Poets and Pancakes

By
Asoka Mitran
 Asoka Mitran
Ashoka Mitran
(born September
22, 1931) is one
of the most
influential figures
in post-
independent
Tamil literature.
 Asoka Mitran
• Asoka Mitran (born September 22, 1931) is one of
the most influential figures in post-independent
Tamil literature.
• He began his literary career with the prize winning
play "Anbin Parisu", followed by many short stories,
novellas and novels.
• A distinguished essayist and critic, he is the editor of
the literary journal "Kanaiyaazhi".
• He has written over 200 short stories, eight novels,
some 15 novellas besides other prose writings.
• Most of his works have also been translated into
English.
 S.S.Vasan
S.S.Vasan (1903 – 1969)
was a famous
Indian film
producer, director,
writer, journalist
and entrepreneur.
Kothamangalam Subbu
(1910 - 1974), Padmashri-award
winning poet,lyricist,writer,actor
and director fromTamilNadu who
authored the cult classic Tamil
novelThillana Mohanambal, later
made into a movie.
Subbu functioned as the No.2 of
the giant Gemini Studios of
Chennai for over three decades
and was a close associate of
movie mogul SS Vasan who
established Gemini Studios in
Chennai.
 Robert Clive
• Robert Clive, one of the most flamboyant personalities
in the history of British India.
• He was only 19 when he began his career as a clerk for
the East India Company at Fort St George in Chennai.
• Soon tiring of paperwork, he became a soldier and
fought many successful battles including the Carnatic
Wars, which established the company's rule in South
India.
• Clive was given the Stewardship of Fort St George and
later become Governor of Bengal.
• The wealth he amassed in India led to his trial, in
England, on charges of corruption.
• Clive committed suicide in 1774.
 The Five Stages of Film Production

•Development— Script written and made into a workable plan

for a film.
•Pre-production—Preparations for shooting. Cast and crew are
hired, locations are selected, and sets are built.
•Production—The raw elements for the final film are recorded.
•Post-Production—Film and sound are edited. Dialogues, music,
songs and special effects are added. The film is fully completed
("locked").
•Sales and distribution—The film is screened for potential buyers
(distributors), is picked up by a distributor and reaches its cinema
and/or home audience.
Movie Projectors
CINEMA OF INDIA
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, including
centres in Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,
Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Indian films are
followed throughout South Asia and the Middle East. As cinema
gained popularity in the country as many as 1,000 films in various
languages of India came to be produced annually. Expatriates in
countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States continue
to give rise to international audiences for Indian films. In the 20th
century, Indian cinema, along with the American and Chinese film
industries, became a global enterprise. Technology has drastically
changed the way cinematic content reaches the audience. Indian
cinema has found markets in over 90 countries.
Movie Cameras
Devika Rani (1908-1994)
leading star of the 1930s.
Studied acting and
costume design in
Germany. Acted in films
like Achut Kanya. Also
acted in the first BBC
television programme to
be broadcast throughout
England. Grand-niece of
Rabindranath Tagore.
Madhubala (1933-
1969). Talented
actress and leading
star of her times. In
August 1952, Theater
Arts (USA) reported,
“Biggest Star in the
World (And She’s Not
in Beverly Hills).”
Deepika Padukone. Model
and movie star. Born January
5, 1986, in Denmark. Studied
at Mount Carmel College,
Bangalore. Played badminton
at state level. Daughter of
Prakash Padukone, first Indian
to win All England
Championship (Badminton).
Her family comes from
Padukone village in
Karnataka.
A scene from Raja Harishchandra (1913), first full
length feature film made in India.
Poster for
Raja Harishchandra (1913),
first full length feature film
made in India.
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi was a
famous 1958 Bollywood
comedy. The film featured
Kishore Kumar, his two
brothers, Anoop Kumar and
Ashok Kumar, and Madhubala.
Kishore Kumar sang many of the
songs in the film, along with
Asha Bhosle. The music was
composed by SD Burman and
lyrics were written by Majrooh
Sultanpuri. The success of the
movie led the brothers to act in
another comedy titled Badhti
Ka Naam Daadhi .
Three Idiots, the
highest grossing
movie in Indian
film history.
Satyajit Ray (1921-
1992). One of the great
film-makers of the 20th
Century. Ray directed
thirty-seven films. He
was also a fiction writer,
publisher, illustrator,
graphic designer and
film critic. Ray's first film,
Pather Panchali (1955),
won eleven international
prizes, at the Cannes film
festival.
First movie poster in the world, L’Arroseur Arrose, 1895 .
 In 1941, S. S. Vasan bought a
studio on Mount Road,
Madras, in `court auction'
and re-named it Gemini
Studio. The studio never
made too many films but its
powerful logo of 'Gemini
Twins' instantly reminds
people of old black and
`When the bugles blow,
white big budget movies.
there's a good show!‘
Reminds us of late afternoon
Sunday movies of
Doordarshan, this one from
Gemini Studio Chandralekha
(1948).
Dharam Dev Ānand (born
26 September 1923),
better known as Dev
Anand, is an Indian
Bollywood actor, director
and film producer. Dev is
the second of three
brothers who were active
in Bollywood. His elder
brother Chetan Anand was
a film director, as was his
younger brother, Vijay
Anand. Their sister, Sheel
Kanta Kapur, is the mother
of renowned Hindi and
English film director
Shekhar Kapur.
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