FilmIndia (Dec 1937 - Apr 1938)

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FILMINDIA VOL. 3 No. 8 himself and approve all these things personally. "Gopichand", the first picture under the new management will certainly be great even if half of the preparations bear fruit. KOLHAPUR. Huns Pictures: Director Vinayak has completed half the sequences of that costume picture "Jwala" written by Khandekar, as the vehicle of expression for Chandramohan, Ratnaprabha and Vinayak himself, who play in the supporting cast in the picture for which all the resources of the studio are concentrated, is likely to come on the screen sometime in the month of February. Shalini Cinetone: "Kanhopatra" that devotional picture which has been the envy of several distributors for some months has been at last packed out to Bombay for screening. But it will be sometime before it actually comes on the screen and in the meanwhile Mr. Chin chlikar who is in charge of affairs of the studio is making preparations to shoot "Dhruva" a mythological subject under the direction of Mr. Bhave. CALCUTTA. New Theatres: Mr. Saigal having come back, the shooting of "Matru Bhoomi" has been again revived and the director has now gone out with his unit for the out doors. -12 "Vidyapati" directed by Mr. Devaki Bose is expected to be completed at the time of writing these notes and be on the screen for the Idd holidays. Director Profulla Roy has been busy shooting "Abignan" with Menaka and Molina in the stellar role; while Director Barua's "Rajat Jayanti", a comedy, is expected to be ready sometime in the month of January. A young man at 75, Mr. S. R. Lalkaka is the inventor of a remarkable revolving kiosk which takes cinema and commercial posters for advertising. It offers an invaluable advertising medium to all wise businessmen who wish to sell their goods. Film Corporation of India: The Studio has now been completed and the machinery is being installed by expert technicians in a hurry that suggests that production will be taken in hand sometime in the month of January. Mr. Parry Davies, Director-in-chief, has arrived from London and is getting a close sight of affairs. SOUTH INDIA Pragati Pictures: Offers of over a lakh of rupees have been sent to these people for their Tamil production "Nandakumar", which is progressing fast under the capable direction of Mr. Keshavrao Dhiber at Poona. It is doubtful whether the producers will ever sell away the rights of this picture which has already established a reputation, as the greatest mythological spectacle, long before its release. With T. P. Rajalakshmi as Yeshoda, and Master Mahalingam as Krishna, the picture is expected to be a great box-office success or even greater than any before. Deccan Film Distributors: "Minnal Kodi" has been running very well all over the South with the result that this firm of distributors are already negotiating for several other pictures for their circuit. Mayura Films Ltd: Their picture which is being shot in Kolhapur is now nearin'g completion, but in the meanwhile they will be releasing two social pictures of Sagar namely, "Kokila" and "Eternal Music". And these two pictures are likely to be very successful in the whole of South India. Vel Pictures: After the significant success of "King Vellala" in Tamil, the producers are thinking of taking up a more ambitious subject which will be already under preparation by the time this is in print.