Colour films in Tamil
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Revision as of 21:29, 19 December 2015
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The pioneers
Haridas (Tamil-1944) and Naam Iruvar (Tamil-1947) had some sequences in colour.
The first Tamil film ‘entirely in colour’ was Alibabavum Narpadhu Thirudargalum-1956 (Geva Color)
Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) is said to be the second Tamil film to be released in Technicolor; it was, like other Indian 'Technicolor' films before and after, printed in London.
Which was the first? Well, Nadodi Mannan (1958) had a colour (reportedly Technicolor) sequence set on a tropical island.Its first half was in B/W but the second half in colour - in GevaColor. Therefore,Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) was the first Tamil film in 'Technicolor' (or, as is more likely, with prints in Technicolor).
Sri Valli (1961/ Tamil) was the fourth film with colour photography and the third full length colour film in Taml. This film was shot in Geva Color.
The first Eastmancolor movie in Tamil was the cheerful comedy Kathalikka Neramillai (We don't have any time for love I1964), a hit.
Authorship
Sajeeth Naveen Lourdes
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See also
Colour films in Tamil
CinemaScope films in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka I.e. the first part of this article
70mm films in India/ South Asia
