Tottempudi Krishna (1 September 1950 – 21 October 1986) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked 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 ...

. Known for directing revolutionary films, his notable works include ''

Pratighatana ''Pratighatana'' () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by T. Krishna. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. The plot follows a woman's fight against corruption and criminalization of poli ...

'', ''

Repati Pourulu ''Repati Pourulu'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by T. Krishna. The film stars Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar while Anuradha and Y. Vijaya play supporting roles. It has music composed by K. Chakravarthy. ...

'', and '' Neti Bharatham'', which have won the Filmfare Best Films Telugu. He won four

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

and was the founder of Eetaram Films. His last film ''

'' was released in 1986, after his death. His son Gopichand is a Telugu film actor.

Early life

T. Krishna was born on 1 September 1950 in Kakuturivaripalem of present-day

Prakasam district Prakasam district is one of the twelve districts in the coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised on 4 April 2022. The headquarters of the district is ...

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 ...

to Rathamma and Venkata Subbaiah. Krishna completed his

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

from CSR Sarma College in

Ongole Ongole (), natively known as Ongolu, is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district. It is known for Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen. Etymology The name 'Ongole' i ...

Career

He directed Neti Bharatam (1983) starred by Suman,

Vijayashanti Moturi Vijaya Shanthi (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, film producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu language, Te ...

; Vande Maataram (1985) starred by

, Rajasekhar,

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independen ...

;

Devaalayam ''Devaalayam'' is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed N. S. Muthukumaran and Ramanathan. The film was produced by Manneth David. The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Kedamangalam Sadanandan. The fil ...

(1985) starred by Late

Sobhan Babu Uppu Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema.Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu, Krishnasastri Sahityam, third volume, Vishalandhra Publishing H ...

and many more. His film

(1985) was the story of a woman's (

) fight against corruption and criminalization of politics in India. This film was later remade in

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

as ''Pratighaat'' starred by

Sujata Mehta Sujata Mehta (born 11 March 1959) is an Indian actress of Gujarati origin who has acted in plays and Hindi films, mostly known for her lead role in '' Pratighaat'' (1987) and supporting roles in '' Yateem'' (1988) and '' Gunaah'' (1993). She a ...

and

Nana Patekar Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, film maker, mainly working in Hindi language, Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi cinema. Widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential actors ...

. His last film

(1986) starred by

and Rajasekhar was released after his death. He was the co-founder of the banner Eetharam Films with his partner Babu Rao Pokuri.

Personal life

Krishna married Koteswarmma and the couple had two sons and a daughter. One of his sons, Premchand, was an aspiring director but died in a car accident in 1995 while directing his first film. His second son Gopichand is also a notable Telugu film actor. Gopichand started his career playing the role of villain but in later films, played the hero. His daughter is a dentist. Krishna died on 21 October 1986 due to ill-health. He took treatment in the United States for two months before his death at the Apollo Hospital,

Madras Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...

Filmography

;Director & Actor ;Producer # ''Puttadi Bomma Poornamma'' (1981): Documentary film

Awards

;

(in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

) * Best Documentary Film – Puttadi Bomma Poornamma (1981) * Best Screenplay Writer –

Neti Bharatam ''Neti Bharatam'' is a 1983 film written and directed by T. Krishna and produced by Eetharam Films. Suman (actor), Suman and Vijayashanti played lead roles, with Nagabhushanam and Rajyalakshmi in assisting roles. It is a musical hit film promotin ...

(1983) * Best First Film of a Director –

(1983) * Best Story Writer –

(1986)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna, Tottempudi Malayalam film directors Telugu film directors 1986 deaths Telugu screenwriters Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Film people from Krishna district 20th-century Indian screenwriters 1927 births