Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Sr., was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...

. Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with Ghantasala.

Personal life

Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in

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, India.

Filmography

Writer

# ''Kanakatara'' (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics) # '' Gruhalakshmi'' (1938) # ''Vande Mataram'' (1939) (dialogue) # '' Sumangali'' (1940) (dialogue) # ''

Devata ''Devata'' (pl: ''devatas'', meaning 'the gods') are smaller and more focused Devas (Deities) in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. The term "devata" itself can also mean deva. They can be either male or female. Every human ac ...

'' (1941) (dialogue) # ''Bhakta Potana'' (1942) (story and dialogue) # '' Chenchu Lakshmi'' (1943) (story and dialogue) # ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1943) (dialogue) # ''

Palnati Yudham ''Palnati Yuddham'' is a 1947 Indian Telugu-language historical war film jointly directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. Based on the Battle of Palnadu, the film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao and Kannamba, ...

'' (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation) # ''Ratnamala'' (1947) # ''

Yogi Vemana Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality. Early life and ...

'' (1947) # ''

Mana Desam ''Mana Desam'' () is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. It was produced by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner, and presented by Krishnaveni. It stars V. Nagayya, C. H. Narayana Ra ...

'' (1949) (dialogue) # ''Laila Majnu'' (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue) # '' Swapna Sundari'' (1950) # ''Navvite Navaratnalu'' (1951) # ''

Chandirani ''Chandirani'' is a 1953 Indian swashbuckler film directed by P. Bhanumathi and produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi Modern Standard Hind ...

'' (1953) # ''

Bratuku Theruvu ''Bratuku Teruvu'' () is a 1953 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao under the Bhaskar Productions banner and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Gha ...

'' (1953) (dialogue) (story) # '' Devadasu'' (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation) # ''

Vipra Narayana ''Vipra Narayana'' is a 1954 Telugu-language biographical film directed, produced and edited by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under Bharani Studios banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi, and Relangi with music composed by S. Rajeswa ...

'' (1954) (dialogues and lyrics) # '' Donga Ramudu'' (1955) (lyrics) # '' Jayasimha'' (1955) (dialogue) (story) # ''

Jayam Manade ''Jayam Manade'' () is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by T. Prakash Rao and produced by Sundarlal Nahatha. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. It is a remake of the 1951 Hindi ...

'' (1956) (dialogue) (story) # ''Kanakatara'' (1956) # ''

Sarangadhara ''Sarangadhara'' is an epic story during the reign of Rajaraja Narendra. Gurajada Apparao wrote the story in long poetic form in English and published in "Indian Leisure Hour" in 1883. It is a popular Telugu drama and made into South Indian fil ...

'' (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue) # ''

Vinayaka Chaviti ''Vinayaka Chaviti'' is a 1957 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by Samudrala Sr. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna and music composed by Ghantasala. It was produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banne ...

'' (1957) # '' Bhookailas'' (1958) # ''

Seetarama Kalyanam ''Sita Rama Kalyanam'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by N. T. Rama Rao in his directorial debut. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Haranath, Geetanjali, B. Saroja Devi, Kanta Rao, Sobhan Babu. The film was ...

'' (1960) (dialogue) # ''

Batasari ''Batasari'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by Ramakrishna of Bharani Pictures. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Kaanal Neer'' (). Based on the Bengali novel ''Bardidi'' () by Saratchandra Cha ...

'' (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics) # '' Lava Kusa'' (1963) # '' Nartanasala'' (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue) # ''

Babruvahana In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Babruvahana () is the son of Arjuna, a Pandava prince, and Chitrangada, the princess of Manipur (Mahabharat). Babruvahana was adopted as the heir of Manipura by his maternal grandfather, Chitravahana, and ...

'' (1964) (dialogue) (story) # ''

Pandava Vanavasam ''Pandava Vanavasam'' () is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and written by Samudrala Sr. Produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu, the film is based on the ''Mahabharata'' and depicts events fro ...

'' (1965) # ''

Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam ''Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam'' () is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by N. T. Rama Rao, who also co-wrote the script with Samudrala Sr. Produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the banners NAT and Ramakrishna Cine Studio ...

'' (1966) # '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1967) # ''

Sri Krishnavataram ''Sri Krishnavataram'' is a 1967 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika and Kanchana, with music composed by T. V. Raju. The film was produced by A. Pundarikakshayya under ...

'' (1967) # ''Sree Ramakatha'' (1968) # '' Veeranjaneya'' (1968)

Director

# ''

'' (1964) # ''Bhakta Raghunath'' (1960) # ''

'' (1957)

Producer

# '' Devadasu'' (1953) (producer) # ''Shanti'' (1952) (producer) # ''Strisahasam'' (1951/I) (producer)

Playback singer

# ''Bhakta Raghunath'' (1960) (playback singer)

References

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* Telugu film directors Telugu screenwriters Indian male screenwriters 1902 births 1968 deaths Writers from Guntur district Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film producers Telugu playback singers Indian male playback singers Singers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian male singers 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian screenwriters {{India-film-bio-stub