The Hindu

J.C. Daniel, a Tamil dentist and martial artist, who became the father of Malayalam cinema

Driven by his passion for cinema, Daniel sold his share of family property inKanniyakumaridistrict and borrowed money from friends and relatives to producethe first Malayalam silent filmVigathakumaran(The Lost Child). The film told the story of a child kidnapped by a plantation worker from Sri Lanka and later reunited with his family