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28 July - A. V. Meiyappan born in 1907



Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (28 July 1907 – 12 August 1979), also known as A. V. Meiyappan or AVM, was an Indian film producer, director and philanthropist who established AVM Productions in Vadapalani, Chennai. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema, and one of three movie moguls of the South Indian film industry along with S. S. Vasan and L. V. Prasad.His production company AVM Productions is the only production company in Kollywood (Tamil film industry) to run successfully for five decades and three generations.


To commemorate his 113th birth anniversary on July 28, AVM Productions has planned to release a documentary on his life and work.