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{{Short description|Pioneer film institute in India}}
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|city = CIT Campus, [[Tharamani]],<br /> [[Chennai]]
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|academic_affiliations = [[Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University]]
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The '''M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute''', popularly known earlier as '''Madras Film Institute''', is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as '''Adyar Film Institute''', it is one of the pioneer film institutes in India.<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/results/mgrinstitute/2012/prospectus.pdf One among the Pioneer film institutes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319144122/http://www.tn.gov.in/results/mgrinstitute/2012/prospectus.pdf |date=2013-03-19 }}</ref> It is in [[Tharamani]], [[Chennai]], and is run by the Department of Information and Public Relations, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=tnd/>


The '''M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute''', formerly known as the '''Adyar Film Institute''', is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film institutes in India,<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/results/mgrinstitute/2012/prospectus.pdf One among the Pioneer film institutes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319144122/http://www.tn.gov.in/results/mgrinstitute/2012/prospectus.pdf |date=2013-03-19 }}</ref> It is in [[Tharamani]], [[Chennai]], and is run by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu State Government]] under the Department of Information and Public Relations.<ref name=tnd/>
The diplomas are approved by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), while the certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="tnd">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx |title=Courses Offered |access-date=19 February 2013 |archive-date=7 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207032011/http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CAREER GUIDE: Shooting for the stars |url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/11/01/stories/2010110150170700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108132619/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/11/01/stories/2010110150170700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2010 |date=1 November 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>


It offers four-year bachelor's degree courses
The incumbent president of the Institute is [[Trotsky Marudu]], who was appointed by the Government on 11 November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Arun |date=2024-11-11 |title=திரைப்பட பயிற்சி நிறுவன தலைவர் ட்ராட்ஸ்கி மருது நியமனம்: தமிழ்நாடு அரசு உத்தரவு |url=https://www.dinakaran.com/director-filmtraininginstitute-trotskymaruthu-appointment-governmentoftamilnadu-order/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Dinakaran |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Numbered list|Bachelor of Visual Arts (Cinematography)| Bachelor of Visual Arts (Digital Intermediate)|Bachelor of Visual Arts (Audiography)|Bachelor of Visual Arts (Direction and Screenplay Writing)|Bachelor of Visual Arts (Film Editing)|Bachelor of Visual Arts (Animation and Visual Effects)}} Screenplay and Direction, Cinematography, Sound Recording and Sound Engineering, Film Editing and Film Processing, and functions of the government. Only 14 students are admitted in each course.
 
The diplomas are approved by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), while the certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="tnd">[http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx Courses Offered]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CAREER GUIDE: Shooting for the stars |url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/11/01/stories/2010110150170700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108132619/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/11/01/stories/2010110150170700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2010 |date=1 November 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The institute was established in 1945 as '''Adyar Film Institute''' and was a part of the Central Polytechnic. In 1965, it moved into its present campus in the Tharamani area of Chennai. At the time, the campus was spread over 54 acres, which has reduced over the following decades, due to rapid urbanisation. Parts of land were given to the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]] and many IT companies, bringing it down to the present 10 acres.
The institute was established in 1945 as '''Adyar Film Institute''' and was a part of the Central Polytechnic. In 1965, it moved into its present campus in the Tharamani area of Chennai. At the time, the campus was spread over 54 acres, which has reduced over the following decades, due to rapid urbanisation. Parts of land were given to the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]] and many IT companies, bringing it down to the present 10 acres.
A full-fledged "Film City" in the country, situated amidst sylvan surroundings and serene atmosphere at Chennai, is being inaugurated on 31 August 1994, in a true manner by the then chief minister late J. Jayalalitha. The Film City with its 21 crore rupees worth of comprehensive infrastructural facilities encompassing all aspects of moviemaking. One can enter and can exit with a completed film.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}


M.G.R. Film City is situated in Taramani. It is an Indian Film and TV Training Institute run by Tamil Nadu State Government under Information and Public relation.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
M.G.R. Film City is situated in Taramani. It is an Indian Film and TV Training Institute run by Tamil Nadu State Government under Information and Public relation.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
A Dream World that's dotting a living landscape has been the vision of the mighty architect of Tamil Nadu's progress, Dr. J.Jayalalitha, the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. After completion of this dream world and named J. Jayalalitha Film City. The grandeur and scale of the project have been inspired by her intellect and imagination and is an example of her creative spirit.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
The Film City has everything for the dream merchants to spin their web of fantasy tales. Their wildest imagination can be realised here on the "silver screen". These settings and locales cascade into a world of equipment and technology which reveal the level of sophistication seen only in the finest studios of the world. There were airconditioned shooting floor, editing lab, recording studio, preview theatre, makeup room, central jail, police station, courtyard, and Japanese home. These settings play an important role in TV productions and Indian Films.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}


In 2006, it was renamed M.G.R. Film and Television Training Institute, after former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987), who was a prominent actor in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Modernisation of Government printing presses under way: Minister |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/29/stories/2006082908710400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113052155/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/29/stories/2006082908710400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2007 |date= 29 August 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>
In 2006, it was renamed M.G.R. Film and Television Training Institute, after former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987), who was a prominent actor in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Modernisation of Government printing presses under way: Minister |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/29/stories/2006082908710400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113052155/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/29/stories/2006082908710400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2007 |date= 29 August 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>


In 1994, the government started [[MGR Film City]] to make more filmmaking facilities in the city. On 16 October 1997, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] visited MGR Film City and watched the filming of [[Kamal Haasan]]'s Tamil movie ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/revents/01/19970110.htm Queen Elizabeth's Visit to MGR Film City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231084148/http://www.hindu.com/revents/01/19970110.htm |date=2003-12-31 }}</ref> The acting course that started in 1971, at the behest of M.G.R., was discontinued in 2002.<ref name="hindu09">{{cite news |date=12 June 2009 |title=MGR Film and TV Institute losing land to urbanisation |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-12/chennai/28188192_1_land-iit-budget-discussion |url-status=dead |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-12/chennai/28188192_1_land-iit-budget-discussion |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Talks to revive the course have been on for many years.<ref name=hindumgr09>{{cite news |title=New dreams for MGR Film Institute |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070558850200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709163006/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070558850200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2009 |date=5 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>
In 1994, the government started [[MGR Film City]] to make more filmmaking facilities in the city. On 16 October 1997, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] visited MGR Film City and watched the filming of [[Kamal Haasan]]'s Tamil movie ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/revents/01/19970110.htm Queen Elizabeth's Visit to MGR Film City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231084148/http://www.hindu.com/revents/01/19970110.htm |date=2003-12-31 }}</ref> The acting course that started in 1971, at the behest of M.G.R., was discontinued in 2002.<ref name="hindu09">{{cite news |date=12 June 2009 |title=MGR Film and TV Institute losing land to urbanisation |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-12/chennai/28188192_1_land-iit-budget-discussion |url-status=dead |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-12/chennai/28188192_1_land-iit-budget-discussion |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Talks to revive the course have been on for many years.<ref name=hindumgr09>{{cite news |title=New dreams for MGR Film Institute |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070558850200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709163006/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070558850200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2009 |date=5 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>
==Courses==
It offers four-year bachelor's degree courses
{{Numbered list|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Cinematography]])|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Digital Intermediate]])|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Audio engineer |Audiography]])|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Film director|Direction]] and [[Screenwriter|Screenplay Writing]])|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Film editing|Film Editing]])|Bachelor of Visual Arts ([[Animation]] and [[Visual Effects]])
}} Screenplay and Direction, Cinematography, Sound Recording and Sound Engineering, Film Editing and Film Processing, and functions of the government. Only 14 students are admitted in each course.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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|+
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Artist
! Category
! Category
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
|
|[[K. S. Prasad]]
|[[K. S. Prasad]]
|[[Cinematographer]]
|[[Cinematographer]]
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[Mankada Ravi Varma]]
|[[Mankada Ravi Varma]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1968
 
|[[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
|[[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[P. S. Nivas]]
|[[P. S. Nivas]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1972
 
|[[Keyaar]]
|[[Keyaar]]
|[[Film director]]
|[[Film director]]
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[Aabavanan]]
|[[Aabavanan]]
|Film director
|Film director
|
|
|-
|-
|  
 
|[[R. V. Udayakumar|RV.Udayakumar]]
|Film director
|
|
|-
|[[Rajinikanth]]
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[R. V. Udayakumar|R.V.Udayakumar]]
|[[Hema Chaudhary]]
|Film director
|[[Actress]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1973
 
|[[Rajinikanth]]
|[[G. V. Narayana Rao]]
|[[Actor]]
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1973
 
|[[Mohan Babu]]
|[[Mohan Babu]]
|Actor
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1973
 
|[[K. Natraj]]
|[[K. Natraj]]
|Actor
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[Ramki]]
|[[Ramki]]
|Actor
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[C. Rudhraiya]]
|[[C. Rudhraiya]]
|Screenwriter, Film director
|Screenwriter, Film director
|  
|  
|-
|-
|
 
|[[K. Rajeshwar]]
|[[K. Rajeshwar]]
| Screenwriter, Film director
| Screenwriter, Film director
|
|
|-
|-
|1974
 
|[[Jose (actor)|Jose]]
|[[Jose (actor)|Jose]]
|Actor
|[[Actor]]
|
|-
 
|[[Maniyanpilla Raju]]
|[[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1976
 
| [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]
| [[Actor]]
|
|-
 
| Sujatha Vijaykumar
| [[Film producer|Producer]]
|
|-
 
| Chakrapani (actor)|Chakrapani
| [[Actor]]
|
|-
 
|[[Sudhakar (actor)|Sudhakar]]
|[[Sudhakar (actor)|Sudhakar]]
| Actor
| [[Actor]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
| 1976
 
|[[Chiranjeevi]]
|[[Chiranjeevi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=താങ്കള്‍ വലിയ എഴുത്തുകാരനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്| author=Adam Ayub|access-date=12 September 2025|url= https://www.mediaoneonline.com/mediaone-shelf/column/wide-angle-part-22-241386|publisher=Media one}}</ref>
|[[Actor]]
|[[Actor]]
|
|-
|-
| 1976
 
| [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| Actor
| [[Actor]]
|
|-
|-
| 1977
 
| [[Sreenivasan]]
| [[Sreenivasan]]
| Actor
| [[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1979
 
| [[P. C. Sreeram]]
| [[P. C. Sreeram]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1981
 
| [[Suhasini Maniratnam]]  
| [[Suhasini Maniratnam]]  
| Cinematographer
| [[Actress]]
|
|-
 
| [[Raghuvaran]]
| [[Actor]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1987
 
| [[Ravindran (actor)|Raveendran]]
| [[Archana (actress)|Archana]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
|  
 
| [[Ajayan (director)|Ajayan]]
| [[Yugi Sethu]]
| Film director
|
|-
 
| [[R. V. Udayakumar]]
| Film director
|
|-
 
|[[Rajiv Menon]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[N. Harikumar]]
|G. P. Krishna
| [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|Sound editor]]
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
|[[Ayananka Bose]]
| Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|  
|
|-
|-
| 1996
 
| [[Chandru Manickavasagam]]
|[[V. Manikandan]]
| Writer, Film director
|Cinematographer
|  
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[R. T. Neason]]
|[[Boopathy Pandian]]
|Director
|Director
|  
|
|-
|-
| 1997
 
|[[N. K. Ekambaram]]
|[[Sakthi Saravanan]]
| Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|  
|
|-
|-
| 1980
 
| [[Raghuvaran]]
| [[Anand Raj]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 1983
 
| [[Archana (actress)|Archana]]
| [[Shiva Rajkumar]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[Yugi Sethu]]
| [[S. Saravanan]]
| Film director
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1983
 
| [[R. V. Udayakumar]]
| [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| Film director
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1986
 
| [[Anand Raj]]
| [[Raveendran]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 1986
 
| [[Shiva Rajkumar]]
| [[Kumar Bangarappa]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 1987
 
| [[Kumar Bangarappa]]
| [[Ajayan (director)|Ajayan]]
| Actor
| Cinematographer
|
|-
 
| [[N. Harikumar]]
| Sound editor
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|  
 
| [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| Cinematographer
|
|-
 
| [[S. Saravanan]]
| [[S. Saravanan]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|-
 
|[[Vijay Milton]]
|Cinematographer
|
|-
 
|[[R. Rathnavelu]]
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|1990
 
| [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]
| [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 1993
| [[E. Ezhilbabu]]
| E. Ezhilbabu
| Cinematographer<br>Cameraman, ISRO, Ahmedabad
| Cinematographer<br>Cameraman, ISRO, Ahmedabad
|   
|   
|-
|-
|
 
| [[Alberrt Antoni]]
| [[Alberrt Antoni]]
| Film director
| Film director
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[Vaidy S.]]
| [[Vaidy S.]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| R. Diwakaran
| Cinematographer
|
|-
|P.&nbsp;V.&nbsp;Sunilkumar
|Cinematographer, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO
|
|-
| Chandru Manickavasagam
| Writer, Film director
|  
|  
| [[R. Diwakaran]]
|-
 
|[[R. T. Neason]]
|Director
|
|-
 
|[[N. K. Ekambaram]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|  
|-
|-
| 1998
 
| [[Siva (director)|Siva]]
| [[Siva (director)|Siva]]
|Director
| Director
|
|
|-
|-
| 1998
 
| [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]]
| [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]]
| Cinematographer
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
| 1998
 
| [[Nandha Durairaj]]
| [[Nandha Durairaj]]
| Actor
| Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 2000
 
| [[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
|[[Mohan Raja]]
| Cinematographer
|Film director
|
|
|-
|-
| 2000
 
| [[E. Krishnasamy]]
|[[Bhaskar (director)|Bommarillu Baskar]]
| Cinematographer
|Film Director
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005
 
|[[Mahesh Narayanan]]
|[[Azhagam Perumal]]
|[[Film editor]], [[Screenwriter|Screenplay writer]]
|Director, Actor
|
|
|-
|-
| 2011
 
|[[Richard Prasad]]
|[[P. S. Vinod]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam]]
|Director
|
|
|[[Srihari]]
|-
| Actor
 
|[[M. Anbazhagan]]
|Director
|
|
|-
|-
|2011
 
|[[Bakkiyaraj Kannan]]
| [[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
| Director
| Cinematographer, Actor
|
|
|-
|-
|2014
 
|[[J. Dharmendra]]
| E. Krishnasamy
|[[Television Presenter]], [[Actor]]
| Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|2005
 
|[[Manush Nandan]]
|[[Manoj Paramahamsa]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
| [[Vijay Ulaganath]]
|Gnanam Subramanian
| Cinematographer
|
|-
|2002
|[[Gnanam Subramanian]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|1999
 
|[[Mohan Raja]]
|Arul Sakthi Jayam
|Film director
|Underwater DOP/ Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|2012
 
|[[Gopi Krishna (film editor)|Gopi Krishna]]
|[[Mahesh Narayanan]]
|[[Editor]]
|[[Film editor]], [[Screenwriter|Screenplay writer]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
 
|[[Manoj Paramahamsa]]
|[[Manush Nandan]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|1989
 
|[[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
|K. G. Venkatesh
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|
 
|[[Vijay Milton]]
|Sooraj Nallusamy
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|1989
 
|[[R. Rathnavelu]]
|Magesh Raj
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
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|-
|1984
 
|[[Rajiv Menon]]
|E.Subamohan
|Cinematographer
|Cameraman, Tamilnadu Films Division.
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|-
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|[[G. P. Krishna]]
|Sampath Alwar
|Cinematographer
|Sound Engineer, Sound Designer
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|-
|
 
|[[Ayananka Bose]]
|[[Vishnu Govind]]
|Cinematographer
|[[sound engineer]], [[sound designer]]
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|-
|-
|
 
|[[V. Manikandan]]
|Vijay Ulaganath
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
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|-
|-
|
 
|[[Boopathy Pandian]]
|Dinesh Krishnan
|Director
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|-
|
|[[Sakthi Saravanan]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
 
|Arul Sakthi Jayam
|Underwater DOP/ Cinematographer
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|-
|2009
|[[Sujith Sarang]]
|[[Sujith Sarang]]
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
|
|
|-
|-
|1999


|Bommarillu Baskar
|Anbusathiyan R.
|Film Director
|Cinematographer
|-
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|[[Azhagam Perumal]]
|Director, Actor
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|-
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|[[P. S. Vinod]]
|Richard Prasad
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
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|-
|[[Srihari]]
| Actor
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|[[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam]]
|-
|Director
 
|[[Bakkiyaraj Kannan]]
| Director
|[[Gopi Krishna (film editor)|Gopi Krishna]]
|[[Editor]]
|J. Dharmendra
|[[Television Presenter]], [[Actor]]
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|-
|-
|1999
|Thirukkumaran Ganesan
|[[M. Anbazhagan]]
|Screenplay Writer, Director
|Director
 
 
 
 
 
|Kavin Raj
|Cinematographer
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|-
|-
|2019
 
|Suriya Pradhaman
|Suriya Pradhaman
|Editor
|[[Editor]]
|
 
| Sistla VMK
|Cinematographer
 
|-
|-
|2016
| Prasanna venkatesh D
|Kavin Raj
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|-|B.Sakthidoss
|Cinematographer
|Cinematographer
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|-
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|2008
|Adam Ayub<ref>https://www.mediaoneonline.com/user-31663</ref><ref>https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/09/14/exclusive-interview-with-malayalam-serial-cinema-director-actor-writer-adam-ayub.html</ref>
|Dinesh Krishnan
|Actor
|Cinematographer
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|Ganesh K Babu
|Director
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute] at [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] website
* [http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207032011/http://www.tndipr.gov.in/television-traininginstitute.aspx |date=7 February 2013 }} at [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] website
 
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* [https://www.filminstitute.tn.gov.in/en
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M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute
TypeFilm school
Established1945; 81 years ago (1945) (as Adyar Film Institute)
Academic affiliations
The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University
PresidentTrotsky Marudu
PrincipalJ. V. Mohanakrishnan
Location
C.I.T. Campus, Tharamani, Chennai – 600113
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.filminstitute.tn.gov.in/en

The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, popularly known earlier as Madras Film Institute, is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film institutes in India.[1] It is in Tharamani, Chennai, and is run by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]

The diplomas are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), while the certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

The incumbent president of the Institute is Trotsky Marudu, who was appointed by the Government on 11 November 2024.[4]

History[edit | edit source]

The institute was established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute and was a part of the Central Polytechnic. In 1965, it moved into its present campus in the Tharamani area of Chennai. At the time, the campus was spread over 54 acres, which has reduced over the following decades, due to rapid urbanisation. Parts of land were given to the IIT Madras and many IT companies, bringing it down to the present 10 acres.

M.G.R. Film City is situated in Taramani. It is an Indian Film and TV Training Institute run by Tamil Nadu State Government under Information and Public relation.[citation needed]

In 2006, it was renamed M.G.R. Film and Television Training Institute, after former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987), who was a prominent actor in Tamil cinema.[5]

In 1994, the government started MGR Film City to make more filmmaking facilities in the city. On 16 October 1997, Queen Elizabeth II visited MGR Film City and watched the filming of Kamal Haasan's Tamil movie Marudhanayagam.[6] The acting course that started in 1971, at the behest of M.G.R., was discontinued in 2002.[7] Talks to revive the course have been on for many years.[8]

Courses[edit | edit source]

It offers four-year bachelor's degree courses Template:Numbered list Screenplay and Direction, Cinematography, Sound Recording and Sound Engineering, Film Editing and Film Processing, and functions of the government. Only 14 students are admitted in each course.

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Artist Category Notes
K. S. Prasad Cinematographer
Mankada Ravi Varma Cinematographer
Ashok Kumar Cinematographer
P. S. Nivas Cinematographer
Keyaar Film director
Aabavanan Film director
RV.Udayakumar Film director
Rajinikanth Actor
Hema Chaudhary Actress
G. V. Narayana Rao Actor
Mohan Babu Actor
K. Natraj Actor
Ramki Actor
C. Rudhraiya Screenwriter, Film director
K. Rajeshwar Screenwriter, Film director
Jose Actor
Maniyanpilla Raju Actor
Rajendra Prasad Actor
Sujatha Vijaykumar Producer
Chakrapani Actor
Sudhakar Actor
Chiranjeevi[9] Actor
Nassar Actor
Sreenivasan Actor
P. C. Sreeram Cinematographer
Suhasini Maniratnam Actress
Raghuvaran Actor
Archana Actor
Yugi Sethu Film director
R. V. Udayakumar Film director
Rajiv Menon Cinematographer
G. P. Krishna Cinematographer
Ayananka Bose Cinematographer
V. Manikandan Cinematographer
Boopathy Pandian Director
Sakthi Saravanan Cinematographer
Anand Raj Actor
Shiva Rajkumar Actor
S. Saravanan Cinematographer
M. V. Panneerselvam Cinematographer
Raveendran Actor
Kumar Bangarappa Actor
Ajayan Cinematographer
N. Harikumar Sound editor
U. K. Senthil Kumar Cinematographer
Jeeva Cinematographer
S. Saravanan Cinematographer
M. V. Panneerselvam Cinematographer
Vijay Milton Cinematographer
R. Rathnavelu Cinematographer
Saravanan Actor
E. Ezhilbabu Cinematographer
Cameraman, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Alberrt Antoni Film director
Vaidy S. Cinematographer
R. Diwakaran Cinematographer
P. V. Sunilkumar Cinematographer, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO
Chandru Manickavasagam Writer, Film director
R. T. Neason Director
N. K. Ekambaram Cinematographer
Siva Director
Vetri Cinematographer
Nandha Durairaj Actor
Mohan Raja Film director
Bommarillu Baskar Film Director
Azhagam Perumal Director, Actor
P. S. Vinod Cinematographer
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam Director
M. Anbazhagan Director
Narain Cinematographer, Actor
E. Krishnasamy Cinematographer
Manoj Paramahamsa Cinematographer
Gnanam Subramanian Cinematographer
Arul Sakthi Jayam Underwater DOP/ Cinematographer
Mahesh Narayanan Film editor, Screenplay writer
Manush Nandan Cinematographer
K. G. Venkatesh Cinematographer
Sooraj Nallusamy Cinematographer
Magesh Raj Cinematographer
E.Subamohan Cameraman, Tamilnadu Films Division.
Sampath Alwar Sound Engineer, Sound Designer
Vishnu Govind sound engineer, sound designer
Vijay Ulaganath Cinematographer
Dinesh Krishnan Cinematographer
Sujith Sarang Cinematographer
Anbusathiyan R. Cinematographer
Richard Prasad Cinematographer
Srihari Actor
Bakkiyaraj Kannan Director Gopi Krishna Editor J. Dharmendra Television Presenter, Actor
Thirukkumaran Ganesan Screenplay Writer, Director



Kavin Raj Cinematographer
Suriya Pradhaman Editor Sistla VMK Cinematographer
Prasanna venkatesh D
Cinematographer
Adam Ayub[10][11] Actor
Ganesh K Babu Director

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ One among the Pioneer film institutes Archived 2013-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Courses Offered". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "CAREER GUIDE: Shooting for the stars". The Hindu. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Arun (11 November 2024). "திரைப்பட பயிற்சி நிறுவன தலைவர் ட்ராட்ஸ்கி மருது நியமனம்: தமிழ்நாடு அரசு உத்தரவு". Dinakaran. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Modernisation of Government printing presses under way: Minister". The Hindu. 29 August 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Queen Elizabeth's Visit to MGR Film City Archived 2003-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "MGR Film and TV Institute losing land to urbanisation". The Times of India. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "New dreams for MGR Film Institute". The Hindu. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  9. ↑ Adam Ayub. "താങ്കള്‍ വലിയ എഴുത്തുകാരനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്". Media one. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. ↑ https://www.mediaoneonline.com/user-31663
  11. ↑ https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/09/14/exclusive-interview-with-malayalam-serial-cinema-director-actor-writer-adam-ayub.html

External links[edit | edit source]

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