Blood of the Vampire Blood of the Vampire Blood of the Vampire is a 1958 British colour horror film, produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman for Tempean Films, directed by Henry Cass, from a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster, that stars Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, and Vincent Ball. Many horror fans thought the feature was a Hammer Films production when it came out, due to its similar look and Sangster's writer's credit. The film's U.S. release was in October 1958 as a double feature with Universal's "Monster on the Campus". The film's storyline, set in Transylvania, is about a scientist who uses the
K. S. Gopalakrishnan has worked for several successful pictures. His first film for which he also wrote the screenplay and dialogue was "Deivapiravi", produced by M/S. Kamal Brothers, which acquired a special certificate of merit from Government of India. Further success followed as a series of popular hits like Modern Theatre’s "Kumudham", AVM’s "Annai", Bala movies' “Padikkatha Medhai”, Unity Pictures' "Ellam Unakkaha", and Vasu Films' "Kai Rasi". A.L. Srinivasan requested KSG to direct a picture for him. The result was "Sarada", the first and most successful directorial venture of KSG, which won the coveted State award of Government of India. This inspired KSG