T. R. Sundaram

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1907-07-16

Deathday 1963-08-30 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As T.R. Sundaram, T. R. Sundaram, T R Sundaram, T. R. Sundram, T R Sundram

T. R. Sundaram

Biography

Tiruchengodu Ramalingam "T. R." Sundaram (16 July 1907 – 30 August 1963) was an Indian film actor, director, and producer. He is the founder of the Salem-based movie production company The Modern Theatres Ltd. Mr.T.R.Sundaram was born in 1907 in Coimbatore to a wealthy textile merchant and had his studies in India and in Leeds, England, where he graduated in textile engineering. On returning to India, Mr.T.R.Sundaram managed his family business. After the production of the first Tamil talkie Kalidas in 1931, the movie industry emerged as a profitable means of investment. Sundaram set up Angel Pictures in Salem and produced movies along with S. S. Velayutham. Mr.T.R.Sundaram split with Velayutham after a few years and set up his own production company The Modern Theatres Ltd. The first film produced under the banner of Modern Theatres was Sathi Ahalya in 1937. The next year in 1938, Mr.T.R.Sundaram produced the Malayalam talkie Balan. He was instrumental in giving MGR his first major solo box office hit in Manthirikumari. It catapulted MGR to greater name and fame.They followed it up with Sarvadhikari which became highest grosser in 1951.

Known For

Director

1970
CID Shankar

as Director

1967
Chand Par Chadayee

as Director

1961
Kandam Becha Kottu

as Director

1957
Rajarajan

as Director

1953
Thirumbi Paar

as Director

1950
Manthiri Kumari

as Director

1950
Thigambara Samiar

as Director

1945
Queen of Burma

as Director

Producer

1957
Aaravalli

as Producer

1955
Maheswari

as Producer

1950
Manthiri Kumari

as Producer

1950
Thigambara Samiar

as Producer

1938
Balan

as Producer