Vigathakumaran

Vigathakumaran
A scene from the film
Malayalamവിഗതകുമാരൻ
Directed byJ. C. Daniel
Written byJ. C. Daniel
Produced byJ. C. Daniel
Janet Daniel
StarringJ. C. Daniel
P. K. Rosy
Edited byJ. C. Daniel Nadar
Production
company
Travancore National Pictures
Release date
  • 7 November 1930 (1930-11-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam (Silent)

Vigathakumaran (English: The Lost Child) is a 1930 Indian silent film written, produced and directed by J. C. Daniel. He also played the role of hero in the movie. A social drama, Vigathakumaran was the first Malayalam feature film and J. C. Daniel is considered as the father of Malayalam cinema industry for this work. This movie is also the first Indian social drama feature film. This film is lost, as no copy of the film has survived. [1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Harris Daniel: How 'Vigathakumaran' was lost to history | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943257. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ Bingham, Adam (29 July 2015). Directory of World Cinema: INDIA. ISBN 9781841506227. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.