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Gevacolor is a color motion picture process. It was introduced in 1947 by Gevaert in Belgium, and an affiliate of Agfacolor. The process and company flourished in the 1950s as it was suitable for on location shooting. Both the companies merged in 1964 to form Agfa-Gevaert, and continued producing film stock till the 1980s.[1]

List of films taken in Gevacolor

Bangladeshi films

Title Color Year Notes Ref.
Narom Garom Gevacolor Unknown First feature Bangla film shot in Gevacolor.

European films

Title Color Year Notes Ref.
La maison du printemps Gevacolor 1949 First ever film shot in Gevacolor.
Lúdas Matyi 1950 First feature film in Hungary to be shot in Gevacolor.
Blaubart Color 1951 Shot in Gevacolor.
Cet âge est sans pitié Gevacolor 1952
Senza veli 1952
Tarantella napoletana 1953
L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù Partly in colour 1953 Some scenes were shot in Gevacolor.
La nave delle donne maledette Gevacolor 1953
Le comte de Montechristo 1954
India: Matri Bhumi 1958 First documentary-hybrid film to be shot in Gevacolor.
L'albero degli zoccoli 1978 Last ever film shot in Gevacolor.

Indian films

Title Color Year Notes Ref.
Kalyaanam Pannippaar Partly in colour 1952 First Tamil and South Indian film with a colour sequence. Song sequence of "Engu Sendraayo" filmed in colour.
Shahenshah Gevacolor 1953 First full length Indian movie shot in Gevacolor.
Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam Partly in colour 1955 Second Tamil film to have colour sequence. Song sequence of "Jagajothiye" and ending dance sequence in colour.
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum Colour 1956 First full length Tamil colour film
Marma Veeran Partly in colour Some scenes shot in colour.
Kannin Manigal Contains sequences in Gevacolor. Lost film.
Thangamalai Ragasiyam 1957 Sequence of the song "Ehalogame" in colour
Ambikapathy Sequence of duet songs in colour
Allaudinum Arputha Vilakkum Song sequence of "Chelaadum Neerodai Meethae" in colour
Nadodi Mannan 1958 Second half in colour
Illarame Nallaram Dance sequence by Saroja Devi and Kumari Kamala in colour.
Engal Kudumbam Perisu Children's dance drama in colour
Thirumanam Dance sequence by Gopi Krishna, Kumari Kamala and B. Sarojadevi in colour. This is a lost film with no surviving prints.
Veerapandiya Kattabomman Gevacolor 1959 Shot entirely in Gevacolor, then prints released in Technicolor.
Athisaya Penn Partly in Gevacolor Film was shot in Gevacolor. The climax of this film was shot in Technicolor for 45 minutes.
Adutha Veetu Penn Partly in colour 1960 The song "Enakkaga Nee Raja" was shot in colour.
Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu Some parts of the film appeared in colour.
Sri Valli Colour 1961 Although shot entirely in colour, the film was not a commercial success because of a draggy storyline.
Kappalottiya Thamizhan Partly in colour A song sequence shot in colour.
Lava Kusa Gevacolor 1963 The first full length Telugu film & the Last Tamil film to be shot in Gevacolor. Tamil colour films after 1963 were shot in Eastmancolour.

Malaysian films

Title Color Year Notes Ref.
Buloh Perindu Gevacolor 1953 First feature film in Malaysia shot in Gevacolor.
Ribut Gevacolor 1956 Third colour film in Malaysia and the second Gevacolor film.
Mahsuri Gevacolor 1959 Third Gevacolor in Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ^ Susan Hayward (2013). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (4 ed.). Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 978-1135120856.