Sarvottam Badami

Sarvottam Badami
Born
Sarvottam L. Badami

1 January 1910
Channapatna, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died2005(2005-00-00) (aged 95)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active1932–1952

Sarvottam Badami (1910–2005) was an Indian film director of Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films.[1] He started his career as a sound recordist for the first talkie in India, Alam Ara (1931).[2] In 1948 he helped set up the Films Division for news-reel and documentaries, where he worked as the chief producer in the newsreel department and also made documentaries.[3] His active years were from 1932 to 1952 when he retired from the Films Division and from making feature films to settle in Bangalore.[4]

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Platinum Jubilee of Talkies". Surjit Singh. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Sarvottam Badami". Indian Cine.ma. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ Bhaktavatsala, M (6 November 2005). "End of an Era Tribute to a legend of cinema". No. Sunday Herald Art and Culture. Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2014.