T. Janakiraman

A veteran personality in south Indian cinema, multifaceted Janakiram was a producer, director and technician in Tamil cinema. A trained photographer, he is best known for his proficiency with managing camera work. Janakiram started his film journey in the mid-1930s and was active for nearly five decades in different languages like Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industry.

This interview was conducted by Randor Guy.
Madabhushi Rangadorai, fondly known as Randor Guy is a well-known author, columnist and film historian, and also a lawyer by profession. He has written books like “Memories of Madras: Its Movies, Musicians & Men of Letters”, “A History of Tamil Cinema”, “Starlight, Starbright: The Early Tamil Cinema”. Guy has also written fiction novels like “Chaya” and “Kasi”.

Language: English, Duration: 4 Hr 37 Min

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