Meiyappan, who started it all, regales us with nuggets from AVM’s history. “I’m 77 now,” he begins. “On April 8, 1958, the chair of the executive producer at our company fell vacant and ...

From beginning as a small shop to becoming one of India’s well-known film production houses, a look at the success story of AVM as the iconic studio enters its 80th year June 18, 2025 e-Paper ...

Even before he married Srinivasan's daughter Rupa about 10 years ago, Gurunath was well known as the son of AVM Balasubramanian and grandson of AV Meiyappan, the founder of AVM Productions ...

CHENNAI: It has been 70 years since the late AV Meiyappan began his tryst with cinema. After years of struggle and flops, he created what is now a landmark: the AVM studios at Vadapalani. “He ...

CHENNAI: The AVM Rajeswari Educational Trust will create an endowment for 10 lakh in the name of AV Meiyappan, the founder of AVM Studios and the educational trust in Madras University.

Founded in 1946 by AV Meiyappan, AVM productions, is among India’s oldest and most iconic production houses having made over 3000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. The ...

In 1948, Meiyappan set up the AVM Studios in west Chennai's Vadapalani area. In 1984, actor Kamal Haasan's film "Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe" ran for 253 days, a record in itself.

Though he had a passion for golf, Gurunath Meiyappan (38), the disgraced son- In the world of cricket, he was a non-entity till 2008, when the IPL was launched. E-PAPER ...