Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer 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 ...

. He received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the

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in 2007. Krishna Murthy started his career in the film industry as a production executive for films like '' Palletooru'' (1952), '' Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). Later, he turned a producer and established his own

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named Ravindra Art Pictures. He produced many notable films like '' Lakshadhikari'' (1963), ''

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'' (1966), '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968), '' Dharma Daata'' (1970), '' Doctor Babu'' (1973). Producer and director

Tammareddy Bharadwaja Tammreddy Bharadwaja is an Indian film director and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over his career, Bharadwaja directed more than 20 films and produced around 15 films. He also served as the president of the Telugu Film Chamber o ...

is his son.

Early life

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy was born in Chinapalaparru village, Mudinepalli in

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. He participated in

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in his youth and was jailed. He liked

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principles and actively participated in the works of Praja Natya Mandali.

Career

Krishna Murthy initially worked as a tuition teacher for the children of cinema artists in

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. Then he entered into films as a production executive and worked on films like '' Palletooru'' (1952), '' Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). Returning to

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, he worked for many successful films made by Sarathi Studios. Later, he started his own production house titled Ravindra Art Pictures and made '' Lakshadhikari'' (1963) with N. T. Rama Rao in the lead role as his first production. It was a big success. He made ''

'' (1966) with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and many other films like '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968), '' Dharma Daata'' (1970), ''Sisindri Chitttibabu'' (1971), ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972), '' Doctor Babu'' (1973), ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975), ''Amma Nanna'' (1976), ''Love Marriage'' (1978), and ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982).

Personal life

Producer and director

, is his son. Tammareddy Lenin Babu, his other son, is also a film director. Krishna Murthy produced many films with Lenin Babu as a director.

Filmography

Production Executive * '' Palletooru'' (1952) * '' Rojulu Marayi'' (1955) Producer * '' Lakshadhikari'' (1963) * ''

'' (1966) * ''

Bangaru Gaajulu ''Bangaru Gaajulu'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by C. S. Rao from a story written by Rajasri (writer), Rajasri. Produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, it stars Akkineni N ...

'' (1968) * '' Dharma Daata'' (1970) * ''Sisindri Chittibabu'' (1971) * ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972) * '' Doctor Babu'' (1973) * ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975) * ''Amma Nanna'' (1976) * ''Love Marriage'' (1978) * ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982)

Awards

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. E ...

– '' Dharma Daata'' (1970). * Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze – '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968) * Raghupathi Venkaiah Award – 2007

References

External links

Krishnamurthy Tammareddy at IMDb.
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