Joseph Thaliath Jr. was an Indian film director and producer.

Early life

Hailing from a Christian family, he was the son of a High Court Judge in Thiruvananthapuram when it was known as Trivandrum in the Princely State of Travancore before independence. After completing his degree, he developed a flair for cinema and, much against his father's wishes, went to Madras (now Chennai) and worked as an assistant to a multi lingual film director called S. Soundararajan (S. Soundararaja Aiyengar, owner of the Tamil Nadu Talkies Laboratory.).

Career

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novel '' The Citadel''. It was built on a spacious plot in Kilpauk, Chennai with two entrances. One entrance faced Poonamallee High Road and the other, Landon's Road. In 1950, he wrote, produced and directed ''

Ithaya Geetham ''Ithaya Geetham'' is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film written, directed and produced by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars T.R. Mahalingam and T. R. Rajakumari. Plot A king is on his deathbed. He requests his friend to ...

'', all on his own. The film was shot mostly in his Citadel Studios. He later dubbed the film into Hindi with the title ''Jeeva Taara''. Film stars C. L. Anandan of

Vijayapuri Veeran ''Vijayapuri Veeran'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas, it stars C. L. Anandan (i ...

fame and Jaishankar were introduced to the screen by Joseph Thaliath Jr.

Filmography

*'' Gnana Soundari'' (1948) *''

'' (1950) *''Jeevan Tara'' (1951) *''

Aathmasanthi ''Aathmasanthi'' is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joseph Thaliyath. The film stars T. K. Madhavan Nair and Miss Kumari. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and released in the same year. Tamil dialogues and ...

'' (1952) *''

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'' (1957) *'' Payal'' (1957) *''

'' (1960) *''Teen Dost'' (1964) *'' Iravum Pagalum'' (1965) *''Vilakketriyaval'' (1965) *''

Kathal Paduthum Padu ''Kathal Paduthum Padu'' () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr and produced under Citadel Studios. The film stars Jaishankar and Vanisri, the latter's debut in Tamil cinema. It was released on 7 Oc ...

'' (1966)

References

External links

Our Lady of Gnanasoundary
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thaliath, Joseph Year of birth missing Possibly living people Tamil film directors Tamil-language film directors Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram People of the Kingdom of Travancore 20th-century Indian film directors Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam film producers