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Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | |
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| Born | September 21, 1931 Udayagiri, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Madras |
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| Awards | National Film Awards Nandi Awards Filmfare Awards South Karnataka State Film Awards |
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931)[1] is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile filmmakers of India.[2][3] He is credited with having revolutionised the South Indian cinema with experimental films.[4][3] He has directed about sixty films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and English languages across multiple genres.[3][5][2] He has garnered two National Film Awards, five Nandi Awards, three Karnataka State Film Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, Rao was honored with Life Achievement Award from the Film Federation of India.[6]
Singeetam worked as an assistant to noted director K. V. Reddy from 1955 to 1968 in films like Mayabazar (1957), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961).[7][8][9] He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film Neethi Nijayithi (1972). He then directed social problem films like Dikkatra Parvathi (1974), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil,[8][10] and Tharam Marindi (1977), which won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.[11]
He went on to direct notable films like Panthulamma (1978), Mayuri (1985), Anand (1986), Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Aditya 369 (1991), Brundavanam (1992), Magalir Mattum (1994), Bhairava Dweepam (1994), Madam (1994), and Son of Aladdin (2003). Mayuri won a record 14 Nandi Awards,[12][13] and the dialogue-less film, Pushpaka Vimana received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.[14][15] Aditya 369 and Bhairava Dweepam are considered landmark films in science fiction and fantasy genres respectively in Telugu cinema.[4][16][17][18]
He is particularly noted for his collaboration with two actors — Dr. Rajkumar and Kamal Haasan — which resulted in commercially successful and critically acclaimed films. With Kamal Haasan, he collaborated on Sommokadidhi Sokokadidihi (1979), Raja Paarvai / Amavasya Chandrudu (1981), Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1990) and Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990) among others.[8][19] With Rajkumar, he directed films like Haalu Jenu (1982),[20] Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Eradu Nakshatragalu (1983), and Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (1986).[21][22]
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 September 2013). "My life is not drab". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b M. L., Narasimham (20 May 2005). "Spinning magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006.
With an amazing display of mastery over a wide range of subjects from comedies to experimental socials to folklore to mythological to 3D animation films that no other contemporary filmmaker has attempted, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao completes half a century of film career this year.
- ^ a b c Srinivasan, Pavithra (7 September 2010). "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
There's no stopping the drive and ambition of the veteran film-maker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao who has made film after successful film in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi in as many genres as he could, from mythology to laugh-aloud comedies.
- ^ a b "Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's unique record". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 September 2013). "My life is not drab". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Singeetam Srinivas Rao to be awarded Life-time Achievement by FFI". Ragalahari.com. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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- ^ Singeetam, Srinivasa Rao. "మహాదర్శకుడి గురించి ఆయన శిష్యదర్శకుడు". Sakshi (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Four decades later, a flashback". The Hindu. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (7 September 2010). "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "'Pushpak' completes 25 years: Tinnu Anand, Amala go down memory lane". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Sakhya Indian Cinema Club: Pushpaka Vimana (The Love Chariot)". Graduate Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "30 years for Aditya 369: Nandamuri Balakrishna thanks Gen Z for all the love". The Times of India. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "'భైరవద్వీపం' కోసం నానాపటేకర్, అమ్రిష్ పూరి - Behind the story of Bhairava Dweepam". Eenadu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating 30 years of timeless classic 'Aditya 369'". Telangana Today. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "ಹಾಲು ಜೇನು". 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "This Day, That Year: Dr. Rajkumar's iconic 'Haalu Jenu' turns 39 | Kannada Movie News". The Times of India. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Five Comedies in Kannada Streaming on YouTube". Film Companion. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.