K. Amarnath

K. Amarnath (1 Dec 1914 – 14 May 1983) was an Indian film producer and director whose career spanned over four decades in the film industry.

Early life

Amarnath Gelaram Khetarpal was born in Mianwali, Punjab, British India. Inspired by Hollywood and British movies, Amarnath left home at a young age of 18 to join the film industry to become an actor.

Career

Initially K.Amarnath worked as a character/stunt actor for 4 years, first in Calcutta and then in Mumbai.

In 1936, Ramaniklal & Mohanlal Shah, founders of Mohan Studios, Mumbai, realising his passion and knowledge of movie-making, gave K.Amarnath his first big break when they asked him to complete the direction of "Matwali Jogan".

K.Amarnath was only 22 when he directed his first movie.

He directed 6 Tamil movies for Mohan Studios; and one of them, "Minnalkodi" - 1937 was a big hit.

K.Amarnath produced/directed more than 40 movies.

From 1936 to 1953, he produced/directed 25 Hindi & Tamil movies within a span of 17 years.

In 1953, K.Amarnath created his own production company, "K.Amarnath Productions" with "Alif-Laila" and produced and directed about 11 Hindi movies till 1971.