M. T. Rajen [SEP] date of death
M. T. Rajen
M. T. Rajen (28 May 1886 – 14 July 1943), was a prominent movie entrepreneur of the early Tamil film era. He produced, distributed, directed and exhibited Tamil movies.
Career.
Rajen showed an entrepreneurial streak very early in his life. He went to Burma on his own at a very early age to work for the railways there and returned to make his fortune in the electrical contracting business, again a pioneering field those days. His firm M.T. Rajen & Co, established
mistakenly landed around the Shivalingam, and out of it, Shiva emerged in all his fury attacking Yama for his act of aggression. After defeating Yama in battle to the point of death, Shiva then revived him, under the condition that the devout youth would live forever.
Production.
The film was produced by Vel Pictures of Madras owned by M. T. Rajen. Markandeya was the first Tamil film produced by him. It had a total of 36 songs. The film was shot at Hindu pilgrimage sites of Thiruvannamalai,