Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy (19 February 1919 – 6 May 2006) was an

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, producer, director, social activist, poet, and writer known for his pioneering works in

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, and

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. Reddy has received three National Film Awards for his works. In 1972 he produced and directed '' Samskara'' which garnered the

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and Bronze Leopard at the

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. Reddy has actively participated the Indian Emergency opposition movement, human rights movement, and child labor movements as founder member of

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. In 1977, he produced and directed the bilingual ''Chandamarutha'' in Kannada, and English. The film was banned during the Emergency, and was later released to critical appreciation.

Personal life

Pattabhirama Reddy was born in

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into a Telugu speaking family. He studied at

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and

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. He was married to Snehalata Reddy, and founded the organisation Concerned for Working Children. In 2003, he directed ''In the Hour of God'', a play based on

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's classic ''

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'', inspired by the mythical woman who defied death for love, which he dedicated to his wife Snehalata Reddy. Pattabhirama Reddy died on 6 May 2006, at the age of 86.

Literature

*Fidelu Ragala Dozen (1939), (Telugu) *Kaitha Naa Dayita 1978, (Telugu) *Pattabhi

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(1980), (Telugu)

Selected filmography

;As producer *

Pellinaati Pramanalu ''Pellinaati Pramanalu'' () is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil a ...

(executive producer) - Telugu (1958) * Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu (executive producer) - Telugu (1963) * Bhagya Chakramu (executive producer) - Telugu (1965) *Chandamarutha - Kannada *Shrungaramasa - Kannada *Devarakadu - Kannada ;As producer and director * Samskara (1970) *Chanda Marutha (1977) *Devara Kaadu (1993) *Sringara Masa (1984)

Awards and honors

; National Film Awards *

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

Pellinati Pramanalu ''Pellinaati Pramanalu'' () is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ...

(Telugu) - 1958 (executive Producer) *

- Samskara (Kannada) - 1971 (Director and Producer) * National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - ''Devara Kadu'' - 1992 (Director and Producer) ;

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- Samskara - 1971 (Director and Producer)

International honors

*Bronze Leopard at

(1972)

State honors

* Puttanna Kanagal Award from the

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*Honorary Doctorate from

Andhra University Andhra University ( IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest ...

References

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