G. Ramineedu (

Telugu 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 S ...

: గుత్తా రామినీడు) (5 October 1927 – 29 April 2009) was an Indian film director who worked in

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. He is known for films such as '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1959), ''

Chivaraku Migiledi ''Chivaraku Migiledi'' () is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language romance film, written and directed by Gutha Ramineedu. The film was a remake of the Bengali film ''Deep Jwele Jaai''. The Bengali film ''Deep Jwele Jaai'' was a huge critical and comm ...

'' (1960), '' Palnati Yuddham'' (1966), '' Bangaru Sankellu'' (1968). ''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' and ''Palnati Yuddham'' received the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the National Film Awards. ''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' also won the

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. His last film '' Yagnam'' (1991) won the

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Early life and career

He was born in

Chataparru Chataparru is a village in Eluru mandal of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Veteran Telugu film producer Vijaya Bapineedu and Telugu film actor Murali Mohan were born in this village. Government of Andhra Pradesh selected this village as S ...

village, West Godavari district of

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. He entered the cinema world in 1954. He worked as an Assistant Director for films like ''

Charana Daasi ''Charana Daasi'' () is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara ...

'' (1956). He made his film directorial debut with '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1959). It was the first picture completely shot in

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and Haranath debuted as a lead actor in this film. Famous actor

Rao Gopal Rao Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...

worked as an assistant director for his film ''Bhakta Potana'' (1966) and in other films, including '' Bangaru Sankellu'' (1968), and ''Mooga Prema'' (1971). His last film '' Yagnam'' starring Bhanu Chander won the

in 1991.

Death

He died in

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on 29 April 2009 due to a kidney-related illness. His wife died in 2017. He is survived by three daughters and a son.

Filmography

# '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1959) (Director) # ''

'' (1960) (Director) # '' Kalimilemulu'' (1962) (Director) # ''Anuragam'' (1963) (Director) # ''Bhakta Potana'' (1966) (Director) # '' Palnati Yuddham'' (1966) (Actor, Director and Producer) # '' Bangaru Sankellu'' (1968) (Writer and Director) # ''Mooga Prema'' (1971) (Director) # ''Pratikaram'' (1982) (Director) # ''Raj Kumar'' (1983) (Director) # ''Sanganatham'' (1984) (Director) # '' Yagnam'' (1991) (Director)

Awards

; National Film Awards *

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: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' * 1966: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Palnati Yuddham'' ;

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* Best Feature Film - Gold - Yagnam(in

)

References

External links

* Telugu film directors 1927 births 2009 deaths Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from West Godavari district 20th-century Indian film directors Indian male film actors Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film producers Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors {{India-film-director-stub