Jupiter Pictures ( ta, ஜுபிடர் பிக்ச்சர்ஸ்) was an Indian feature film production company founded in

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

in 1934 by M. Somasundaram (popularly known as "Jupiter Somu") and S.K. Mohideen. Jupiter Pictures was a major production house with 46 releases with 36 films released in Tamil, 5 in Telugu, 2 each in Kannada and Hindi and one joint release in Tamil and Telugu. In the late 40s and early 50s, they operated out of Central Studios in

. Following the closure of the studio, they relocated to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and took over Neptune Studio in Adayar which would later become Sathya Studios. In Chennai, the Jupiter Pictures office operated from a leased historic and palatial building in Mylapore known as "Mangala Vilas".

A. S. A. Sami Arul Soosai Anthony Sami (1915–1998) also written as A. S. A. Samy, was an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Early life Born in 1915, A. S. A. Samy was from a devout Catholic family. His father had ...

directed most of his films with Jupiter Pictures. In Chennai during the 50s and 60s, Jupiter produced many successful films, such as "Manohara" (1954, directed by L.V. Prasad), "Karpukkarasi" (1957, A. S. A. Sami), "Thangapathumai" (1959, Sami), "Ellorum Innattu Mannar"(1960, Tatineni Prakasha Rao), "Arasilankumari" (1961, Sami). Jupiter Pictures films made with other producers were sometimes less popular. In its later years the company was managed by S.K. Habibullah (son of S.K.Mohideen).

Filmography

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" (1935) eleased in Sri Shanmuganandha Talkie Company* "Chandrakantha" (1936) irst Movie, under Jupiter Pictures label* " Anaadhai Penn" (1938) * "

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" (1942) ighest grossing Film of the year* "

Kubera Kuchela ''Kubera Kuchela'' is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Ch ...

" (1943) ne of Highest grosser* " Mahamaya" (1944) * " Vidyapathi" (1946) * " Sri Murugan" (1946) ne of Highest grosser* " Rajakumari" (1947) ne_of_Highest_grosser,_and_made_M._G._Ramachandran_as_star.html" ;"title="M._G._Ramachandran.html" ;"title="ne of Highest grosser, and made M. G. Ramachandran">ne of Highest grosser, and made M. G. Ramachandran as star">M._G._Ramachandran.html" ;"title="ne of Highest grosser, and made M. G. Ramachandran">ne of Highest grosser, and made M. G. Ramachandran as star* "Kanjan" (1947) * "Abhimanyu (1948 film), Abhimanyu" (1948) * "Mohini (1948 film), Mohini" (1948) * "Velaikkaari" (1949) (C. N. Annadurai's First Film) * "Kanniyin Kaadhali" (1949) (Madhuri Devi in dual role, 1 role disguised as male) * "

Krishna Vijayam ''Krishna Vijayam'' () is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film featured Carnatic music singer N. C. Vasanthakokilam in the role of Narada. The film, based on the Epic story of Krishna avatar, fe ...

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Marmayogi ''Marmayogi'' () is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by M. Somasundaram. An adaptation of the novel ''Vengeance'' by Marie Corelli and William Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth'', the film was sho ...

" (1951) (Highest grosse; one of MGR's successful movie. directed by K. Ramnath.) * " Sthree Sahasam" (1951) (Distributor Only) * " Sudharshan" (1951) (Distributor Only) ( P. U. Chinnappa's Last Film) * "

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" (1952) * " Naam" (1953) ( upiter- Mekala Pictures, combined banner* " Manithan" (1953) * "

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" (1954) roduced under Manohar Pictures banner, director L.V.Prasad* "

Sorgavasal ''Sorgavasal'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. Kasilingam and produced by M. Somasundaram and M. K. Kaliapa. The film starred K. R. Ramasamy, Padmini, S. S. Rajendran and Anjali Devi in lead roles. The film had a musical scor ...

" (1954) roduced under Parimalam Pictures banner, director A. Kasilingam* " Santosham" (1955) elugu Movie, Remake of Velaikkaari* " Karpukkarasi" (1957) irector A.S.A. Samy* "

Thanga Padhumai ''Thanga Padhumai'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. The film was co-written and directed by A. S. A. Samy, produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures, and musical score by Viswanathan–Ramam ...

" (1959) irector A.S.A.Samy* " Arasilankumari" (1961) irector A.S.A.Samy

References

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External links

Coimbatore’s celluloid connection – Chennai – The Hindu

* Sachi Sri Kantha- MGR Remembered Part
MGR Remembered – His first Lead action movie Rajakumari
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