were hits and are celebrated even today!

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