Padmini Pictures

Background
Padmini Pictures was an Indian film company that was created in by B. R. Panthulu and P. Neelakantan. They have produced 57 films in all South Indian languages.

1st Logo (13 April, 1954-3 October, 1958)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white circle. In front of a circle, we see a woman with a fez on her head, sitting holding something. Then shortly after the logo started, we see the text 'PADMINI PICTURES' fade in below the woman. Throughout the entire logo, we see smoke in the background.

FX/SFX: The text 'PADMINI PICTURES' fading in and the smoke in the background.

Music/Sounds: TBA. Music/Sounds Variants: In both Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari and Modala Thedi, the logo is silent.

Availability: Seen on Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari (1954), Modala Thedi (1955), Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957), School Master (1958) and Sabaash Meena (1958), all of which are available on YouTube.

Editor's Note: Some areas of the text can be hard to see as they are very underexposed.

2nd Logo (10th May, 1959-21 August, 1976)
Logo: On a sunburst backgrount we see a woman in a pedestal, having 'PADMINI PICTURES' below the pedestal. The light then illuminates the woman. Afterwards, here are petals that blown out of the woman's hands as the logo.

FX/SFX: The lights and the petals blowing off the woman's hands.

Music/Sounds: A peaceful melody.

Music/Sounds Variants: On Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959), the music is more lower-pitched

Availability: Seen on several movies between those two dates.

Editor's Note: On some variants, the text appears to be overexposed in some areas.