Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously by his surname Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor known for his works in

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and Telugu theatre. He is popularly known as Hasya Brahma (). In a career spanning more than two decades, he directed over 40 films and wrote the dialogue for more than 300 films. He won three state

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one each for

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, Best Story Writer, and Best Dialogue Writer and one

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for Best Director – Telugu. ''

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'' referred to him as the 'King of Comedy in Tollywood'. Jandhyala was interested in

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right from his childhood. In his college days, he wrote many plays that became popular. He later entered the film industry in 1976 and established himself as a versatile writer penning commercial blockbusters such as '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''

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'' (1979) as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''

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'' (1976), '' Sankarabharanam'' (1980). He later turned director with the film ''

Mudda Mandaram Mudda Mandaram is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film, written and directed by Jandhyala. It is the debut film for both the leading actors Poornima, It also stars Pradeep Kondiparthi, and Suthi Velu. The Plot Pradeep is son of a millionaire. H ...

'' (1981)''.'' His notable films as a director include '' Nalugu Sthambalata'' (1982)'',

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'' (1983)'', Srivariki Premalekha'' (1984), '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986)'', Seetharama Kalyanam'' (1986''), Chantabbai'' (1986), ''

Padamati Sandhya Ragam ''Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' ( te, script=latn, Paḍamaṭi Sandhyārāgaṁ; ) is a 1987 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Vijayashanti as Sandhya, a young Indian woman, and Thomas Jane as Chris, a white Amer ...

'' (1987), '' Aha Naa Pellanta!'' (1987), '' Vivaha Bhojanambu'' (1988), ''

Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela ''Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela'' is a 1988 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Jandhyala starring Naresh, Mohan, Ashwini and Gayatri. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who ...

'' (1988), ''Jayammu Nischayammu Raa'' (1989), ''

Babai Hotel ''Babai Hotel'' is a 1992 Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Jandhyala and produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the banner Creative Commercials. The film stars Brahmanandam, Gundu Hanumantha Rao and Kinnera. He also wrote the dialogue for

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-winning films such as ''

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'' (1981), '' Seethakoka Chilaka'' (1981), ''

Sagara Sangamam ''Sagara Sangamam'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageswara Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, S. P. Sailaja and Chakri Toleti. Upon release, ...

'' (1983), and ''

Swathi Kiranam ''Swathi Kiranam'' () is a 1992 Telugu-language musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by V. Madhusudhana Rao, the film starred Mammootty in his Telugu debut, Master Manjunath and Raadhika, along with Achyuth, Jayanthi, Saks ...

'' (1992). His other famous works as a writer include '' Sommokadidi Sokokadidi'' (1978), ''

Nireekshana ''Nireekshana'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, filmed, and edited by Balu Mahendra. Produced by Linga Raju, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Archana. Allu Ramalingaiah, P. L. Narayana and Rallap ...

'' (1986), ''

Aakhari Poratam ''Aakhari Poratam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Nagarjuna, Sridevi with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Based on the ...

'' (1988), '' Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (1990), ''

Aditya 369 ''Aditya 369'' is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language science fiction film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mohini while Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, and Suthivelu play supporting roles. The music ...

'' (1991), '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994). He also acted in the 1992 film '' Aapadbandhavudu'' which won him critical acclaim. Jandhyala introduced Naresh, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Suthi Velu to Telugu cinema. Actors like

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, Suthi Veerabhadra Rao,

Gundu Hanumantha Rao Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...

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became established comic actors through his films.

Early life

Jandhyala was born as 'Jandhyala Venkata Durga Siva Subrahmanya Sastry' into a middle-class family on 14 January 1951 in

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, West Godavari district of present-day

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. He completed his

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in SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College in

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, who would later go on to become a noted producer, was Jandhyala's childhood friend. They were classmates from fourth standard till their graduation and also lived in neighbouring houses. He acted as a child artist in the drama troupe of Vinnakota Ramanna Pantulu. He continued acting in his college days. In 1969, he won the best actor prize for ''Tasmath Jagratha'' at an inter-university drama competition. His first short story was published in ''

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'' when he was only 12. Jandhyala once noted, "''

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'' and ''Keerthi Seshulu'' inspired me to write stage plays. I read them several times like text books''. The first play written by him was ''Jeevana Jyothi''. His later plays like ''Ek Din Ka Sultan, Gundelu Marchabadunu, O Cheekati Ratri,'' ''Mandodari Mahila Mandali'' etc. became popular. ''Ek Din Ka Sultan'' won him accolades and was translated into several languages. His social play ''Sandhyaraagamlo Sankhaaraavam'' was acclaimed and paved the way for his entry into the film industry.

Career

Filmography chart of the films done per year by Director Jandhyala

In 1974, Jandhyala came to Chennai to stage his play ''Sandhyaraagamlo Sankhaaraavam.'' The veteran filmmaker

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who watched the play was so impressed that he signed Jandhyala to work on a film based on the Beenadevi novel ''O Punya Bhoomi Kallu Theru''. Due to B. N. Reddy's ill health, the project did not materialise. Later, A. Ananda Mohan signed him for '' Pelli Kani Pelli'' and V. Hanuman Prasad signed him for '' Devudu Chesina Bommalu''. His first released film was ''Devudu Chesina Bommalu'' (1976). ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' released later in 1977.

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's ''

'' (1976) became a big hit and Jandhyala became popular as a writer. He established himself as a versatile writer penning commercial potboilers such as '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''

'' (1979) as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''

Seetamalakshmi ''Seetamalakshmi'' is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Talluri Rameswari (in her Telugu debut) and Chandra Mohan. It was released on 27 July 1978. It won two state Nandi Awards and a Fi ...

'' (1976), '' Sankarabharanam'' (1980). He was a very busy writer from 19761981 and wrote nearly 200 films in those five years. He worked in various roles as a story writer, screenplay writer, and dialogue writer. He was working on four or five films at any given time during that period. Jandhyala turned director with the film ''

'' in the year 1981. He continued writing other directors' films while directing his own films. As Jandhyala noted in one of his last interviews, he wrote over 150 films from 19812001 and directed a total of 42 films. After ''Mudda Mandaram'', he directed the

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

'' Nalugu Stambhalata'' (1982), and the

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bilingual

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'' (1983) which was screened at the International Film Festival of India. ''Ananda Bhairavi'' won the state

for Best Feature Film, Best Direction, and Best Story. He then directed the

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works such as '' Rendu Jella Sita'' (1983), '' Srivariki Premalekha'', (1984), '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), '' Chantabbai'' (1986), ''

'' (1987), '' Vivaha Bhojanambu'' (1988), ''

'' (1988). ''Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' received the

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, and Nandi Award for Best Story. Other films he directed during this time include a film on national integration called ''

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'' (1983), ''Amarajeevi'' (1983), a romance film with

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and Jaya Prada, and '' Seetharama Kalyanam'' (1986) starring

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and Rajani. The last film he directed was ''Vichitram'' (1998) which starred

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in the lead role. Jandhyala also wrote the dialogue for

winning films such as '' Sankarabharanam'' (1980), ''

'' (1981), '' Seethakoka Chiluka'' (1981), ''

'' (1983), and ''

'' (1992). His other famous works as a writer include '' Sommokadidi Sokokadidi'' (1978), ''

'' (1986), ''

'' (1988), '' Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (1990), ''

'' (1991), '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994). Jandhyala listed ''Sankarabharanam'', ''Saptapadi'', ''Adavi Ramudu'' as his favourite films among those he penned the dialogues for. In a film career spanning twenty five years, Jandhyala won three state

and a

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. He collaborated with directors

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and

on many of their hit films. E. V. V. Satyanarayana worked as an assistant director to Jandhyala in 22 films for eight years and later went on to become a noted director. Jandhyala also wrote children's stories, and more than 27 stage and radio plays. He also acted in hundreds of stage plays in his career. He was also a popular television anchor and wrote television scripts. He was also an occasional dubbing artist and lent his voice in a few films.

Death

He died on 19 June 2001, due to a massive heart attack, at 50, and after completing his silver jubilee year in film industry.

Filmmaking

Though famous as a comedy director, he directed films in other genres too. Drama film ''Nelavanka'',

''Ananda Bhairavi'',

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s ''Amarajeevi, Seeta Rama Kalyanam'' are some of his famous films in non-comedy genres. Jandhyala disliked

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comedy. He preferred simple and natural dialogues. He believed that dialogues should be realistic conversations with which the audience could easily identify themselves with, and enjoy. Regarding his comedic style, A. Saye Sekhar of ''The Hindu'' writes,

"In his dialogue-writing and also direction in his time, Jandhyala took sensitive potshots at the doings of assorted nabobs, stuffed shirts in typical Telugu families, village footpads, miserable misers, secret polluters, tax evaders, preening lawyers, idiosyncratic doctors, oily accountants, defendants who got off too easily and celebrities who talked too much."

In his career as a screenwriter, he worked in various roles as a story writer, screenplay writer, and dialogue writer. As a screenwriter, Jandhyala was known for his versatility penning commercial blockbusters such as ''Adavi Ramudu'', ''Vetagadu'' as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''Siri Siri Muvva'', ''Sankarabharanam''. He wrote films in various genres like the

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film ''Aakhari Poratam'',

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film ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'',

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film ''Aditya 369'', supernatural thriller ''Govinda Govinda'', films based on classical art forms like ''Siri Siri Muvva'', ''Sankarabharanam'', ''Sagara Sangamam'', ''Swathi Kiranam''.

Legacy

Jandhyala, Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram Vijayawada

Actors like

, Naresh,

, Suthi Velu, Suthi Veerabhadra Rao,

became established comic actors through his films. Jandhyala is popularly known as 'Hasya Brahma' (). ''

'' referred to him as the 'King of Comedy in Tollywood'. '' Idlebrain.com'' noted, "Before his movies, comedy was a small part of movies and comedians were sidekicks to the hero or villain. Jandhyala proved to the Telugu film industry that comedy can itself be a full-length subject and achieved a great success in this endeavor." His films are well known as clean entertainers affable to the family audiences without any obscene language or

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. ''Aha Naa Pellanta!'' is considered one of the best comedy films in Telugu cinema. A bronze bust of Jandhyala was put up on the premises of Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in

in January 2005. Brahmanandam considered Jandhyala to be the best comedy director he has ever worked with. Noted screenwriter

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expressed his admiration for Jandhyala. Filmmaker

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mentions Jandhyala as one of the inspirations on his directorial sensibilities. Director and screenwriter

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cited Jandhyala as the biggest inspiration in his career. “I grew up watching Jandhyala films. I have watched video cassettes of all his films. He provided healthy comedy. I took inspiration from him to provide entertainment in all my films,” he said.

Filmography

;As director ;As dialogue writer * ''

'' (1976) * '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977) * '' Amara Deepam'' (1977) * ''

'' (1978) * '' Sommokadidi Sokokadidi'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1979) * ''

Driver Ramudu ''Driver Ramudu'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film, produced by Nandamuri Harikrishna under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music by Chakrava ...

'' (1979) * ''Viyyala vari Kayyalu'' (1979) * ''

'' (1979) * ''Burripalem Bullodu'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) * '' Sankarabharanam'' (1980) * ''Mama Allulla Saval'' (1980) * ''

Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu ''Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu'' is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sridevi and ...

'' (1980) * '' Subhodayam'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Seethakoka Chilaka'' (1981) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Pasivadi Pranam ''Pasivadi Pranam'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran and Sujitha. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. It was a remake ...

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * '' Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Aapadbandhavudu'' (1992) * '' Abbayigaru'' (1993) * '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994) * '' Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi'' (1998) ;As actor * '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986) * '' Aapadbandhavudu'' (1992) ;As dubbing artist *

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(1982) – Telugu dubbing for

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* '' Padamati Sandhyaragam'' (1987) – for Meer Abdulla who plays uncle * ''

'' (1988) – for

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*''Donga Donga'' (1993) – Telugu version of ''

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'' (for

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) *''Bharateeyudu'' (1996) – Telugu version of ''

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'' (for

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) *''Bhama Ne Satyabhama Ne'' (1996) – Telugu version of '' Avvai Shanmughi'' (for

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) *''Iddaru'' (1997) – Telugu version of ''

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'' (for Prakash Raj) *''Arunachalam'' (1997) – Telugu version of '' Arunachalam'' (for

Visu Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu initially worked as an assistant to director ...

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Awards

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* 1984,

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''(in

) * 1987, Best Story Writer – ''

'' * 1992, Best Dialogue Writer – '' Aapadbandhavudu'' ; Filmfare Awards South * 1984, Best Director – Telugu – '' Srivariki Premalekha''

Other awards

* Madras Film Fans Award * Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Award * Vijayawada Film Journalists Award * Vamsi Award * Kalasagar Award * Andhra Pradesh Cinegoers Award

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sastry, Jandhyala Subramanya 1951 births 2001 deaths Indian male voice actors Telugu screenwriters Telugu film directors Nandi Award winners Filmfare Awards South winners People from West Godavari district Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian screenwriters