Personal life
Pullayya married veteran actress Santha Kumari in 1937. Together they have two daughters named, Padmavathi and RadhaFilm career
Pullayya produced and directed many successful films under the banner Padmasree Pictures named after their daughter. ''Jayabheri'' was a 1959 Telugu musical hit film directed by him and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. The film is based on the 1947 production by V. Shantaram, titled ''Lokshahir Ram Joshi'' in Marathi and ''Matwala Shayar Ram Joshi'' in Hindi. The songs in the movie are both classical Carnatic and Folklore with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' was a 1960 magnum opus Telugu film produced and directed by him and starring N. T. Rama Rao.Filmography
# ''Harishchandra'' (1935) (director) # ''Sarangadhara (1937 film), Sarangadhara'' (1937) (director) # ''Balaji'' (1939) (director) # ''Dharmapatni'' (1941) (director and producer) # ''Premabandhan'' (1941) (director) # Subhadra (film), ''Subhadra'' (1941) (director) # ''Bhagyalakshmi'' (1943) (director) # ''Maya Machhindra'' (1945) (director) # ''Bhaktha Jana'' (1948) (director) #''Macha Rekai'' (1950) (director) # ''Tirugubatu'' (1950) (director) # ''Veetukari'' (1950) (director) # ''Dharma Devatha'' (1952) (director) # ''Manam Pola Mangalyam'' (1953) (director) # ''Rechukka'' (1954) (director) # Kanyasulkam (film), ''Kanyasulkam'' (1955) (director) # ''Ardhangi'' (1955) (director and producer) # ''Pennin Perumai'' (1956) (director and producer) # ''Umasundari'' (1956) (director) # ''Vanangamudi'' (1957) (director) # ''Illarame Nallaram'' (1958) (director) # ''Jayabheri'' (1959) (director) # ''Kalaivaanan'' (1959) (director) # ''Adisaya Thirudan'' (1959) (director) # ''Banda Ramudu'' (1959) (director) # ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) (director and producer) # ''Siri Sampadalu'' (1962) (director and producer) # Murali Krishna (film), ''Murali Krishna'' (1964) (director) # ''Aasai Mugam'' (1965) (director) # ''Preminchi Choodu (1965 film), Preminchi Choodu'' (1965) (director and producer) # ''Thaye Unakkaga'' (1966) (director) # ''Prana Mithrulu'' (1967) (director and producer) # ''Alludu Menalludu'' (1970) (director and producer) # ''Koduku Kodalu'' (1972) (director and producer) # ''Andaru Bagundali'' (1975) (director)Awards
;National Film Awards *3rd National Film Awards, 1955: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Ardhangi'' *7th National Film Awards, 1959: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Jayabheri'' *10th National Film Awards, 1962: Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Siri Sampadalu'' ;Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards *Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - Ardhangi (1955) ;Nandi Awards *Raghupathi Venkaiah Award - 1981See also
* Raghupathi Venkaiah AwardReferences
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* 1911 births 1985 deaths Telugu film directors Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Nellore Telugu film producers Film producers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors {{India-film-director-stub