Gevacolor
Gevacolor is a color motion picture process. It was established in 1948, originally based 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]
The first Gevacolor featured film was a Malaysian film named Buloh Perindu (year 1953). Nine notable films to use this coloring system were in India - the Tamil films Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum, Nadodi Mannan (1958, half color), Veerapandiya Kattabomman (some parts in geva color), Sri Valli, Maaya Mohini, and the Telugu film Lava Kusha.[2] Two Hindi films, Hatim Tai (1956 film) and Jimbo, were shot in Gevacolor.
List of films taken in Gevacolour
Tamil/Telugu Language Films
| Title | Color | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalyaanam Pannippaar | Partly in colour | 1952 | First Tamil and South Indian film with a colour sequence. Song sequence of "Engu Sendraayo" filmed in colour. |
| Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam | 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 Kusha(Telugu & Tamil Bilingual) | 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. |
Hindi Language Films
| Title | Color | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahenshah | Geva Color | 1953 | First full length Indian movie shot in Gevacolor. |
See also
References
- ^ Susan Hayward (2013). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (4 ed.). Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 1135120854.
- ^ http://www.cinegoer.com/lavakusa.htm
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