Mallemala Sundara Rami Reddy (15 August 1924 – 11 December 2011), popularly known as M. S. Reddy and Mallemala, was an

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producer, director, screen writer and lyricist in

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and a writer known for his contribution to Telugu Literature. He also served as President of the Telugu Film Producers Council, South Indian Film Writers Association, and

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Co-operative Housing Society, as well as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation.Telugu film producer MS Reddy passes away
He won two Nandi Awards.

Early life

M. S. Reddy was born in the village of Alimili, near to

Nellore Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the fourth most p ...

. His date of birth is usually given as 15 August 1924. He died at the age of 87 at his home in Film Nagar,

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, the city that he had been instrumental in making the hub of the Telugu cinema industry. Aside from his work, Reddy was also a campaigner for various social causes and had

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views.

Telugu film 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, ...

producer

Shyam Prasad Reddy Mallemala Shyam Prasad Reddy is an Indian film producer in the Telugu film industry. He won three Nandi Awards. He made his debut, as a producer film, with ''Thalambralu'', in 1987. His father, M. S. Reddy, was a film writer and film producer ...

is his son.

Career

Reddy began his career with a photographic studio in

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. His first movie was dubbed version of ''Kanne Pilla'', in 1966, and his first production was the 1968 film, ''Bharya''. He then produced many other movies, such as ''Srikrishna Vijayam'' (1971), ''Ooriki Upakari'' (1972) ''Kodenaagu'' (1974), ''Ramayya Thandri'' (1974) ''Doralu Dongalu'' (1976), ''Mutayala Pallaki'' (1977), ''Naidu Bava'' (1978), '' Thathayya Premaleelalu'' (1980), ''Eklavya'' (1982), ''Kalyana Veena'' (1983), ''Palnati Simham'' (1985), ''O Prema Katha'' (1986), ''Aahuthi'' (1987), ''Ankusam'' (1989), ''Ammoru'' (1995), and ''Ramayanam (1997)''. He also wrote poetry and was an artist.

Awards

; Nandi Awards(in

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) * Best Lyricist -

Ankusam ''Ankusam'' is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and his wife Jeevitha, while Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy play supporting roles. The film is a ...

(1989) * Best Childrens Film - Gold -

Ramayanam The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages ...

(1997)

References

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Early life

Career

Awards

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