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

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. 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 polit ...

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

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

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((then in

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to Rathamma and Venkata Subbaiah. Krishna completed his

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from CSR Sharma College in

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Career

He directed Neti Bharatam (1983) starred by Suman,

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; Vande Maataram (1985) starred by

, Rajasekhar,

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; Devaalayam (1985) starred by Late

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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

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as ''Pratighaat'' starred by Sujata Mehta and

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. His last film Repati Pourulu (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

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Filmography

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

Awards

;

(in

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) * Best Documentary Film - Puttadi Bomma Poornamma (1981) * Best Screenplay Writer - Neti Bharatam (1983) * Best First Film of a Director - Neti Bharatam (1983) * Best Story Writer -

(1986)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna, Tottempudi Malayalam film directors Telugu film directors 1987 deaths Telugu screenwriters Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Krishna district 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian screenwriters 1927 births