Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu (1887–1973) was a Telugu writer, lyricist and social reformer. He wrote dialogues and lyrics for the films like ''Mala Pilla'', ''Drohi'', ''Thathaji'', ''Bhishma'', and ''Patni''. He was awarded the

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

for Indian Literature. He had authored many books which were the eye openers for many in the field of social sciences in India, in particular South India. His books ''Vidhi Vilasam'', many more have found a place in the annals of Indian literature.

Honours

* Andhra Sahitya Akademi honored him with 'Visishta Sabhyathvam'. *The chief priest of

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honored him by conferring the title Andhra Visharada for his extraordinary service to Telugu language. *He was senate member of

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Family

Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu had two daughters and three sons.

Literary works

* ''Devalayala Meeda Bhutu Bommalenduku?'' *
Pelli- Dani Puttupurvotharalu
', * ''Inupakatchadalu'', * ''Pathapali'', ''Kotha Pali'', * ''All India Adukkutinevalla Mahasabha'', * ''Sahityamormaralu''. * ''Rallu-Rappalu'' is his autobiography from 1887 to 1908. * Translated Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina in Telugu (1952)

Filmography

*Mohini Rugmangada (1937) * Malapilla (1938) (dialogue) * Raitu Bidda (1939) (dialogue) * Illalu (1940) * Krishna Prema (1943) (adaptation) (dialogue) * Drohi (1948) * Keelugurram (1949) *

Palletoori Pilla ''Palletoori Pilla'' () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the Sobhanachela & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with musi ...

(1950) (dialogue) *

Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha ''Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha'' () is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by C. Pullayya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, K. R. Vijaya with music composed by Ghantasala. It is produced by Thota Subba Rao under the Sridevi Produc ...

(1950) (adaptation) (dialogue) *Mangala (1951) (dialogue) * Kanna Talli (1953) * Rojulu Marayi (1955) (dialogue)

References

*20th Century Luminaries, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.

External links

The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two); page: 995.

Thapi Dharma Rao profile in IMDb.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Thapi Dharma Journalists from Bihar Indian male journalists Telugu-language lyricists 1887 births 1973 deaths Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu Indian social reformers People from Ganjam district 20th-century Indian writers 20th-century Indian male writers