Gevacolor

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

TitleColorYearNotes Ref.
Narom GaromGevacolorUnknownFirst feature Bangla film shot in Gevacolor.

European films

TitleColorYearNotes 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 PannippaarPartly in colour1952First 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 colour1955Second Tamil film to have colour sequence. Song sequence of "Jagajothiye" and ending dance sequence in colour.
Alibabavum 40 ThirudargalumColour1956First full length Tamil colour film
Marma VeeranPartly in colourSome scenes shot in colour.
Kannin ManigalContains sequences in Gevacolor. Lost film.
Thangamalai Ragasiyam1957Sequence of the song "Ehalogame" in colour
AmbikapathySequence of duet songs in colour
Allaudinum Arputha VilakkumSong sequence of "Chelaadum Neerodai Meethae" in colour
Nadodi Mannan1958Second half in colour
Illarame NallaramDance sequence by Saroja Devi and Kumari Kamala in colour.
Engal Kudumbam PerisuChildren's dance drama in colour
ThirumanamDance sequence by Gopi Krishna, Kumari Kamala and B. Sarojadevi in colour. This is a lost film with no surviving prints.
Veerapandiya KattabommanGevacolor1959Shot entirely in Gevacolor, then prints released in Technicolor.
Athisaya PennPartly in GevacolorFilm was shot in Gevacolor. The climax of this film was shot in Technicolor for 45 minutes.
Adutha Veetu PennPartly in colour1960The song "Enakkaga Nee Raja" was shot in colour.
Kuzhandhaigal Kanda KudiyarasuSome parts of the film appeared in colour.
Sri ValliColour1961Although shot entirely in colour, the film was not a commercial success because of a draggy storyline.
Kappalottiya ThamizhanPartly in colourA song sequence shot in colour.
Lava KusaGevacolor1963The 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 PerinduGevacolor1953First 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.


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