Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao (1924 – 8 December 2004) was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was the son of film director

Chittajallu Pullayya Chittajallu Pullayya ( Telugu: చిత్తజల్లు పుల్లయ్య; 1898 – 6 October 1967) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is one of the earliest film personalities in Telugu cinema being associated with ...

. He directed around 65 films in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages. He garnered two

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

for directing the films ''

Lava Kusa ''Lava Kusa'' (also spelled as ''Lava Kusha'') is a 1963 Indian Hindu mythological film directed by C. S. Rao and his father C. Pullayya. The film was scripted by Sadasivabrahmam, Samudrala Sr. along with C. S. Rao and C. Pullayya. The fil ...

'' (1963) and ''

Desamante Manushuloyi ''Desamante Manushuloyi'' is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language political social problem film. The film was directed by C. S. Rao. It received the 1970 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Awards ;National Film Awards *National Fi ...

'' (1970). Directors including Muktha V. Srinivasan and K. S. Sethu Madhavan worked as his assistants.

Early life and career

He was born in 1924 in

Kakinada Kakinada (List of renamed places in India, formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population, sixth largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra P ...

East Godavari East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of 2011 Census of India, census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,54 ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. He started his career in films as a child actor, appearing in two movies directed by his father

and released in 1936, ''Anasuya'' and ''Dhruva''. He later worked as an assistant to cinematographer

K. Ramnoth K. Ramnoth (1912–1956) was an Indian cinematographer and director active in Tamil cinema. Career Ramnoth was born in 1912 at Pujapura, Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum. After passing his Bachelor degree, he arrived in Chennai in search of a ...

, art director V. A. K. Sekhar, and

Uday Shankar Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian cl ...

. He assisted his father in the 1953 film '' Pakkinti Ammayi'' as both actor and screenplay writer. He made his directorial debut in Tamil film with '' Ponni'' (1953) and then in Telugu with the feature ''Sri Krishna Tulabaram'' (1955). He directed around 65 movies in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Oriya languages. His popular Telugu movies included ''

'' (1963), ''Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu'' (1958), ''Santinivasam'' (1960), ''Abhimanam'' (1960), ''Tiger Ramudu'' (1962), ''Valmeeki'' (1963), ''Kanchu Kota'' (1967), ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968), ''

Ekaveera Ekaveera ( Telugu: ఏకవీర) is an Indian novel written by Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana in Telugu language. It was penned between 1929–31 and was published in Bharathi magazine in 1935. Originally written in Telugu, it has sin ...

'' (1969), ''

Jeevitha Chakram Jeevitha Chakram () is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri and Sarada, with music composed by Shankar–Jaikishan. It is produced by P. Gangadhar Rao under the Nava Sakthi Productio ...

'' (1971), ''Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham'' (1972), ''Dhanamaa? Daivamaa?'' (1973), ''

Yashoda Krishna ''Yashoda Krishna'' is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language film, directed by C. S. Rao. Baby Sridevi and Baby Rohini acted as Bala Krishna and Ramakrishna as Lord Krishna, which also marked actress Rohini Molleti's on-screen debut as a child art ...

'' (1975), and ''

Mahakavi Kshetrayya ''Mahakavi Kshetrayya'' is a 1976 Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of Kshetrayya, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao & C. S. Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswar ...

'' (1976). He also acted in a number of movies, which included ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1959), ''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982), ''Jebudonga'' (1987), and ''Kokila'' (1989).

Personal life

He married the daughter of

Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...

and

Kadaru Nagabhushanam Kadaru Nagabhushanam or K. B. Nagabhushanam (1902 – 18 October 1976) was an Indian film director and producer in the 1940s to 1960s, working in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He was the husband of P. Kannamba. They established Rajarajeshwari Fi ...

. After her death, he fell in love with dancer and actress

Rajasulochana Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Early life She w ...

. They married and had twin daughters. He died on 8 December 2004 in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

Filmography

# ''Anasuya'' (1936) (as child actor) # ''Dhruva'' (1936) (as child actor) # ''

Pakka Inti Ammayi ''Pakka Inti Ammayi'' is a 1953 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by C. Pullayya. The film featured Anjali Devi as the beautiful neighbour girl. Famous comedian Relangi acted as her lover Subbarayudu and veteran South Indi ...

'' (Telugu, 1953) (actor and screen adaptation) # '' Ponni'' (1953) (director) # ''Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan'' (1954) (director) # ''Sri Krishna Tulabharam'' (Telugu, 1955) (director) # ''Anna Thamudu'' (1958) (director) # ''

Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu ''Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu'' () is 1958 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Sundarlal Nahatha, T. Ashwadanarayana under the Sri Productions banner and directed by C. S. Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Rajasulochana with mus ...

'' (1958) (director) # ''Sri Krishna Maya'' (1958) (director) # ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1959) (actor) # ''Naradhar Kalyanam'' (1959) (director) # ''Sabash Ramu'' (1959) (director) # ''Sabhash Ramudu'' (1959) (director) # '' Abhimanam'' (1960) (director) # '' Santhi Nivasam'' (1960) (director) # ''Pellikani Pillalu'' (1961) (director) # ''

Tiger Ramudu ''Tiger Ramudu'' is a 1962 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Patnam Chinna Rao and Vaddi Sriramulu and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Rajasulochana, with music composed by Ghantasala (mus ...

'' (1962) (director) # ''Santhi Nivas'' (1962) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1963) (director) # ''

Valmiki Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ) is celebrated as the wikt:harbinger, harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic ''Ramayana'', dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on ...

'' (Telugu, 1963) (director) # ''Lava Kusa'' (Tamil, 1963) (director) # ''

'' (Kannada, 1963) (director) # ''

Keelu Bommalu ''Keelu Bommalu'' () is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language film directed by C. S. Rao and produced by P. Gangadhara Rao of Hyderabad Films. Plot Drama of a student of religion who comes to realise he is selfish and learns to help others. Cast * Gu ...

'' (Telugu, 1965) (director) # ''Prachanda Bhairavi'' (1965) (director) # ''Pratignapalana'' (1965) (director) # ''Kanchukota'' (1967) (director) # ''Pallava Sevengal'' (1967) (director) # ''

Bangaru Gaajulu ''Bangaru Gaajulu'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by C. S. Rao from a story written by Rajasri. Produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, it stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bharathi, and Vijaya Nirmala with the music co ...

'' (1968) (director) # ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968) (director) # ''Gramadevathulu'' (1968) (director) # ''Mana Samsaram'' (1968) (director) # ''

Niluvu Dopidi ''Niluvu Dopidi'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Devika and Jayalalita, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was re ...

'' (1968) (director) # ''

Nindu Samsaram ''Nindu Samsaram'' () is a 1968 Telugu-language drama film directed by C. S. Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by Master Venu. Plot Bhaskar is an honest, truthful gentleman who is in search of a job. Bh ...

'' (1968) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1969) (director) # ''Mamaku Tagga Kodalu'' (1969) (director) # ''Pettandarulu'' (1970) (director) # '' Desamante Manushuloy'' (1970) (director) # ''Malli Pelli'' (1970) (director) # ''

Marina Manishi ''Marina Manishi'' () is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film co-written and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vijaya Nirmala, with music composed by T. V. Raju. Plot The film begins with Raju (N. T. Rama Rao) a pi ...

'' (1970) (director) # '' Rendu Kutumbala Katha'' (1970) (director) # ''Bhagyavanthudu'' (1971) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1971) (director) # ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971) (director) # ''

Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham ''Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham'' () is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by D. N. Raju and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Vanisri, S.V. Ranga Rao and Rajanala, with music composed by T. V. ...

'' (1972) (director) # ''

Desoddharakulu ''Desoddharakulu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by U. Viswaswara Rao under the Deepthi International banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. A Su ...

'' (1973) (director) # '' Dhanama? Daivama?'' (1973) (director) # ''Adambaralu Anubhandalu'' (1974) (director) # ''Anaganaga Oka Thandri'' (1974) (director) # ''Bandhalu Anubhandhalu'' (1974) (director) # ''Devudulanti Manishi'' (1975) (director) # ''Swandam Kariyum Zindabad'' (1975) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1975) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1976) (director) # '' Manchiki Maro Peru'' (1976) (director) # ''Punardatta'' (1976) (director) # ''Sri Renukadevi Mahatme'' (1977) (director) # ''Allari Pillalu'' (1978) (director) # ''Parasuraman'' (1978) (director) # ''

Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya ''Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya'' () is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film directed by debutant Kodi Rama Krishna and produced by K. Raghava starring Chiranjeevi, Madhavi and debutant Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. Released on 22 April 1982, The fil ...

'' (Telugu, 1982) (actor) # ''Radhamma Mogudu'' (1982) (director) # ''Bhayankara Bhasmasura'' (1983) (director) # ''Maro Maya Bazaar'' (1983) (director) # ''Raja Harishchandra'' (1984) (director) # ''Satya Harishchandra'' (1984) (Odia, director) # ''Gruhalakshmi'' (1985) (Odia, director) # ''Jebu Donga'' (1987) (actor) # ''

Yogi Vemana Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality. Early life and ...

'' (Telugu, 1988) (director) # ''Kokila'' (1989) (actor)

References

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