Moola Narayana Swamy
Indian actor
Moola Narayana Swamy (c. 1912 – 20 August 1950) was an Indian businessman and film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He owned several businesses such as Rayalaseema Bank, Rayalaseema Textiles, Cuddapah Ceramics, Cuddapah Electric Company, oil mills, milk co-operative societies, arrack contracting, market yards.2
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Born 1912, died Aug 20, 1950.1
About
He was also known by the moniker Andhra Birla.
He founded Vauhini Studios which was one of the largest film studios in Asia at the time. In later years, Nagi Reddi acquired Vauhini Studios and renamed it as Vijaya Vauhini Studios.
From Wikipedia’s article on Moola Narayana Swamy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Vauhini StudiosFounder10
- Vijaya Vauhini StudiosFounder11
Career
Occupation: actor, film producer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Vauhini Studios3
- Date not recordedFounded Vijaya Vauhini Studios4
Personal life
Narayana Swamy had four sons and four daughters. His eldest son Moola Venkata Rangaiah was also Municipal Chairman for Tadipatri for one term.
Narayana Swamy got his childhood friend, Kadiri Venakata Reddy, a cashier job in Vahuini Pictures and later made him direct the film Bhakta Potana (1943). Bhakta Potana was a very big hit, thus, K.V. Reddy's reputation was established and he went to direct many other movies for Vauhini and Vijaya studios.
Narayana Swamy donated ₹1 lakh to Kasturba Fund. He also helped fund the education of many children. Damodaram Sanjivayya, who later became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was one among them.
Narayana Swamy's cousins Moola Rangappa and M. K. Swamy, part shareholders in Deccan Herald newspaper, were also into arrack and excise business and focused in Bangalore, Bellary and Davanagere area. Moola Rangappa's son Moola Bhaktavatsala also produced some Kannada films.
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- 1WikidataMoola Narayana Swamy on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMoola Narayana Swamy on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataVauhini Studios, Founder
- 11WikidataVijaya Vauhini Studios, Founder
- 12Wikimedia CommonsMoola Narayana Swamy photo by unknown, PD