A. V. Meiyappan

E746023

A. V. Meiyappan was a pioneering Indian film producer and studio owner who played a key role in the development of Tamil cinema.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian person
Tamil cinema personality
entrepreneur
film director
film producer
film studio executive
activePeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
alsoKnownAs A. V. Meiyappan NERFINISHED
AVM NERFINISHED
basedIn Chennai NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
birthDate 1907-07-28
birthPlace British India
Madras Presidency NERFINISHED
Vellore NERFINISHED
businessModel vertically integrated film studio
contributedTo transition of Tamil cinema from stage-based productions to studio system
countryOfCitizenship India
deathDate 1979-08-12
ethnicGroup Tamil NERFINISHED
familyBusiness AVM Productions remained a family-run company NERFINISHED
founded AVM Productions NERFINISHED
AVM Studios NERFINISHED
fullName Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar NERFINISHED
genre commercial cinema
honoredAs pioneer of Tamil film industry
industry Tamil cinema NERFINISHED
film industry
languageOfWork Tamil NERFINISHED
other South Indian languages
legacy one of the earliest and longest-surviving film studios in India through AVM
notableFor establishing AVM Studios
founding AVM Productions
pioneering work in Tamil cinema
notableWorkArea South Indian cinema
Tamil-language films
occupation businessperson
film director
film producer
film studio owner
regionOfInfluence South India NERFINISHED
roleInCinema key figure in development of Tamil cinema
significantProject AVM Studios in Chennai NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AVM Productions foundedBy A. V. Meiyappan