Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer who worked in

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, Hy ...

. He received the

Raghupathi Venkaiah Award The Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Award is an award issued by the Indian state government of Andhra Pradesh, to recognise lifetime achievements in Telugu cinema. The award was introduced in 1981 in honour of Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, a pioneer of t ...

from the

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in 2007. Krishna Murthy started his career in the film industry as a production executive for films like ''

Palletooru ''Palletooru'' () is a 1952 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao in his directorial debut. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala. It was produced by P. Sivaramayya under People's Art Pro ...

'' (1952), ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). Later, he turned a producer and established his own

production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and ...

named

Ravindra Art Pictures Ravindra Art Pictures is a film production company in Hyderabad, India. It was established by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy. Krishna Murthy started his career in the film industry as a production executive. Later, he started his own production house ti ...

. He produced many notable films like ''

Lakshadhikari ''Lakshadhikari'' () is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with V. Nagayya, Gummadi, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Mikkilineni, K. V. S. Sarma, Suryaka ...

'' (1963), ''

Zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...

'' (1966), ''

Bangaru Gajulu ''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 comp ...

'' (1968), ''Dharma Daata'' (1970), ''

Doctor Babu ''Doctor Babu'' is a Telugu language film released in 1973. It starred Sobhan Babu and Jayalalitha in lead roles. It is romantic social drama film. The film was a remake of Hindi film '' Himalay Ki Godmein''. Cast * Sobhan Babu as Sekhar * ...

'' (1973). Producer and director Tammareddy Bharadwaja is his son.

Early life

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy was born in Chinapalaparru village,

Mudinepalli Mudinepalli is a village in the Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Mudinepalli hosts nearly all species of Indian snakes, which can survive in this southern region of India. Demographics (according to the Census of India ...

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

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 participated in

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

in his youth and was jailed. He liked

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principles and actively participated in the works of Praja Natya Mandali.

Career

Krishna Murthy initially worked as a tuition teacher for the children of cinema artists in

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. Then he entered into films as a production executive and worked on films like ''

'' (1952), ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). Returning to

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, he worked for many successful films made by

Sarathi Studios Sri Sarathi Studios is a film studio facility located in Hyderabad, India. It was established in 1956 and was the first film studio facility built in Hyderabad. It was built by the Raja of Challapalli, Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad. The first film s ...

. Later, he started his own production house titled

and made ''

'' (1963) with

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

in the lead role as his first production. It was a big success. He made ''

'' (1966) with

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

and many other films like ''

'' (1968), ''Dharma Daata'' (1970), ''Sisindri Chitttibabu'' (1971), ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972), ''

'' (1973), ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975), ''Amma Nanna'' (1976), ''Love Marriage'' (1978), and ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982).

Personal life

Producer and director Tammareddy Bharadwaja, is his son. Tammareddy Lenin Babu, his other son, is also a film director. Krishna Murthy produced many films with Lenin Babu as a director.

Filmography

Production Executive * ''

'' (1952) * ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1955) Producer * ''

'' (1963) * ''

'' (1966) * ''Bangaru Gaajulu'' (1968) * ''Dharma Daata'' (1970) * ''Sisindri Chittibabu'' (1971) * ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972) * ''Doctor Babu'' (1973) * ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975) * ''Amma Nanna'' (1976) * ''Love Marriage'' (1978) * ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982)

Awards

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Eac ...

- ''Dharma Daata'' (1970). * Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - ''Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968) *

- 2007

References

External links

Krishnamurthy Tammareddy at IMDb.
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