S. M. Sriramulu Naidu

He was responsible for the early development of the Tamil film industry in Coimbatore and was called the "Coimbatore movie mogul". He has directed and produced films predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages, while also having made one Hindi and Kannada film, respectively. In 1944, he was implicated as one of the accused in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case and served his sentence till 1945 when he was discharged due to lack of evidence. ==Filmography==

;As director • Sivakavi (1943) • Jagathalapratapan (1944) • Kannika (1947) • Pavalakodi (1949) • Prasanna (1950) • Kanchana (1952) • Malaikkallan (1954) • Azaad (1955) • Bettada Kalla (1957) • Maragatham (1959) • Vimala (1960) • Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) • Kalyaniyin Kanavan (1963) ;As producer • Aryamala (1941) • Valmiki (1946) • Kannika (1947) • Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) • Beedala Patlu (1950) ==Awards==

;National Film Awards • 1954: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Malaikkallan • 1961: Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Sabarimala Ayyappan ==See also==