Colour films in Tamil
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[[File: Nadodi Mannan.png| Nadodi Mannan (Tamil/ 1958) included a colour sequence: the song Engey. |frame|500px]] | [[File: Nadodi Mannan.png| Nadodi Mannan (Tamil/ 1958) included a colour sequence: the song Engey. |frame|500px]] | ||
| − | [[File: Veerapandiya Kattabomman.jpg| Parthiban (playing W. C. Jackson,left) and Sivaji Ganesan (as Kattabomman,right). Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) was the first, not second, Tamil film | + | [[File: Veerapandiya Kattabomman.jpg| Parthiban (playing W. C. Jackson,left) and Sivaji Ganesan (as Kattabomman,right). Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) was the first, not second, Tamil film that had at least some reels in Technicolor|frame|500px]] |
[[File: veereng1.png|'' Veerapandiya Kattabomman '': the title card in English is silent about the colour film used|frame|left|500px]] | [[File: veereng1.png|'' Veerapandiya Kattabomman '': the title card in English is silent about the colour film used|frame|left|500px]] | ||
| − | [[File: veertamil1.png|'' Veerapandiya Kattabomman '' (1959/ Tamil)|frame|left|500px]] | + | [[File: veertamil1.png|'' Veerapandiya Kattabomman '' (1959/ Tamil)<br/> The rich colours of all three stills from '' Veerapandiya Kattabomman '' on this page do suggest Technicolor|frame|left|500px]] |
[[File: Sri Valli1.jpg| ''Sri Valli '' (1961/ Tamil) |frame|500px]] | [[File: Sri Valli1.jpg| ''Sri Valli '' (1961/ Tamil) |frame|500px]] | ||
[[File: Kadhalikka Neramillai2.jpg|Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964) was the first Tamil film in Eastmancolor|frame|500px]] | [[File: Kadhalikka Neramillai2.jpg|Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964) was the first Tamil film in Eastmancolor|frame|500px]] | ||
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The rich colours of all three stills from Veerapandiya Kattabomman on this page do suggest Technicolor
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
