Nationality Indian Role Film producer Years active 1955–1992 Died August 23, 1992 | Spouse(s) Pattammal Children V. Ravichandran Name N. Veeraswamy | |
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Full Name Nagappa Veeraswamy Born 17 April 1932 ( 1932-04-17 ) Otteri, North Arcot, Madras Presidency, British India Occupation Film producer, distributor Awards Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada Grandchildren R. Manoranjan, R. Geethanjali, R. Vikram Movies Ranadheera, Ramachaari, Kindari Jogi, Naagarahaavu, Chakravyuha Similar People V Ravichandran, Hamsalekha, P Vasu, D Rajendra Babu, S Siddalingaiah | ||
Nagappa Veeraswamy (17 April 1932 – 23 August 1992) was Indian film producer and distributor, who produced under the house, Eshwari Productions. He produced 17 Kannada films and one Hindi film, from the early 1970s till his death in 1992. He is the father of actor and film director V. Ravichandran.
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Early life and career
Veeraswamy was born on 17 April 1932 in Otteri, in the erstwhile North Arcot district of Madras Presidency, into a Tamil-speaking family of Mudaliars, of Nagappa and Kamakshamma. He began his association with cinema in the early 1950s when he worked as an attendant with Dreamland Pictures Corporation. In 1955, he started out as a film distributor with his friend Gangappa, under the banner Udaya Pictures. In 1962, he founded the production house Eshwari Productions. The first film under the company, Kula Gourava, was released in 1971, and had Rajkumar playing the lead role. The two subsequent films, Naagarahaavu (1972) and Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974), became widely popular and emerged as critical and commercial successes. He would go on to produce other films that emerged successful, such as Naa Ninna Mareyalare (1976), Chakravyuha (1983), Ramachaari (1991) and Halli Meshtru (1992). The latter two films were produced with his son V. Ravichandran playing the lead roles; they went on to become landmark films in latter's career.