Sobhanachala Studios was an Indian

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company which produced films predominantly in

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. It was one of the earliest first studios owned by a Telugu person in

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(now Chennai). The studio was located in

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, Madras. Mirzapuram Raja (Meka Venkatramaiah Appa Rao Bahadur) who had earlier produced films on the "Jaya Films" banner has established Sobhanachala Studios in 1941. The studio was notable for introducing scores of technicians and artists to Telugu cinema. Notable people introduced to the Telugu film industry by the studio were

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Mana Desam ''Mana Desam'' () is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. It was produced by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner, and presented by Krishnaveni. It stars V. Nagayya, C. H. Narayana Rao a ...

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(''Lakshmamma'') etc. Its first film was Daksha Yagnam (1941). Some of the most notable films produced by the studio are ''

'' (1947), ''

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''(1949), ''

'' (1949)'', Lakshmamma'' (1950) and ''

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'' (1951). The studio produced many notable films in the early history of Telugu talkie cinema in the 1940s. However, with the opening of Vauhini Studios, the pace of Sobhanahala's movie production has reduced. The studio changed the hands to a new owner in 1955 and got re-branded as ''Venus Studios.'' After functioning for over a decade, Venus Studios was defunct in the 1950s.

Filmography

Films produced on Jaya Films banner: * ''Jarasandha'' (1938) * ''Mahananda'' (1939) * ''Bhoja Kalidasu'' (1940) * ''Jeevana Jyothi'' (1940) Films produced on Sobhanachala Pictures banner: *''Daksha Yagnam'' (1941) *''Bhishma'' (1944) *''

'' (1947) *''Mahathma Udangar'' (1947) *''Madalasa'' (1948) *''

'' (1949) *''

'' (1949) *''Lakshmamma'' (1950) *''

'' (1951) * ''Gramapennu'' (1951) (Tamil)'''' *''Prajaseva'' (1952) *''Saavasam'' (1952)

References

{{reflist Indian film producers Film production companies of India Indian film studios Telugu film producers 1941 establishments in India