Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao (1924 – 8 December 2004) was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was the son of film director

Chittajallu Pullayya Chittajallu Pullayya (Telugu: చిత్తజల్లు పుల్లయ్య; 1898 – 6 October 1967) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is one of the earliest film personalities in Telugu cinema being associated with ...

. He directed around 65 films in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages. He garnered two National Film Awards for directing the films ''

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) and '' Desamante Manushuloyi'' (1970). Directors including Muktha V. Srinivasan and K. S. Sethu Madhavan worked as his assistants.

Early life and career

He was born in 1924 in Kakinada, East Godavari,

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

. He started his career in films as a child actor, appearing in two movies directed by his father

and released in 1936, ''Anasuya'' and ''Dhruva''. He later worked as an assistant to cinematographer K. Ramnoth, art director V. A. K. Sekhar, and Uday Shankar. He assisted his father in the 1953 film '' Pakkinti Ammayi'' as both actor and screenplay writer. He made his directorial debut in Tamil film with '' Ponni'' (1953) and then in Telugu with the feature ''Sri Krishna Tulabaram'' (1955). He directed around 65 movies in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Oriya languages. His popular Telugu movies included ''

'' (1963), ''Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu'' (1958), ''Santinivasam'' (1960), ''Abhimanam'' (1960), ''Tiger Ramudu'' (1962), ''Valmeeki'' (1963), ''Kanchu Kota'' (1967), ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968), '' Ekaveera'' (1969), ''

Jeevitha Chakram Jeevitha Chakram () is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri and Sarada, with music composed by Shankar–Jaikishan. It is produced by P. Gangadhar Rao under the Nava Sakthi Produc ...

'' (1971), ''Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham'' (1972), ''Dhanamaa? Daivamaa?'' (1973), '' Yashoda Krishna'' (1975), and '' Mahakavi Kshetrayya'' (1976). He also acted in a number of movies, which included ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1959), ''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982), ''Jebudonga'' (1987), and ''Kokila'' (1989).

Personal life

He married the daughter of

Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ...

and Kadaru Nagabhushanam. After her death, he fell in love with dancer and actress

Rajasulochana Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Early life She w ...

. They married and had twin daughters. He died on 8 December 2004 in

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Filmography

# ''Anasuya'' (1936) (as child actor) # ''Dhruva'' (1936) (as child actor) # '' Pakka Inti Ammayi'' (Telugu, 1953) (actor and screen adaptation) # '' Ponni'' (1953) (director) # ''Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan'' (1954) (director) # ''Sri Krishna Tulabharam'' (Telugu, 1955) (director) # ''Anna Thamudu'' (1958) (director) # '' Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu'' (1958) (director) # ''Sri Krishna Maya'' (1958) (director) # ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1959) (actor) # ''Naradhar Kalyanam'' (1959) (director) # ''Sabash Ramu'' (1959) (director) # ''Sabhash Ramudu'' (1959) (director) # '' Abhimanam'' (1960) (director) # '' Santhi Nivasam'' (1960) (director) # ''Pellikani Pillalu'' (1961) (director) # '' Tiger Ramudu'' (1962) (director) # ''Santhi Nivas'' (1962) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1963) (director) # ''

Valmiki Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic ''Ramayana'', dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attributi ...

'' (Telugu, 1963) (director) # ''Lava Kusa'' (Tamil, 1963) (director) # ''

'' (Kannada, 1963) (director) # '' Keelu Bommalu'' (Telugu, 1965) (director) # ''Prachanda Bhairavi'' (1965) (director) # ''Pratignapalana'' (1965) (director) # ''Kanchukota'' (1967) (director) # ''Pallava Sevengal'' (1967) (director) # '' Bangaru Gaajulu'' (1968) (director) # ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968) (director) # ''Gramadevathulu'' (1968) (director) # ''Mana Samsaram'' (1968) (director) # '' Niluvu Dopidi'' (1968) (director) # '' Nindu Samsaram'' (1968) (director) # '' Ekaveera'' (Telugu, 1969) (director) # ''Mamaku Tagga Kodalu'' (1969) (director) # ''Pettandarulu'' (1970) (director) # '' Desamante Manushuloy'' (1970) (director) # ''Malli Pelli'' (1970) (director) # '' Marina Manishi'' (1970) (director) # '' Rendu Kutumbala Katha'' (1970) (director) # ''Bhagyavanthudu'' (1971) (director) # ''

'' (Telugu, 1971) (director) # ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971) (director) # ''

Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham ''Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham'' () is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by D. N. Raju and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Vanisri, S.V. Ranga Rao and Rajanala, with music composed by T. V. ...

'' (1972) (director) # '' Desoddharakulu'' (1973) (director) # ''

Dhanama? Daivama? ''Dhanama? Daivama?'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by DVS Raju and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by T. V. Raju. Plot Lawyer Ramachandra Rao (N. T. Rama Rao) a disci ...

'' (1973) (director) # ''Adambaralu Anubhandalu'' (1974) (director) # ''Anaganaga Oka Thandri'' (1974) (director) # ''Bandhalu Anubhandhalu'' (1974) (director) # ''Devudulanti Manishi'' (1975) (director) # ''Swandam Kariyum Zindabad'' (1975) (director) # '' Yashoda Krishna'' (Telugu, 1975) (director) # '' Mahakavi Kshetrayya'' (Telugu, 1976) (director) # ''

Manchiki Maro Peru ''Manchiki Maro Peru'' () is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by M. Manohar under the Sree Ramakrishna Films banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishnam Raju, Padmapriya and music composed by S. ...

'' (1976) (director) # ''Punardatta'' (1976) (director) # ''Sri Renukadevi Mahatme'' (1977) (director) # ''Allari Pillalu'' (1978) (director) # ''Parasuraman'' (1978) (director) # '' Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya'' (Telugu, 1982) (actor) # ''Radhamma Mogudu'' (1982) (director) # ''Bhayankara Bhasmasura'' (1983) (director) # ''Maro Maya Bazaar'' (1983) (director) # ''Raja Harishchandra'' (1984) (director) # ''Satya Harishchandra'' (1984) (Odia, director) # ''Gruhalakshmi'' (1985) (Odia, director) # ''Jebu Donga'' (1987) (actor) # '' Yogi Vemana'' (Telugu, 1988) (director) # ''Kokila'' (1989) (actor)

References

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