Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer in

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. He acted in 300 films.

Early life and career

Mannava Balayya, was born at Chavupadu,

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mandalam,

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district to Mannava Annapurnamma, Guravayya Chowdary. He studied Engineering B.E. (mechanical) in Guindy Engineering College,

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. Inspired by the drama during his college days, Balayya ventured into movies with guidance from

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. He made his debut as an actor with ''Ethuku Pai Ethu'', a social film directed by

and made by Sarathi Studios. Films such as ''Parvati Kalyanam'' established him as an actor. He acted in nearly three hundred films and established Amrutha Films in 1970. He penned a play, ''Nalupu Telupu'', later made into ''

Chelleli Kapuram ''Chelleli Kapuram'' is 1971 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath. This is the first movie produced by senior actor Mannava Balayya under the banner of Amrutha films. The film was remade as Anbu Thangai. Plot Ramu (Sobhan Babu ...

'', for which he received the Gold Nandi Award from the Andhra Pradesh Government. He also penned films, including ''

Neramu Siksha ''Neramu Siksha'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Viswanath who co-wrote the film with M. Balayya. The film is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment'' (1866). The film received positive revie ...

'' and '' Annadammula Katha''. He was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2012.

Filmography

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Actor

Producer

Director

Story writer

Awards

* Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer -

Oorukichchina Maata ''Oorukichina Maata'' () is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by M. Balayya starring Chiranjeevi, Sudhakar, Madhavi, and Kavitha. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Oorum Uravum'' (1982) starring Sivaji Ganesan. The fil ...

(1981) (in

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)

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