AVM Productions
Indian motion picture company
AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the oldest film studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. AVM has introduced numerous actors in Southern industries, some of the prominent actors such as Sivaji Ganesan, Dr. Rajkumar, S. S. Rajendran, Vyjayanthimala, Kamal Haasan and many more. The AVM Studios besides the shooting floors, has recording, dubbing and a preview theatre. The complex houses facilities for production and post production processing.
The studio complex also features a 36-ground heritage villa and garden property, which originally served as the residential home of the studio's founder, A.V. Meiyappan. Built in 1965, the heritage house has served as a filming location for numerous prominent films and television serials, including Aboorva Ragangal (1975), Annamalai (1992), and Padayappa (1999).
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