Bommireddy Nagi Reddi (2 December 1912 – 25 February 2004) was an Indian film producer and director mainly in Telugu cinema. He set up Vijaya Vauhini Studios in

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, which was then Asia's biggest film studio. As his elder brother (who was also a director) had the same initials and was known as B. N. Reddi, Nagi Reddi was popularly known as B. Nagi Reddi. Some of the movies produced by Nagi Reddi include ''

Patala Bhairavi ''Pathala Bhairavi'' () is a 1951 Indian fantasy film directed by K. V. Reddy who co-wrote the film with Pingali and Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, the film was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chak ...

'' (1951), ''

Missamma ''Missamma'' () is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani on Vijaya Productions banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and ...

'' (1955), ''

Maya Bazaar ''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Productions. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, ...

'' (1957), '' Gundamma Katha'' (1962), ''Maduve Madinodu'' (1965-Kannada), '' Enga Veetu Pillai'' (1965), '' Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), ''

Shriman Shrimati ''Shriman Shrimati'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi film produced by B. Nagi Reddy and directed by Vijay Reddy. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Raakhee, A. K. Hangal, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika, Lalita Pawar and Anjali Naidu. Raj ...

'' (1982), ''

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'' (1975), and ''

Swarg Narak ''Swarg Narak'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by B. Nagi Reddy under the Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, ...

'' (1978), '' Nam Naadu'' (1969) the latter two of which were in

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. Reddi has served as the president of Film Federation of India twice, in 1960–61 and 1962–63.

Film career

Nagi Reddi along with his friend and partner

Aluri Chakrapani Chakrapani (born Aluri Venkata Subbarao; 5 August 1908 – 24 September 1975) was an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He won two Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. He was also n ...

produced over fifty films in four decades in the four South Indian languages and also in Hindi. He made mythological, devotional, and historical

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movies. Some of his more notable films include '' Pathala Bhairavi'', ''

'', and ''

''. He made most of his films in association with screenwriter Chakrapani. Nagi Reddi closed down Vijaya-Vahini after the Telugu film industry moved out of studios in the 1970s, and started the Vijaya Hospital and Vijaya Health Centre. A new award was incorporated, commemorating his 100th birth year, the Nagi Reddi, memorial Award for the best Telugu and Tamil family entertainers.

Personal life

He was married and had 3 sons and a daughter and one of his son is a producer B. Venkatarama Reddi.

Awards

; National Film Awards * Dada Saheb Phalke Award – 1986. * National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada – ''Maduve Madinodu'' (1965) ; Filmfare Awards * Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) –

(1957) * Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) – Gundamma Katha (1962) ; Nandi Awards * The Government of

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awarded him the Raghupathy Venkaiah award in 1987. ;Tamil Nadu State Awards * The Government of

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awarded him the Kalaimamani Award in 1972. ;Other Honours * He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Srikrishnadevaraya University and Sri Venkateswara University.

Other businesses and philanthropy

Nagi Reddi served as chairman of the board of Trustees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams between 1980 and 1983, and is credited for building the

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that now serves to regulate pilgrims for darshan in the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. Nagi Reddi founded the Vijaya Medical & Educational Trust in 1972. The trust runs the Vijaya Hospital (1972), Vijaya Health Center (1987) and Vijaya Heart Foundation (1996). Nagi Reddi headed the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce four times and the All-India Film Sammelan for two terms. Nagi Reddi started the ''

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'' newspaper in 1945. He also established the children's magazine '' Chandamama'' in July 1947. The magazine was eventually printed in nearly a dozen different languages. He was the founder of Vijaya Hospitals in Vadapalani, Chennai.

Filmography

As Producer

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'' (1982) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *''

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'' (1980) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *''

'' (1978) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Yehi Hai Zindagi'' (1977) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club'' (1976) (producer) *''

'' (1975) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi-Chakrapani) *'' Ganga Manga'' (1973) (producer) *'' Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani'' (1970) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Nam Naadu'' (1969) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967) (producer) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Enga Veettu Pillai'' (1965) (producer) (as B.Naggi Reddi) *'' Gundamma Katha'' (1962) (producer) *''

Manithan Maravillai ''Manithan Maravillai'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, co-produced and directed by Chakrapani and produced by Nagi Reddi under Vijaya Productions. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Gundamma Katha'', which it ...

'' (1962) (producer) *'' Paigham'' (1959) (Producer) *''

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu ''Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' () is a 1959 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. The film was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani of Vijaya Productions; the latter co-wrote its script with Prasad and Vempati Sad ...

'' (1958) (producer) *''

'' (1957/I) (producer) *''

'' (1957/II) (producer) *''

'' (1955) (producer) *''

Missiamma ''Missiamma'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad. Produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani Vijaya Vauhini Studios, the script was adapted by Chakrapani from the Bengali novel ''Manmoyee Girls ...

'' (1955) (producer) *''

Guna Sundari ''Guna Sundari'' or ''Gunasundari'' is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. The film was remake of the 1949 Telugu film ''Gunasundari Katha''. It was not successful at the box office. Plot Ugra Senan is the k ...

'' (1955) (producer as B. Nagi Reddi) *''

Chandraharam ''Chandraharam'' is a 1954 Telugu-Tamil bilingual swashbuckler film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao in his debut. It was produced by Nagi Reddy- Chakrapani under the Vijaya Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri and Srira ...

'' (1954) (producer) *''

Pelli Chesi Choodu ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' () is a 1952 Indian satirical comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their company Vijaya Productions. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, the latter ti ...

'' (1952) (producer) *''

'' (1951) (producer) *'' Shavukaru'' (1950) (producer)

As Presenter

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'' (1982) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *''

'' (1980) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *''

'' (1978) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Yehi Hai Zindagi'' (1977) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) a.k.a. Yehi Hai Zindagi (India: Hindi title: video box title) *''

'' (1975) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Prem Nagar'' (1974) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi) *'' Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967) (presenter) (as B. Nagi Reddi)

In Editorial Department

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Hai Hai Nayaka Hai Hai Nayaka is a 1989 Telugu-language comedy drama film, co-written and directed by Jandhyala, starring Naresh and Sri Bharati. Madhavapeddi Suresh composed the music for this film. The film released on 23 February 1989. The film deals with ...

'' (1989) (assistant editor)

As Director

*'' Enga Veetu Penn'' (1966)

Thankful

*'' Ram Tere Kitne Nam'' (1985) (sincere thanks) (as Shri Nagi Reddi)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy B. Nagi 1912 births 2004 deaths Filmfare Awards South winners Tamil film directors Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients People from Kadapa district Film directors from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors Telugu film producers 20th-century Indian businesspeople