Vijaya Bapineedu

Vijaya
Born	Gutta Bapineedu Chowdary Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film director Magazine editor
Years active	1981-1999

Gutta Bapineedu Chowdary (born September 22, 1936), also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a magazine editor turned Indian film screenwriter and director, known for his works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He has directed several block buster action films such as Maga Maharaju, Khaidi No.786, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu.

He was born on September 22, 1936 to Seetha Ramaswamy and Leelavathy in Chataparru village near Eluru. He has graduated (B.A. in Mathematics) from C.R.R College (Eluru). Prior to film making he served as an editor for an entertainment magazine Vijaya.

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