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'''Joseph Thaliath Jr.''' was an Indian film director and producer.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|last=Guy |first=Randor |authorlink=Randor Guy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mallika-1957/article6689010.ece |title=Mallika 1957 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 December 2014 |accessdate=30 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161108044653/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mallika-1957/article6689010.ece |archivedate= 8 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Hailing from a Christian family, he was the son of a High Court Judge in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] when it was known as Trivandrum in the Princely State of [[Travancore]] before independence. After completing his degree, he developed a flair for cinema and, much against his father's wishes, went to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) and worked as an assistant to a multi lingual film director called S. Soundararajan (S. Soundararaja Aiyengar, owner of the Tamil Nadu Talkies Laboratory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%209/Memories_of_kilpauk_and_purasawalkam.html|title=Memories of Kilpauk and Purasawalkam (1935-1955)|last=Theetharappan|first=V.|date=August 16–31, 2009|website=[[Madras Musings]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501115837/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%209/Memories_of_kilpauk_and_purasawalkam.html|archivedate=1 May 2016|url-status=}}</ref>).

==Career==
F. Nagoor was an art director, film producer and a partner of Newtone studios in Chennai. Joseph Thaliath Jr. joined him as a partner. With the help of F. Nagoor, he launched a new film company named Citadel Film Corporation. He wrote a story based on a Christian folklore and together with F. Nagoor, produced and directed the film ''[[Gnana Soundari (Citadel film)|Gnana Soundari]]''. The film was released in 1948 and was a great success.

Following the success of ''Gnana Soundari'', he established his own studio and named it as "Citadel Studios", inspired by the [[A. J. Cronin]] novel ''[[The Citadel (novel)|The Citadel]]''.<ref name="IravumPagalum"/> It was built on a spacious plot in Kilpauk, Chennai with two entrances. One entrance faced Poonamallee High Road and the other, Landon's Road.

In 1950, he wrote, produced and directed ''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'', all on his own. The film was shot mostly in his Citadel Studios. He later dubbed the film into [[Hindi]] with the title ''Jeeva Taara''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ithaya-geetham-1950/article464520.ece |title=Ithaya Geetham (1950) |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 June 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2016 |author=[[Randor Guy]] |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140812082529/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ithaya-geetham-1950/article464520.ece |archivedate=12 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Film stars C. L. Anandan of [[Vijayapuri Veeran]] fame and [[Jaishankar]] were introduced to the screen by Joseph Thaliath Jr.<ref name="IravumPagalum">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iravum-pagalum-1965/article3021281.ece | title=Iravum Pagalum 1965 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=20 March 2009 | accessdate=30 November 2016 | author=[[Randor Guy]] | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130063517/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iravum-pagalum-1965/article3021281.ece | archivedate=30 November 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[[Gnana Soundari (Citadel film)|Gnana Soundari]]'' (1948)
*''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'' (1950)
*''Jeevan Tara'' (1951)<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/joseph-taliath-movies-list-filmography/6207|title=Filmography of Joseph Taliath}}</ref>
*''[[Aathmasanthi]]'' (1952)
*''[[Mallika (1957 film)|Mallika]]'' (1957)
*''[[Payal (film)|Payal]]'' (1957)<ref name=gomolo />
*''[[Vijayapuri Veeran]]'' (1960)
*''Teen Dost'' (1964)<ref name=gomolo />
*''[[Iravum Pagalum]]'' (1965)
*''Vilakketriyaval'' (1965)
*''[[Kathal Paduthum Padu]]'' (1966)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://chennaidailyfoto.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/our-lady-of-gnana-soundary/ Our Lady of Gnanasoundary]
*{{cite web|url=https://site2corp.com/in/citadel-film-corporation-private-limited|title=Citadel Film Corporation Company Details|publisher=India Corporate information|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130132142/https://site2corp.com/in/citadel-film-corporation-private-limited|archivedate=30 November 2016}}

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