Madan Theatre
| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jamshedji Framji |
Madan Theatre Company, also known as Madan Theatres Limited or Madan Theatres in short, was a film production company founded by Jamshedji Framji & his partner Kanhaiyalal Kaushik, one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema.[1][2]
History
A young Parsi businessman, who had experience in Theatre shows from an early age, stepped into entertainment business in 1902, when he started bioscope shows of imported cinemas a tent in Maidan, Calcutta.
After World War I, Madan's Theatre business started growing rapidly. In 1919 pt Kanhaiyalal Kaushik joint hands with Jamshedji, his business became a joint stock company with the name of Madan Theatres Limited. Madan Theatres and its associates had a great control over theatre houses in India those days.[3]
J. J, third son of Jamshedji Framji, became managing director of Madan Theatres after the death of his father in 1923. Madan Theatres reached a peak in late 1920s when it owned 127 theatres and controlled half of the country's box office.[4] Madan Theatres produced a number of popular and landmark films till 1937.[1]
List of films
- Billwamangal (1919), Bengali feature film, screened in Cornwallis Theatre (now known as Sree Cinema).
- Nala Damayanti (1920), directed by Eugenio de Liguoro.
- Dhruva Charitra (1921), also directed by Eugenio de Liguoro.
- Ratnavali (1922), directed by Camille Le Grand.
- Savitri Satyavan (1923), directed by Georgio Mannini.
- Bishabriksha (1922 film) and 1928 film.
- Durgesh Nandini (1927 film) and Radharani (1930), both based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's works.
- Jugalanguriya (1929), Indira both directed by Jyotish Bannerjee based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's works[5]
- Giribala (1929), based on Rabindranath Tagore's work.
- Mrinalini (1930 film), based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's works[6]
- Jamai Shashthi (1931), Bengali short film as a talkie, was released on 11 April 1931.[7]
- Indrasabha (1932), a musical with 72 songs.
References
- 1 2 "The life and works of the first Indian film magnate". Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ↑ Sarkar, Vaaswat (28 March 2023). "The Forgotten History Of India's Oldest Single-Screen Movie Theatre". Homegrown. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (12 November 2021). "Madan Theatres Limited: The Silent Film Industry's Giant Corporation | Madras Courier". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ p 520, The SAGE Handbook of Media Studies, John H Downing et al., SAGE, 2004, ISBN 0-7619-2169-9
- ↑ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mrinalini (1930)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ IMDb page on Jamai Sasthi
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