Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy (12 June 1892 – 14 January 1960), known as H. M. Reddy, was an

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director and producer, known for his works in

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. He directed the first Indian multilingual sound film ''Kalidas'' (1931), shot in Telugu and Tamil. He then produced and directed the first full length Telugu sound film, ''Bhakta Prahlada'' in 1932.

Early career

Reddy produced and directed India's first multilingual (

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) talkie, ''Bhakta Kalidasa'' in 1931. Born on 12 June 1892, H. M. Reddy's full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy. He studied in Bangalore where he worked as a police inspector. Later he left the job as he was not interested to work for the British. With an interest in the field of cinema, he moved to Mumbai to research on Telugu movies where he also worked as reflector boy in a studio. H. M. Reddy had started Rohini Pictures Limited at

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with the partnership of

B. N. Reddy Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy (16 November 1908 – 8 November 1977), professionally known as B. N. Reddy, was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was an early figure in the Telugu cinema. Many of his earlier films like ''Vand ...

and actress

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. The first film released from this banner was '' Gruha Lakshmi'' that was based on the play of "Rangoon Rowdy". H. M. Reddy died on 14 Jan 1960, during the making of ''Gaja Donga''.

Producer

# '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1932) # ''

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'' (1938) # ''Tenali Ramakrishna'' (1941) # ''Pratigna'' (1953) # ''

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'' (1954) (presenter)

Director

# ''Prince Vijay Kumar'' (1930) # ''Kalidas'' (1931) # ''Bar Ke Pobar'' (1931) # ''Bhakta Prahlada'' (1932) # ''Jazz of Life'' (1932) # ''Sita Swayamvar'' (1933) # ''

'' (1938) # ''Matru Bhoomi'' (1939) # ''Chaduvukunna Bharya'' (1940) # ''Bondam Pelli'' (1940) # ''Barrister Parvateesam'' (1940) # ''Tenali Ramakrishna'' (1941) # ''Gharana Donga'' (1942) # ''

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'' (1946) # '' Nirdoshi'' (1951) # ''Niraparadhi'' (1951) # ''Pratigna'' (1953)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, H.M. 1892 births 1960 deaths 20th-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film producers

Early career

Producer

Director

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