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M. L. Tandon, (Manik Lal Tandon) was one of the early movie directors of Tamil and Telugu films. He is considered one of the pioneers in social-realist film of Tamil cinema.[1]
Manik Lal Tandon is fromMumbai (then called Bombay).[2] Tandon was one of the first Indians to study film making in theUnited States. He studied atUniversity of Southern California inLos Angeles. There he made student films and became the first Indian to work inHollywood. After returning to India he made many successful movies inTamil andTelugu in the early Indian cinema industry.[3] His classmates at the United States were Michael Omalov andEllis R. Dungan. Tandon invited both of them to work in Indian cinema industry.[citation needed]