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Central Studios founded in Coimbatore

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Coimbatore industrialists including B. Rangaswamy Naidu and Swamikannu Vincent set up Central Studios for South Indian film production.

Central Studios was started in Coimbatore in 1935 by B. Rangaswamy Naidu and other industrialists including Swamikannu Vincent. The studio was located on Trichy Road at Singanallur. It became a major hub of Tamil film production in the following years. Its activity ended in the late 1950s.

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