Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in
Telugu cinema
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and
Telugu theatre. He received the state
Nandi Award for Best Lyricist
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Lyrics
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in 1981 for "Andamaina Lokamani" from the film
''Tholikoodi Koosindi''. He is popularly known as ''Manasu Kavi ('').
Life
Athreya was born on 7 May 1921 in
Mangalampadu
Mangalam-padu is a village in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Sullurpeta mandal.
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village near
Sullurpeta
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,
Nellore district of the
Madras Presidency of British India.
His birthname was Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu.
He took ''Acharya'' from his birth name and ''Aatreya'' his
Gotra name, combined them as ''Acharya Aatreya'' and adopted it as his
pen name
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.
As a student in Nellore and Chittoor he wrote several plays. He abandoned his studies to participate in
Quit India Movement
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and was jailed. After releasing from jail, he had worked as a clerk in a settlement office and worked as an assistant editor of the journal ''Zamin Raithu'' which is based out of Nellore.
Athreya married Padmavathi in 1940.
Career
Athreya continued his pursuit for social reform, transformation and universal peace, with his 10 ''Natakams''
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and 15 ''Natikas'',
[ Athreya][https://archive.org/details/antyarpananatika018042mbp antyarpana natika] which include ''Bhayam'' ( Fear), ''Viswa Shanti'' ( Universal Peace), ''Kappalu'' ( Frogs), ''Goutama Buddha'', ''Ashoka Samrat'', ''Parivartanam'', ''Edureeta'' and ''Tirupati''. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
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History
The university was established in 1982 as Andhra Pr ...
of
Hyderabad
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, for his contributions to Telugu literature.
Athreya made his film debut in 1951. He went on to write over 1400 film songs. In 1989, he published a compilation of his works titled ''Naa Paata Nee Nota Palakali'' ( You would sing my song).
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Death
Athreya died on 13 September 1989.
Partial filmography
References
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1921 births
1989 deaths
Telugu screenwriters
Nandi Award winners
Indian lyricists
Telugu-language lyricists
Telugu people
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Andhra University alumni
Indian male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Telugu-language dramatists and playwrights
People from Nellore district
20th-century Indian poets
Poets from Andhra Pradesh
Indian male poets
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20th-century Indian male writers
20th-century Indian screenwriters