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Ajay Sastry Ajay Sastry (26 July 1974 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian film director and writer who directed his maiden film called ''Nenu Meeku Telusa'' (2008). Life and career His journey started with a short film called "12" (Baarah) that was produce ...

(born 1975), director and writer *

Ann Marie Sastry Ann Marie Sastry is an American engineer, educator, and businessperson. She was President of Sakti3, a solid-state battery company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sastry was the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Mechanical, Biomedical and Materials Sc ...

, American engineer, educator, and businessperson *

Arvind Sastry Arvind Sastry is an Indian film director, screenwriter and an editor in Kannada cinema. He is best known for his debut film, ''Kahi'', an independent movie which was released in late 2016. Early life Arvind was born in Bengaluru district in Kar ...

(born 1990), screenwriter * B. V. K. Sastry (1916–2003), writer and music critic * Bhagavatula Sadasiva Shankara Sastry * Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry *

Chellapilla Venkata Sastry Chellapilla Venkata Sastry (born 8 August 1870) was a Telugu language poet laureate and scholar. He was one of the two poets known as Tirupati Venkata Kavulu and other being Divakarla Tirupati Sastry. Early life Chellapilla Venkata Sastry was ...

(1870–1950), Telugu language poet laureate and scholar * Devudu Narasimha Sastri (1895–1962), Kannada writer, novelist, Sanskrit scholar, ritualist, actor and journalist *

Devulapalli Krishnasastri Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1 November 1897 – 24 February 1980) was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema. He is known as ''Andhra Shelley''. In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured wit ...

(1887–1980), Telugu poet, playwright, and translator *

Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, ...

(1921–2007) * Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872–1920), Telugu language poet and scholar *

Emani Sankara Sastry Emani Sankara Sastry (23 September 1922 – 1987), was a renowned Veena player of Carnatic music. Life sketch Emani Sankara Sastry was born on 23 September 1922 in Draksharamam, India. He came from a family of celebrated classical musicians. ...

(1922–1987), Veena player of Carnatic music * Gangadhara Sastry (born 1967), Indian singer and composer * Garikapati Narahari Sastry (born 1966), Indian chemist * J. C. M. SastryIndian (1936–2005), Nephrologist . *

Jandhyala Papayya Sastry Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (4 August 1912 – 21 June 1992) was an eminent Telugu writer and lyricist. He was popularly known as Karunasri because his writings expressively show compassion (Karuna or Kāruṇyam), one of the nine Rasas. His famo ...

(1912–1992), Telugu writer and lyricist *

Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously as Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. Popularly referred to a ...

Indian film screenwriter, director and actor *

K. N. T. Sastry Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian film critic, screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has garnered six National Film Awards ...

(1945–2018), National Award-winning Telugu film director. *

Kaliakudi Natesa Sastry S. M. Natesa Sastri (1859–1906) was a polyglot, scholar in eighteen languages and authored many books in Tamil, Sanskrit and English. His scholarliness over Tamil and Sanskrit languages got him the title "Pandit'. Life Sastri was born in a ...

, exponent of Harikatha * Kapali Sastry (1886–1953), Sanskrit scholar, author, translator, and disciple of Sri Aurobindo *

Kasibhatta Brahmaiah Sastry Kasibhatta Brahmaiah Sastry (2 February 1863 – 29 October 1940) was a noted Sanskrit and Telugu scholar and who coined the term "Navala" in Telugu literature. He is an orthodox Brahmin scholar from Andhra pradesh. He was a great pandit well ve ...

(1863–1940), Sanskrit and Telugu scholar * Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (1920–1992), poet *

Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry (22 August 1925 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian scholar and television personality who specialized in the Vedas and Puranas texts in the Telugu and Sanskrit languages. His works have included commentaries on Al ...

(1925–2022), scholar and television personality *

Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry 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 Mad ...

(1905–1965), Telugu writer *

Melattur Venkatarama Sastry Melattur Venkatarama Sastry (1770–1830) was a Telugu poet and playwright who is credited with founding the Bhagavatha Melas. Early life Venkatarama Sastry was born in 1770 in Melattur in the then Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. His mother tong ...

(1770–1830), Telugu poet and playwright *

Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry (1892–1973) was an Indian novelist known for his works in the Telugu language. He is best recognized for his 1924 comedy novel, ''Barrister Parvateesam''. While this novel is his most acclaimed work, Sastry also wrot ...

(1892–1973), Indian Telugu language novelist *

Murali Sastry Murali Sastry (born 10 June 1959) is an Indian material chemist, nanomaterial scientist and the chief executive officer of the IITB-Monash Research Academy. He is a former chief scientist at Tata Chemicals and a former senior scientist at th ...

(born 1959), Indian scientist *

Panchagnula Adinarayana Sastry Panchagnula Adinarayana Sastry (1890–1951) was a Scholar of Sanskrit and Telugu. He supported the "Navya sahitya movement" and "spoken telugu movement" led by Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy (1863-1940) was a Telugu lan ...

(1890–1951) *

Patrayani Seetharama Sastry Patrayani Seetharama Sastry (also known as Saluru China Guruvu) (b. 1900 - d. 1957) was a singer, teacher and music composer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was the son and disciple of Patrayani Venkata Narasimha Sastry. He spent his early life i ...

a singer, teacher and music composer of

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (ISO: , , AP) is a state on the east coast of southern India. It is the seventh-largest state and the tenth-most populous in the country. Telugu is the most widely spoken language in the state, as well as its official lang ...

Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry (2 May 1929 – 25 December 1998), also known as "Ajanta", was a Telugu writer and editor.Ajanta, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 7-8. Life He was born in ...

(1929–1998), Telugu writer and editor *

Podili Brahmayya Sastry Professor Podili Brahmayya Sastry (Telugu: పొదిలి బ్రహ్మయ్య శాస్త్రి) M.B.B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., M.A.M.S. was an eminent professor of Physiology in India. He was the principal of Andhra Medical Coll ...

Puranam Srinivasa Sastry Puranam Srinivasa Sastry (1 June 1953 – October 22, 2021) was an Indian writer and a senior Journalist in the Telugu language. He was also a poet, editor, journalist, YouTuber, translator, columnist, humorist, political analyst, and canvas a ...

(born 1953), Indian writer * R. V. S. Peri Sastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India *

Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri (Ravi Sastri) () (30 July 1922 – 10 November 1993) was a Telugu writer who published several novels and more than 60 short stories in six volumes. His grandson Vishwadev Rachakonda is an actor. See also * List ...

(1922–1993), writer of in Telugu literature *

Ramajogayya Sastry Darivemula Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music. Early life Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near Narasaraopet of Palnadu distric ...

(born 1970), Indian Telugu lyricist * Ramayanam Sarveswara Sastry (1889–1962), actor * Rambhatla Lakshminarayana Sastry (1908–1995), Telugu and Sanskrit scholar *

Ravi Shastri Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri (born 27 May 1962) is an Indian cricket commentator, former professional cricketer and head coach of the India national cricket team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 199 ...

(born 1962), Indian Cricketer * S. Shankar Sastry, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. *

Savitha Sastry Savitha Sastry (born 11 August 1969) is an Indian dancer and choreographer best known as an exponent of Bharatanatyam. She is known to experiment with the format of traditional Bharatanatyam by using the techniques of Bharatanatyam to showcase ...

(born 1969), Bharatanatyam Dancer *

Sirivennela Sitaramasastri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

* Sosale Garalapury Sastry (1899–1955), Indian industrial chemist * Srikanth Sastry, Boston University Professor awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar *

Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry Kaviraz Krishna Murthy Sastry, of Sripada family (29 October 1866 – 29 December 1960), a native of Devarapalle, West Godavari district, Devarapalli of West Godavari district, was the first poet laureate ((ఆస్థాన కవి ''Asţh� ...

(1866–1960), poet *

Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry (1891–1961) was a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh. His predominant works include short stories, novels, literary essays. He also performed Avadhanam. He is called ''Adhunika Katha Chakravarthy'' (King of modern sh ...

(1891–1961), Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh * Trilochan Sastry, former Dean at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore * Tripuraribhatla Ramakrishna Sastry (1914–1998), actor * V. Kutumba Sastry (born 1950), Indian academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. * Veda Archana Sastry, Indian film actress *

Vedam Venkataraya Sastry Vedam Venkataraya Sastry (21 December 1853 – 18 June 1929) was an Indian poet, critic, dramatist, and scholar known for his contributions to Telugu literature and Telugu theatre, theatre.Vedam Venkataraya Sastry in Makers of Indian Literature; ...

(1853–1929), Sanskrit and Telugu poet and critic * Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry, Indian classical dancer in Kuchipudi * Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry, archaeologist and historian in

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

* Vuppuluri Ganapathi Sastry (1898–1989), Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, and spiritual teacher

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