S. Nottani

{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = S. Nottani | image = File:S. Nottani.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Shewakram Nottani | birth_date = | birth_place = Bombay | death_date = 1949 | death_place = | height = | occupation = Filmmaker, Businessman | years_active = 1938–1949 | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = | awards = }}

'''S. Nottani''' was an Indian filmmaker. He created the first Malayalam talkie Balan (film) in 1938.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-business-of-cinema/article11634658.ece|title=The business of cinema|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2013/jan/19/remembering-malayalams-first-talkie-444451.html|title=Remembering Malayalam's first talkie|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/history-in-retrospect/article5433586.ece|title=History in retrospect|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en}}</ref> He also directed a Malayalam movie, Gnanambika in (1940). His most contributions were mainly focused in the Tamil film industry. He directed Santhanadevan (1937), Satyavaani (1940),<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gomolo.com/sathyavani-movie-cast-crew/8789 | title= Cast & crew details of Sathyavani}}</ref> Bhaktha Gowri(1941),<ref>{{cite web|url= http://iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/roja-muthiah-research-library-repository-tamil-studies | title= Roja Muthiah Research Library. A repository for Tamil Studies}}</ref> Sivalinga Satchi (1942)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sivalinga-satchi-movie-cast-crew/8873|title=Sivalinga Satchi (1942) Cast and Crew|website=gomolo.com|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> and Inbavalli(1949).<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/inbavalli-1949/article5408315.ece | title= Inbavalli (1949) | newspaper= The Hindu | date= 30 November 2013 | accessdate=2013-11-30| last1= Guy | first1= Randor }}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Malayalam=== *''Balan'' (1938) (first Malayalam talkie) *''Gnanambika'' (1940)

===Tamil=== thumb|125px|Film Poster of Baktha Gowri *''Santhanadevan'' (1937) *''Satyavaani'' (1940) *''Bhaktha Gowri'' (1941) *''Sivalinga Satchi'' (1942) *''Inbavalli'' (1949)

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0636619}} * [https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/s-nottani S Nottani]

{{DEFAULTSORT:S. Nottani}} Category:Film directors from Mumbai Category:Malayalam film directors Category:Tamil-language film directors Category:20th-century Indian people Category:1949 deaths Category:Filmmaking pioneers