M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute

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.One among the Pioneer film institutes It is in Tharamani, Chennai, and is run by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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.

The president of the Institute was Trotsky Marudu, who was appointed by the Government on 11 November 2024.

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 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.

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.

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.Queen Elizabeth's Visit to MGR Film City The acting course that started in 1971, at the behest of M.G.R., was discontinued in 2002. Talks to revive the course have been on for many years.

Courses It offers four-year bachelor's degree courses 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 Artist Category NotesK. S. PrasadCinematographerMankada Ravi VarmaCinematographerAshok KumarCinematographerP. S. NivasCinematographerKeyaarFilm directorAabavananFilm directorRV.UdayakumarFilm directorRajinikanthActorHema ChaudharyActressG. V. Narayana RaoActorMohan BabuActorK. NatrajActorRamkiActorC. RudhraiyaScreenwriter, Film director K. Rajeshwar Screenwriter, Film directorJoseActorManiyanpilla RajuActor Rajendra Prasad Actor Sujatha Vijaykumar ProducerChakrapani ActorSudhakar Actor ChiranjeeviActor Nassar Actor Sreenivasan Actor P. C. Sreeram Cinematographer Suhasini Maniratnam Actress Raghuvaran Actor Archana Actor Yugi Sethu Film director R. V. Udayakumar Film directorRajiv Menon CinematographerG. P. Krishna CinematographerAyananka BoseCinematographerV. ManikandanCinematographerBoopathy PandianDirectorSakthi SaravananCinematographer 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 MiltonCinematographerR. RathnaveluCinematographer Saravanan Actor E. Ezhilbabu CinematographerCameraman, ISRO, Ahmedabad Alberrt Antoni Film director Vaidy S. Cinematographer R. Diwakaran CinematographerP. V. SunilkumarCinematographer, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO Chandru Manickavasagam Writer, Film director R. T. NeasonDirector N. K. Ekambaram Cinematographer Siva Director Vetri Cinematographer Nandha Durairaj ActorMohan RajaFilm directorBommarillu BaskarFilm DirectorAzhagam PerumalDirector, ActorP. S. VinodCinematographerArivazhagan VenkatachalamDirectorM. AnbazhaganDirector Narain Cinematographer, Actor E. Krishnasamy CinematographerManoj ParamahamsaCinematographerGnanam SubramanianCinematographerArul Sakthi JayamUnderwater DOP/ CinematographerMahesh NarayananFilm editor, Screenplay writerManush NandanCinematographerK. G. VenkateshCinematographerSooraj NallusamyCinematographerMagesh RajCinematographerE.SubamohanCameraman, Tamilnadu Films Division.Sampath AlwarSound Engineer, Sound DesignerVishnu Govindsound engineer, sound designerVijay UlaganathCinematographerDinesh KrishnanCinematographerSujith SarangCinematographerAnbusathiyan R.CinematographerRichard PrasadCinematographerSrihari ActorBakkiyaraj Kannan DirectorGopi KrishnaEditorJ. DharmendraTelevision Presenter, ActorThirukkumaran GanesanScreenplay Writer, Director Kavin RajCinematographerSuriya PradhamanEditor Sistla VMKCinematographer Prasanna venkatesh DCinematographerAdam Ayub Actor Ganesh K BabuDirector

See also Film and Television Institute of India Bhartendu Natya Academy Cinema of India Film and Television Institute of India alumni Film school Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Government Film and Television Institute State Institute of Film and Television Jyoti Chitraban Film and Television Institute Biju Pattnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts

References

External links M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute at Government of Tamil Nadu website [https://www.filminstitute.tn.gov.in/ta [https://www.filminstitute.tn.gov.in/en