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Kranthi Kumar

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Kranthi Kumar
Born
Talasila Kranthi Kumar

(1942-04-05)5 April 1942
Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died9 May 2003(2003-05-09) (aged 61)
Occupations
  • Producer
  • director
  • screenwriter

Talasila Kranthi Kumar (5 April 1942 – 9 May 2003) was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he produced 21 films and directed 19 films. He was recognized with multiple awards, including a National Film Award, five Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South.[1]

Kranthi Kumar's notable directorial works include Sravanthi (1985), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu,[2] and Seetharamayya gari Manavaralu (1991), which was featured in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India.[3] In 2000, he directed 9 Nelalu, which was screened in a retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Early life

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Born in Penamaluru in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he studied M.A. and L.L.B. before entering the film world in 1968. He died on 9 May 2003.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Language Producer Director
1973 Sarada Telugu Yes No
1974 Urvasi Telugu Yes No
1976 Jyothi Telugu Yes No
1977 Kalpana Telugu Yes No
1977 Aame Katha Telugu Yes No
1978 Pranam Khareedu Telugu Yes No
1979 Punadhirallu Telugu Yes No
1979 Sri Jagannath Telugu Yes No
1980 Mosagadu Telugu Yes No
1980 Sardar Papa Rayudu Telugu Yes No
1981 Nyayam Kavali Telugu Yes No
1981 Kirayi Rowdylu Telugu Yes No
1982 Idi Pellantara Telugu Yes No
1983 Sivudu Sivudu Sivudu Telugu Yes No
1984 Swathi Telugu Yes Yes
1984 Agni Gundam Telugu Yes Yes
1984 Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar Hindi Yes No
1985 Sravanthi Telugu No Yes
1985 Hero Boy Telugu No Yes
1986 Swati Hindi No Yes
1986 Aranyakanda Telugu No Yes
1987 Saradamba Telugu No Yes
1987 Gowthami Telugu No Yes
1990 Neti Siddhartha Telugu Yes Yes
1991 Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu Telugu No Yes
1992 Akka Mogudu Telugu No Yes
1993 Rajeswari Kalyanam Telugu No Yes
1993 Amma Koduku Telugu No Yes
1993 Sarigamalu Telugu No Yes
1995 Rikshavodu Telugu Yes No
1994 Bhale Pellam Telugu No Yes
1996 Baalina Jyothi Kannada No Yes
1998 Padutha Theeyaga Telugu No Yes
1999 Arundhati Telugu No Yes
1999 Preminchedi Endukamma Telugu Yes No
2000 9 Nelalu Telugu Yes Yes

Awards

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National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Nandi Awards[7]
Cinema Express Awards

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ Narasimham, M.L. (4 March 2005). "Still the regular guy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "39th Annual Filmfare Award Winners". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ^ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces – Google Books
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "'Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. p. 3.
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