N. Veeraswamy
Biography
Nagappa Veeraswamy (17 April 1932 – 23 August 1992) was an Indian film producer and distributor, who produced under the house, Sri Eswari Productions. He produced 17 Kannada films and one Hindi film, from the early 1970s till his death in 1992. He is the father of Kannada film star and director V. Ravichandran.
Veeraswamy was born on 17 April 1932 in Otteri, in the erstwhile North Arcot district of Madras Presidency, into a Tamil-speaking family of Nagappa and Kamakshamma. He began his association with cinema in the early 1950s when he worked as an attendant with Dreamland Pictures Corporation.
In 1955, he started as a film distributor with his friend Gangappa, under the banner Udaya Pictures. In 1962, he founded the production house Sri Eswari Productions. The first film under the company, Kula Gourava, was released in 1971 and had Rajkumar playing the lead role.
The two subsequent films, Naagarahaavu (1972) and Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974) became widely popular and emerged as critical and commercial successes.
He would go on to produce other films that emerged as successful, such as Naa Ninna Mareyalare (1976), Chakravyuha (1983), Ramachaari (1991), and Halli Meshtru (1992). The latter two films were produced with his son V. Ravichandran playing the lead roles; they went on to become landmark films in the latter's career.
