Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Sr., was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in

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. Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with

Ghantasala Ghantasala may refer to: People * Ghantasala (musician) (Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, 1922-1974), Telugu singer and composer * Ghantasala Balaramayya (1906 - after 1952), Telugu film producer and director * Ghantasala Sai Srinivas, professionally ...

. grand son samudrala srinivaas

Personal life

Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in Pedapulivarru, Repalle

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, India.

Filmography

Writer

# ''Kanakatara'' (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics) # '' Gruhalakshmi'' (1938) # ''Vande Mataram'' (1939) (dialogue) # '' Sumangali'' (1940) (dialogue) # '' Devata'' (1941) (dialogue) # ''Bhakta Potana'' (1942) (story and dialogue) # '' Chenchu Lakshmi'' (1943) (story and dialogue) # ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1943) (dialogue) # ''

Palnati Yudham ''Palnati Yuddham'' is a 1947 Indian Telugu-language historical war film jointly directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. Based on the Battle of Palnadu, the film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao and Kannamba, ...

'' (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation) # ''Ratnamala'' (1947) # '' Yogi Vemana'' (1947) # '' Mana Desam'' (1949) (dialogue) # ''Laila Majnu'' (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue) # '' Swapna Sundari'' (1950) # ''Navvite Navaratnalu'' (1951) # ''

Chandirani ''Chandirani'' is a 1953 Indian swashbuckler film directed by Bhanumathi and produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Studios banner. The film is shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi languages. It stars Bhanumathi, N. T ...

'' (1953) # '' Bratuku Theruvu'' (1953) (dialogue) (story) # '' Devadasu'' (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation) # '' Vipra Narayana'' (1954) (dialogues and lyrics) # ''

Donga Ramudu Donga Ramudu may refer to: * Donga Ramudu (1955 film), an Indian Telugu-language drama film * Donga Ramudu (1988 film) ''Donga Ramudu'' is a 1988 Telugu-language action film, produced Chalasani Gopi by under the Gopi Art Pictures banner and dire ...

'' (1955) (lyrics) # '' Jayasimha'' (1955) (dialogue) (story) # '' Jayam Manade'' (1956) (dialogue) (story) # ''Kanakatara'' (1956) # ''

Sarangadhara ''Sarangadhara'' is an epic story during the reign of Rajaraja Narendra. Gurajada Apparao wrote the story in long poetic form in English and published in "Indian Leisure Hour" in 1883. It was a favourite Telugu drama and made into South India ...

'' (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue) # '' Vinayaka Chaviti'' (1957) # '' Bhookailas'' (1958) # '' Seetarama Kalyanam'' (1960) (dialogue) # ''

Batasari ''Batasari'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by Ramakrishna of Bharani Pictures. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Kaanal Neer'' (). Based on the Bengali novel ''Bardidi'' () by Saratchandra Chat ...

'' (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics) # ''

Lava Kusa ''Lava Kusa'' (also spelled as ''Lava Kusha'') is a 1963 Indian Hindu mythological film directed by C. S. Rao and his father C. Pullayya. The film was scripted by Sadasivabrahmam, Samudrala Sr. along with C. S. Rao and C. Pullayya. The film w ...

'' (1963) # '' Nartanasala'' (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue) # '' Babruvahana'' (1964) (dialogue) (story) # '' Pandava Vanavasam'' (1965) # '' Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam'' (1966) # '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1967) # '' Sri Krishnavataram'' (1967) # ''Sree Ramakatha'' (1968) # ''

Veeranjaneya ''Veeranjaneya'' is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. It is a musical film released in 1968, starring Arja Janardhana Rao, Kanta Rao, Anjali Devi and S.V. Ranga Rao. Plot The story is based on the Ramaya ...

'' (1968)

Director

# '' Babruvahana'' (1964) # ''Bhakta Raghunath'' (1960) # '' Vinayaka Chaviti'' (1957)

Producer

# '' Devadasu'' (1953) (producer) # ''Shanti'' (1952) (producer) # ''Strisahasam'' (1951/I) (producer)

Playback singer

# ''Bhakta Raghunath'' (1960) (playback singer)

References

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