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Foundation date 1 january 1940
Creator Subramaniam Srinivasan

Gemini Studios (Tamil: ஜெமினி ஸ்டுடியோஸ்) was launched when Thiruthuraipoondi Subramanian Srinivasan (aka. S. S. Vasan) (1903–1969) bought a film distribution concern at an auction and renamed it Gemini Pictures also known as Gemini Studios. The name was chosen because Mr. S.S. Vasan was also involved in horse racing and owned a successful race horse named Gemini. Gemini Studios served as a breeding ground for innumerable artists and technicians for the south Indian Film Industry. The Gemini twins became a household symbol and the Gemini flyover was named after the original studio at that junction.
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Filmography of Gemini Studios (21 films)

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Production

Oli Vilakku
Oli Vilakku (1968)
, 2h44
Genres Drama
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, Sowcar Janaki, S. A. Ashokan, Cho Ramaswamy, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar

In a big Tamil city of the 60s... Muthu (MGR), a tramp in the good heart, falls prey to a blackmailer : Djambhu (S. A. Ashokan), a gangster who hides his fraudulent activities behind his respectable profession of director of cabaret.
Motor Sundaram Pillai
Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966)
, 2h32
Directed by Balu Mahendra
Genres Drama
Actors Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Ravichandran, Sivakumar, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Jayalalithaa

Sundaram Pillai (Sivaji Ganesan), a self made industrialist who has a motor company of his own. He is portrayed to have established a good name for himself and looks the typical classic upper-class gentleman. He has a huge family of roughly eight children ; three of them are grownups while the others are kids in primary classes. While Kanchana is the eldest daughter married to Siva Kumar, Jayalalitha and Sailasri are the two other grownup unmarried daughters. Jayalalitha is in love with Ravichandran , the son of a college principal and Saialsri falls in love with the brother of a friend.
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964)
, 2h30
Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors S. Balaiah, R. Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Nagesh, Rajasree, Kanchana

Viswanathan (T. S. Balaiah) is an arrogant, money-minded estate owner who lives in a bungalow called Chinnamalai Estate near Pollachi. His son Chellappa (Nagesh) is an aspiring filmmaker; Chellappa is the antithesis of his father and voices his displeasure at his father's arrogance. Viswanathan also has two daughters; Kanchana (Kanchana) and Nirmala (Rajasree). Kanchana is in love with her college mate Vasu (R. Muthuraman), the son of a rich Chennai-based businessman Sachidanandam (V. S. Raghavan). The sisters return home after completing their education in Chennai. One day while out sightseeing, a battered car driven by their father's young, rebellious estate manager Ashok (Ravichandran) bumps into their car. The sisters quarrel with Ashok and are annoyed by his insolence. At their home, they force Viswanathan to dismiss Ashok. Infuriated, Ashok pitches a tent overlooking their bungalow and begins a strike to get his job back. Nirmala accidentally drops a bucket of water on Ashok's head, hurting him. Feeling guilty, she visits Ashok's tent to apologise and they fall in love.
Grahasti
Grahasti (1963)
, 1h34
Directed by Kishore Sahu
Genres Drama
Actors Ashok Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Rajshree, Nirupa Roy, Mehmood Ali, Lalita Pawar

Harish Khanna (Ashok Kumar) lives in a happy household consisting of his wife Maya (Nirupa Roy) and his large family of seven daughters and one son. Also staying with them is his widowed sister (Lalita Pawar), and her son Jaggu (Mehmood). Harish spends four days of the week away from his family for work. Harish and Maya soon have a ninth child much to Maya's consternation, as her older daughter, Kamla (Bharati Malvankar) who is married to Gopal is also expecting a child. The fact that Kamla is pregnant is a cause of anxiety, as according to Gopal's parents, the couple have not been together since the wedding and her pregnancy is considered as a sign of her disreputable character. Gopal is not there to give an explanation and his parents decide to send Harish's older daughter back home. Harish finds out that two of his daughters, Kiran (Rajshree) and Kamini (Indrani Mukherjee) are in love with Mohan (Manoj Kumar), the son of the College principal, and Ravindra (Soodesh Kumar) respectively, and that Jaggu is in love with Rekha (Shobha Khote). Harish decides to get the three pairs married.
Irumbu Thirai
Irumbu Thirai (1960)

Directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan
Genres Drama
Actors Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, B. Saroja Devi, Thangavelu, Pandari Bai

The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.
Vanjikottai Valiban
Vanjikottai Valiban (1958)
, 3h3
Directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Prison films, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini Ramachandran, P. S. Veerappa, Pasupuleti Kannamba, C. R. Vijayakumari

Chokkalingam Navilur (T. K. Shanmugam) is a diwan at Vanjikottai Kingdom. He with his wife, Sivakami (Pasupuleti Kannamba), is loyal to their King. Chokkalingam without any hesitation accuses that Senathipathi (P.S. Veerappa), the brother of the King's second wife, Maharani Ranthamani Devi (Meenakshi) plotted the prince's killing (Daisy Irani). Found guilty, Senathipathi is banished by the kind but is helped by one of his soldier to stay in the kingdom without anyone's knowledge. He later sets up a fire in the city and stabs the king with his sword. The king before dying tells Chokkalingam to save his daughter Padma (Padmini) and the infant prince and dies later. In order to fulfil the king's desire, Chokkalingam sails to safety with the king's children, leaving his family behind. Soon his wife does the same with her children but is caught by the Senathipathi's army. Leaving her children on the moving boat, she is imprisoned for life at an island prison.
Avvaiyar
Avvaiyar (1953)
, 2h54
Directed by Kothamangalam Subbu
Genres Historical
Actors K.B.Sundarambal, Gemini Ganesan, Kothamangalam Subbu, K. Balaji

When a childless couple find a baby left alone, they prefer to adopt her. Since they are rich and childless, they raise her in wealth and pomp. But when the girl grows up, she concentrates upon Lord Vinayaka and not thinking of marriage like other girls of her age. When the parents think of her marriage, she tries to escape from it, as she is devoted more to Lord Vinayaka. Hence, she prays to become an old-aged woman (as no young man likes to marry an old lady). Lord Vinayaka obliges and when others see it, they feel shell-shocked and understand what has happened. Now, this old woman is named Avvaiyar (K. B. Sundarambal). Avvaiyar leaves her parent's village to go around many places preaching Vinayaka's greatness through her songs. She also goes around and solves many problems. Impressed by her devotion, a local king and his two daughters ask her to stay at the court for some days. Avvaiyar is impressed by their hospitality and blesses them. And once again she goes around preaching and solving many problems. Now, after a long time, she once again comes across the two princesses, but in ordinary dress living in a hut. She then comes to know that their father's enemies killed him and imprisoned the person (Gemini Ganesan) who was to marry the two girls. Avvaiyar approaches the kings who were the slain king's former friends. But they refuse as they are afraid of the powerful enemies. Hence Avvaiyar herself goes to save Gemini Ganeshan. When she prays to Vinayaka, he sends many elephants towards the enemies' fort and the wild elephants destroy the enemies and bring back the man. Now, with her mission over, she moves to another place where a boy asks a funny question, to which she could not give a convincing reply. Then the boy reveals himself as the Lord Murugan whom Avvaiyar worshipped. Murugan says that Avvaiyar can now leave the world to join the place of the divine.
Chandralekha
Chandralekha (1948)
, 3h30
Directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Themes Circus films, Films about children, Musical films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Ranjan, Thanjavur Ranganayaki Rajakumari, 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan, Sennalkudi Narayana Thevar Lakshmi

Veerasimhan (M. K. Radha) and Sasankan (Ranjan) are the sons of a king. While passing through a village on his horse, Veerasimhan meets a village dancer named Chandralekha (T. R. Rajakumari) and they fall in love. At the palace, the king decides to abdicate in favour of Veerasimhan. This enrages the younger brother Sasankan; he forms a gang of thieves who embark on a crime spree. Chandralekha's father is injured in the ensuing chaos and dies soon after. Chandralekha, now orphaned, joins a band of travelling musicians, whose caravan is raided by Sasankan's men.
Paduka Pattabhishekham
Paduka Pattabhishekham (1945)

Directed by Kadaru Nagabhushanam
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about religion
Actors Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, Pushpavalli, Pasupuleti Kannamba

The story of the film is from the Hindu epic Ramayana. According to the father's wish Rama with Sita and Lakshmana goes to the forest. Bharata in stead of becoming the crown king, as his mother's wish, goes to the forest and requests Rama to return to Ayodhya. Refusing to disobey the orders of their father, he gives away his Padukas to Bharata. Taking them back to Ayodhya, he crowns them and rules the kingdom for 14 years.
Jeevana Mukthi
Jeevana Mukthi (1942)

Actors P. Suri Babu, Balijepalli Lakshmikantam

Jeevudu, an untouchable cobbler, leads a saintly life with his wife Seva and son Bhavudu. Because of his devotion, Lord Vishnu appears before him every day, and eats whatever he is given as a prasad offering. Santha, the daughter of the proud and powerful Rajaguru, learning of this, visits his hut to discover whether it is true. When she witnesses it for herself, she informs her father of this wonder. Angry that his daughter has visited the house of an untouchable, he locks her up. He then informs Jeevudu that the king's mother was performing a cheppula nomu (Chappal vrata) and needs a thousand sandals by next morning. Jeevudu and his family work all night, but can only make a few sandals. They fall asleep from exhaustion; when they awaken the next morning, they find the house full of sandals.