Aluri Chakrapani
| Aluri Chakrapani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 5, 1908 Tenali, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | September 24, 1975 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | film director, writer, film producer |
Aluri Chakrapani or Aluri Venkata Subbarao (August 5, 1908 – September 24, 1975) was an Indian film multilingual writer, producer and director known for his works in predominantly in Telugu cinema and he won two Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. He was also notable for his association with Vijaya Vauhini Studios, then one of the largest studios in Asia and was a partner of Vijaya Productions along with B. Nagi Reddy and founder of Chandamama children magazine.
Aluri was born in Itanagar village near Tenali, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, in a middle class agricultural family of Kamma Naidu community.
He learnt Hindi under the tutelage of the well-known author Vraj Nandan Sharma. Later, he taught himself Sanskrit and English and soon mastered both the languages.
Chakrapani fell ill with Tuberculosis in 1932 and had to stay at Madanapalle sanatorium for medical treatment. He learnt Bengali during that time from another inmate recuperating from the illness. Initially, he started translating novels from Bengali to Telugu. His translations of the novels of Sharat Chandra Chatterji became so popular in Telugu, the readers would not believe that the originals were written in Bengali language.
He was closely associated with Nagi Reddy, together they formed the Vijaya Vauhini duo. With his creative mind, he started writing short stories and novels in Telugu. He scripted the film Dharmapatni in 1940 for 'Famous Films', Mumbai. Well-known Telugu film producer B. N. Reddy invited him to Chennai to write the script for Swarga Seema. At this time, he came in contact with Nagi Reddy, became a partner and made movies under Vijaya-Vauhini banner. Together, they made successful movies like Patala Bhairavi, Maya Bazar, Gundamma Katha, Missamma, Shavukaru, and Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu that are still popular with Telugu speaking people. Both made 35 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia and Hindi languages.
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