Sign in
S. S. Vasan
Photo: India Post, Government of India, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons11

S. S. Vasan

Indian journalist and film producer

Subramaniam Srinivasan (4 January 1904 – 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and business tycoon. He was the founder of the Tamil-language magazine Ananda Vikatan and the film production company Gemini Studios, Gemini Film Laboratories and Gemini Picture Circuit.2

From Wikipedia’s article on S. S. Vasan (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 10, 1903, died Aug 26, 1969.1

About

He was a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from 1964 until he died in 1969.

Vasan was born in Thiruthuraipoondi in the then Thanjavur District but was forced to migrate to Madras following the death of his father at an early age. Vasan discontinued his studies before graduation and set up a flourishing mail order and advertising business.

In 1928, Vasan purchased a struggling Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan that had been published by Budalur Vaidyanadhaiyar since February 1926 and had stopped publication in December 1927. Vasan bought the publication in January 1928 and relaunched it with the same name but in a different format from February 1928. Ananda Vikatan, subsequently, emerged as the leading Tamil magazine in the then Madras Presidency and continues to be the oldest and most respected Tamil magazine till this day.

Vasan entered the Tamil film industry in 1936 when his novel Sathi Leelavathi was made into a film.

From Wikipedia’s article on S. S. Vasan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

Vasan was born in the town of Thiruthuraipoondi, Thanjavur District into a brahmin family. While his official date of birth is listed as 10 March 1903, according to his family, he was born on 4 January 1904. Film historian Randor Guy suggested that Vasan's date of birth may have been deliberately fabricated to help in his school admission.

From Wikipedia’s article on S. S. Vasan (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: film producer, film director, screenwriter.4

Personal life

  • BornMar 10, 1903, Thiruthuraipoondi5
  • DiedAug 26, 1969, Chennai6
  • CitizenshipBritish Raj, Dominion of India, India7

Awards

  • Date not recordedPadma Bhushan8

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11