NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, FEB 15
Award-winning documentary film maker Krishnaswamy Associates Private Limited, which has produced several films on a variety of topics related to India from ancient times to the present on their own initiative, celebrated its 60th anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) on Monday, 12th February, and still going strong.
Hon'ble Governor @LaGanesan graced the Krishnaswamy associates on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee at Southern Grown Hall,GRT,Grand T.N Nagar Chennai on 12 February 2024. pic.twitter.com/dbJvbdaJbv
— Raj Bhavan Nagaland (@RajBhavanKohima) February 14, 2024
The celebration was attended by Nagaland Governor La Ganesan as the Chief Guest. Former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti, Former Vice Chancellor of The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, Sugal Group Mentor N Sugalchand Jain, and Arcot Prince Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali were the Guests of Honour.
- I started producing my dream film on 5,000 years of Indian history titled ‘Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi.’ I burnt my boat to make this film because it was an uphill task to get any financiers for the film: Krishnaswamy
- Like how we got to see these films of Krishnaswamy Associates and get inspired, these films must be shown now in all schools and colleges to inspire and instil a sense of patriotism amongst our current generation: Nagaland Governor La Ganesan
In his address, Nagaland Governor La Ganesan said, “I come from the generation of ‘Indira valley to Indira Gandhi.’ They are a made for each couple working towards the same goal and are a standing example of how a couple should be. There is a necessity now to nurture the thoughts of freedom like we did in the 40s. There were patriots who went to the gallows surrendering their lives to the country, many of them may have been reborn today and be amongst us. There were times in between when freedom was just winning the cricket match against Pakistan, but now it is no longer so. Now no one needs to go to the gallows for the nation, one must simply do good for the country. Like how we got to see these films of Krishnaswamy Associates and get inspired, these films must be shown now in all schools and colleges to inspire and instil a sense of patriotism amongst our current generation.”
Former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said, “Great Indians like Swami Vivekananda put Hinduism, Indian spirituality and values on the world map, great emperors in India like the Cholas left their lasting imprint on other countries particularly on South-East Asia. Indian knowledge ethics culture architecture and art spread to many corners of the globe over the centuries but all this needed the remarkable couple- the Krishnaswamys to capture these facets of our civilisation visually on the screen as well as capture those defining moments and leaders in our history. They have not only helped Indians understand India but also helped diplomats like me take India to the world stage.”
Dr Sudha Seshayyan, said, “In 60 years they have produced various kinds of documentaries, industrial films, Docudramas, TV serials all belonging to different genre. But they all had one common base, the Indianness, the underlying motivation that we have to do something for our country. This was evident in all the works of Krishnaswamy Associates.”
Sugal Chand Jain said, “Dr Krishnaswamy is a genius in producing audio visuals that educates, informs and pleases the viewers. My association with them goes back to several years”.
Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali revealed that “Some of their films have been shot at Amir Mahal. We were honoured to have them. I request you to make Documentaries on the aspect where you promote that there is only God and that God had made all of us. Our children should be taught to make friends not based on what faith they come from but based on their character”.
In his acceptance speech, Dr S Krishnaswamy said, “Even as I was writing a film column in ‘The Illustrated Weekly of India,’ I decided to make my own films in the manner I deem fit. That resulted in the birth of Krishnaswamy Associates in 1963. After making a few films sponsored by the private and public sector, I dared to make my first unsponsored film at my own risk. This film called ‘I’, (first person singular) which talked about an Indian born in several births over a period of a few thousand years as man or woman and has experienced what india was over the several eras. It won the Special National Award as the best short film made in India in the first 25 years of Independence. Former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral commented: ‘I feel prouder to be an Indian after seeing this film.’
I started producing my dream film on 5,000 years of Indian history titled ‘Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi.’ I burnt my boat to make this film because it was an uphill task to get any financiers for the film.
The film became successful as a result of my hard efforts to sell it to a Hollywood company, Warner Bros. who distributed it in a successful fashion.”
Dr. Mohana Krishnaswamy said, “We adapted the famous Tamil comedy novel ‘Thuppariyum Sambu’ written by Devan to the Hindi belt. We brought the oldest extant Tamil twin-epics ‘Silapathigaram’ and ‘Manimegalai’ to the national audience in Hindi.
We produced a 52-episode TV serial on the life of Swami Vivekananda to celebrate our Golden Jubilee which got telecast in 2013 and had a repeat telecast in 2019 and now we are ready with the Hindi version for telecast during our Diamond Jubilee celebrations. We very earnestly request Doordarshan to telecast on the National Network and ensure that it reaches the worldwide audience. After all the Tamil soil facilitated Vivekananda to go abroad and make a mark of universal spiritual message in the world map.”
Latha Krishna said, “We at KAPL will continue to strive towards creating content not just to impress but make an impact to the society.”
