Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry (16 June 1905 – 12 September 1965) was a Telugu writer.

Lifesketch

Their family has settled in Bandar (Machilipatnam) during his childhood. He has passed B.A. in Machilipatnam and M.A. in Telugu and Sanskrit in Madras. He learnt

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from Yadavalli Subbavadhanulu, Mahabhashyam from Nori Subramanya Sastry and

Brahmasutra The ''Brahma Sūtras'' (), also known as the Vedanta Sūtra (Sanskrit: वेदान्त सूत्र), Shariraka Sūtra, and Bhikshu-sūtra, are a Sanskrit text which criticizes the metaphysical dualism of the influential Samkhya philo ...

s from Sistla Narasimha Sastry. He is highly learned and said to be known about 50 different languages.

Literary works

* ''Chalava Miriyalu'' (compilation of his works) * ''Krishnateeram'' * ''Tejomurthulu'' * ''Kshetrayya'' * ''Gopidevi'' * ''Keligopalam'' * ''Baala'' * ''Aa Ee Vu R'' * ''Safety Razor''

Filmography

Malladi wrote about 150 songs for nearly 40 films.

Death

He died of

Cerebral hemorrhage Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e. the parenchyma), into its ventricles, or into both. An ICH is a type of bleeding within the skull and one kind of stro ...

due to

Hypertension Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a Chronic condition, long-term Disease, medical condition in which the blood pressure in the artery, arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms i ...

on 12 September 1965 in

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Telugu people 1905 births 1965 deaths Telugu-language lyricists