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A. V. Meiyappan

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 1034414

IMDb ID: nm0577149

Known for: Production

Born: July 28, 1907

Died: August 12, 1979

Age: 72

Place of birth: Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1941 - 1967

Years active: 27

Wikidata: Q311610

Also known as

A V Meiyappan • A.V. Meiyappan • Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar • அவிச்சி மெய்யப்ப செட்டியார்

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Biography

Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (Tamil: அவிச்சி மெய்யப்ப செட்டியார்; 28 July 1907 – 12 August 1979), also known as A. V. Meiyappan or AVM, was an Indian film producer, director and philanthropist who established AVM Productions in Vadapalani, Chennai. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema,[2] and one of three movie moguls of the South Indian film industry along with S. S. Vasan and L. V. Prasad.[3] His production company AVM Productions is the only production company in Kollywood (Tamil film industry) to run successfully for five decades and three generations.

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