Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died
15 March 1941(1941-03-15) (aged 71)
Occupations
Filmmaker
photographer
entrepreneur
Children
Raghupathi Surya Prakash
Relatives
Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu (brother)
Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (15 October 1869 – 15 March 1941), was an Indian filmmaker, photographer, graphic artist, educationist and entrepreneur considered as the father of Telugu cinema.[1][2] Regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, Naidu started his career as a commercial photographer in Madras; he was drawn into independent filmmaking, and he traveled to different regions in South east Asia to promote and teach cinematic techniques, filmmaking, and distribute foreign language silent films.[1][3][4]
Venkaiah Naidu was the younger brother of Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu, an illustrious social reformer and educationist of modern Andhra.[5] Venkaiah founded one of the first cinematograph companies in South India called "The Glass Studio" equipped with sound-on-disc display technology, allowing play back sound in sync with a motion picture.[4][2] In 1912, he founded The Gaiety movie theater which was the first in Madras to screen films on a full-time basis.[6] The Raghupati Venkaiah Award is an annual award incorporated into the state Nandi Awards honoring veteran artists who made significant contributions in Telugu cinema.[7]
^ ab"Telugu film industry turns 80". @businessline. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ abIndia, The Hans (7 November 2019). "Naresh plays Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^"తెలుగు సినిమాకు మార్గదర్శి రఘుపతి వెంకయ్య". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ abChaitanya, Krishna (6 August 2012). "Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu: The man who started it all". Bharat Janani. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 389. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
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