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B. A. Subba Rao
Bugata Venkata Subba Rao, better known as B. A. Subba Rao (died 1987), was an Indian film director and producer who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his lifetime contribution to Telugu cinema. He started his career in 1950 with '' Palletoori Pilla'' as writer, director and producer. He gave N. T. Rama Rao the first chance as a lead actor in this film. It was a minor commercial hit and both Subba Rao and Rama Rao gained a good reputation from it. He has produced some films like ''Raju Peda'' (1954), ''Chenchu Lakshmi'' (1958), and ''Bhishma'' (1962) under the banner of B. A. S. Productions. He made ''Raju Peda'' in 1954 with N. T. Rama Rao and Sudhakar in lead roles. It is a remake of the novel by Mark Twain and Hollywood movie ''The Prince and the Pauper''. When N. T. Rama Rao became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, he made Subba Rao the Chairman of the AP Film Development Corporation. Filmography # '' Palletoori Pill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raitu Bidda (1971 Film)
''Raithu Bidda'' () is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri and music composed by S. Hanumantha Rao. It was produced by Kotla Venkata Ramayya under the Lakshmi Kala Films banner. Plot The film begins in a village where a Zamindar late Jagapathi Rao splices Lakshmi Devi, after the death of his wife. Ramu a valiant progeny of the first devoted to Lakshmi Devi and coddles his half-brother, Prasad. Plus, he takes care of family tasks and toils to ameliorate the lifestyles of the destitute. Besides, Bhushayya a vitriolic loan shark is a tyrant, and Ramu impedes his enormities where animosity arises. Meanwhile, Shanta a school teacher plugs away to civilize the public. Ramu & Shanta mutually admire their ideologies and fall in love. Shanta lives with her father Dharmayya a bucolic and sister Sarada. Pullayya the husband of Sarada, is a forthright used to thwart Bhushayya. So, he postured him as an impostor which Dharmayy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Film Producers
Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode See also * Telugu cinema * Telugu cuisine * Telugu culture (other) * Telugu states Telugu states are the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southeastern India. An ethno-region of Telugu People, they as a collective are bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the north ... * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Deaths
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Film Directors
Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode See also * Telugu cinema * Telugu cuisine * Telugu culture (other) * Telugu states Telugu states are the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southeastern India. An ethno-region of Telugu People, they as a collective are bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the north ... * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangalya (film)
''Mangalya'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu. The film is a remake of 1973 Telugu film ''Jeevana Tarangalu'' which was based on the novel ''Jeevana Tarangalu'' by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani. The film stars Malashri, Sridhar, Sunil and Vani Viswanath. The film's music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and the audio was launched on the Lahari Music banner. Cast *Malashri * Sridhar * Srinath *Sunil *Vani Viswanath *Vajramuni * Abhijith *Vaishali Kasaravalli *Shivaram * Hema Chowdhary in guest appearance * D. Rama Naidu in guest appearance *Bangalore Nagesh *Mandeep Roy *Keerthiraj *Gayatri Prabhakar Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thavarumane Udugore
''Thavarumane Udugore'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Sridhar, Sunil and Malashri. The film was a remake of the 1988 Rajasthani film ''Bai Chali Sasariye''. The film's music was composed by Upendra Kumar and the audio was launched on the Lahari Music banner. Cast *Malashri as Lakshmi * Sridhar *Sunil *Rajesh *Hema Choudhary *Viji Chandrasekhar * Srinath *Umashree *Vaishali Kasaravalli * Mysore Lokesh * Balaraj *Mandeep Roy *Keerthiraj *Veena Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Upendra Kumar, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. H .... References 1991 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayiya Madilalli
''Thayiya Madilalli'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by A. L. Abbaiah Naidu. The film stars Ashok, Aarathi, Udaykumar and Balakrishna. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam. Aarathi and Ashok who played brother-sister for the second time in this movie (the first was Pavana Ganga) were a popular romantic pair of the time. Cast * Aarathi * Ashok * Varnashri * Shankar Nag in Guest Appearance * Udaykumar * Balakrishna * Leelavathi * Tiger Prabhakar Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001), also known as Kannada Prabhakar, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema, with a few Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood films. Career Prabhakar started hi ... * Shailashree * Halam Soundtrack The music was composed by Satyam. References External links * * 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Satyam (composer) Films directed by B. A. Subba Rao {{1980s-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maavari Manchitanam
''Maavari Manchitanam'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by Master Venu. The film is a remake of the Hindi film '' Do Anjaane'' (1976), itself based on the novel ''Ratrir Yatri'' by Nihar Ranjan Gupta. Cast *N. T. Rama Rao *Vanisri *Jaggayya * Gummadi *Padmanabham *Nutan Prasad * Ramana Murthy *Chaya Devi * Pushpalatha * Baby Rohini Soundtrack Music composed by Master Venu. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a .... References External links * {{IMDb title, 6306206 Films directed by B. A. Subba Rao Indian drama films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films based on works by Niha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sati Savitri (1978 Film)
''Sati Savitri'' is a 1978 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishnam Raju and Vanisri with music composed by Ghantasala and Pendyala Nageswara Rao. It is produced by A. Sankar Reddy under the Lalitha Siva Jyothi Studios. The film is based on the story of Savitri and Satyavan. Plot Savitri (Vanisri), the only daughter of Aswapathi Maharaja (Gummadi), King of Madra has married Satyavantha (Krishnam Raju), son of blind King Dyumatsena Maharaja (Dhulipala), who lived in exile as a forest-dweller. Knowing well that Satyavantha has only a year of lifespan, after the marriage, she marries him. On his death day when Satyavantha is cutting wood, he suddenly gets dizzy and lays his head in Savitri's lap. Yama Dharma Raju (N. T. Rama Rao) himself descends onto the earth and claims his soul. Savitri follows when Yama Dharma Raju tries to convince her to go back, but she persists. Impressed with her persuasive speech, he grants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Raheem
''Ram Raheem'' is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by K. R. V. Prasad Rao under the Raja Lakshmi Combines banner and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nandamuri Harikrishna and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Plot The film is based on friendship that is beyond caste creed and religion. It also proclaims ''A true friend in need is a friend indeed''. Ram & Rahim are besties studying in the same school. Rajaiah the father of Ram is a truck driver who serves as an honorable-seeming hoodlum Jagan Mohan Rao. Since Raiyah is a vice and worry-free his family leads a penniless life. Thus, his wife Lakshmi works as a maid in a few houses for their survival. However, Rajaiah torments them and dissipates strive of Lakshmi. All the time, Rahim support and shields Ram. He is the son of Inspector Khan one that lives mirthfully which vexes Ram to hit against his own. Near their school, the duo maintains cordial relations with a beggar Sivaram. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sati Anasuya
''Sati Anasuya'' is a story that has been made into many Indian films in different languages. It has been made into the Telugu language in 1935, 1936, 1957 and 1971. Plot The story of ''Anasuya'' is the basis for these films with some cinematic changes. Sati Anasuya (1935 film) It is produced by Aurora Film Corporation based in Calcutta. Dasari Kotiratnam played the title role of Anasuya. Cast * Dasari Kotiratnam as Anasuya * Tungala Chalapati Rao as Narada Anasuya (1936 film) Cast * C. Krishnaveni * Prakash Rao * Suryanarayana * Narayanrao * P. Sundaramma * R. Balasaraswathi Devi * C. S. R Sati Anasuya (1957 film) Cast * Anjali Devi as Anasuya * Gummadi * N.T.Rama Rao Soundtrack Music is by Ghantasala. Playback singers are Ghantasala, M. S. Rama Rao, Madhavapeddi Satyam, J. V. Raghavulu, M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Leela, Jikki, P. Leela & K. Rani. Sati Anasuya (1971 film) Cast * Jamuna as Anasuya * Sharada as Sumati * Kanta Rao as Atri Maharshi * Prabhakar Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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