Tamil Nadu Timeline

Kalki Krishnamurthy

6 events, 1939 to 1954.

  1. 1939

    1. 20 May 1939ChennaiCinema

      Thyaga Bhoomi released and banned

      Thyaga Bhoomi, K. Subramanyam's nationalist film adapted from a Kalki story, was banned by the British administration after release.

  2. 1941

    1. 1941ChennaiLiterature

      Kalki magazine launched

      Writer R. Krishnamurthy (Kalki) and T. Sadasivam launched the Tamil weekly Kalki, which serialised popular historical novels.

  3. 1943

    1. 1943ChennaiCulture

      Tamil Isai Movement and Tamil Isai Sangam

      The Tamil Isai Sangam was founded in Madras to promote the singing of Tamil compositions in Carnatic concerts dominated by Telugu and Sanskrit songs.

  4. 1944

    1. 1 Jan 1944 to 30 Jun 1946ChennaiLiterature

      Kalki begins Sivagamiyin Sapatham

      Kalki Krishnamurthy began serialising Sivagamiyin Sapatham, a historical novel set in the Pallava period.

  5. 1945

    1. 1945ChennaiCinema

      Meera released with M. S. Subbulakshmi

      Meera, directed by Ellis R. Dungan with M. S. Subbulakshmi in the lead and a script by Kalki, reached screens; a Hindi version came later.

  6. 1954

    1. 5 Dec 1954ChennaiLiterature

      Death of writer Kalki Krishnamurthy

      Kalki R. Krishnamurthy, journalist and author of popular Tamil historical novels, died in Madras.