Kranthi Kumar
Kranthi Kumar | |
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| Born | Talasila Kranthi Kumar 5 April 1942 Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 9 May 2003 (aged 61) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Spouse | Sita Rama Lakshmibai |
| Children | Sunil Kumar and Anil Kumar |
| Relatives |
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Talasila Kranthi Kumar was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He won two Filmfare Awards and four Nandi Awards. In 1985, he directed Sravanthi, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year.[1] In 1991, he directed Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu, which was premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 International Film Festival of India.[2]
In 2000 he directed 9 Nelalu, premiered retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival.[3] He has garnered the National Film Award, five state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. He died on 9 May 2003.[4]
Early life[edit]
Born in Penamaluru in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he studied M.A. and L.L.B. before entering the film world in 1968.
Awards[edit]
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - Sravanthi (1986)[1]
- Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - Swathi (1984)
- Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu (1991)[5][6]
- Best Feature Film - Gold - Sarada (1973)
- Best Feature Film - Gold - Swathi (1984)
- Best First Film of a Director - Swathi
- Best Director - Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu (1991)
- Best Screenplay Writer - Sravana Meghalu (1986)
- Best Director – Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu (1991)[8]
Filmography[edit]
Director[edit]
- 1984 Swathi
- 1984 Agni Gundam
- 1985 Sravanthi
- 1985 Hero Boy
- 1986 Swati (Hindi)
- 1986 Aranyakanda
- 1987 Saradamba
- 1987 Gowthami
- 1990 Neti Siddhartha
- 1991 Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu
- 1992 Akka Mogudu
- 1993 Rajeswari Kalyanam
- 1993 Amma Koduku
- 1993 Sarigamalu
- 1994 Bhale Pellam
- 1996 Baalina Jyothi (Kannada)
- 1998 Padutha Teeyaga[9]
- 1999 Arundhati
- 2000 9 Nelalu
Producer[edit]
- 1973 Sarada
- 1974 Urvasi
- 1976 Jyothi
- 1977 Kalpana
- 1977 Aame Katha
- 1978 Pranam Khareedu
- 1979 Punadhirallu
- 1979 Shri Jagannath
- 1980 Mosagadu
- 1980 Sardar Papa Rayudu
- 1981 Nyayam Kavali
- 1981 Kirayi Rowdylu
- 1982 Idi Pellantara
- 1983 Sivudu Sivudu Sivudu
- 1984 Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar
- 1984 Agni Gundam
- 1984 Swathi
- 1990 Neti Siddhartha
- 1995 Rikshavodu
- 1999 Preminchedi Endukamma
- 2001 9 Nelalu
References[edit]
- ^ a b "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Narasimham, M.L. (4 March 2005). "Still the regular guy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "39th Annual Filmfare Award Winners". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces – Google Books
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
- ^ "'Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. p. 3.
- ^ "Padutha Theeyaga(1998)". cineradham.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
External links[edit]
- Telugu film directors
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Nandi Award winners
- 2003 deaths
- 20th-century Indian people
- Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Krishna district
- 21st-century Indian people
- Telugu film producers
- Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh
- Telugu screenwriters
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
- 1942 births
- 20th-century Indian screenwriters